More Questions on History

  • Q. The objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab was/were
    A)The revival of Sikh sovereignty
    B)To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and superstitions
    C)Both A and B above
    D)The revival of the Khalsa
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. Who among the following was first initiated disciple of Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi?
    A)Tansen
    B)Todarmal
    C)Birbal
    D)Mansingh
    Answer: Birbal
  • Q. The currency of Thailand is
    A)Rupiah
    B)Baht
    C)Yuan
    D)Yen
    Answer: Baht
  • Q. The first organisation in the Madras Presidency to agitate for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by publicist __________ Chetty in 1849. This organisation did not survive for long and was eventually disbanded.
    A)S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
    B)Gazulu Lakshminarasu
    C)P. Anandacharlu
    D)R. Balaji Rao
    Answer: Gazulu Lakshminarasu
  • Q. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
    A)Mound of the tree
    B)Mound of the living
    C)Mound of the dead
    D)Mound of the survivor
    Answer: Mound of the dead
  • Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
    A)Pala dynasty —Founded by Gopala
    B)Sena dynasty —Founded by Vijaya Sena
    C)Prathihara dynasty —Founded by Bhoja
    D)Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha
    Answer: Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha
  • Q. Which Ottoman Sultan defeat Byzantine Empire and capture Constantinople city in 1453
    A)Bayezid II
    B)Mehmed II
    C)Murad II
    D)Mehmed IV
    Answer: Mehmed II
  • Q. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi considered preconditions as necessary for a satyagrahi to fulfill namely :
    A)Prefect Chastity
    B)Follow truth and cultivate fearlessness.
    C)Adopts poverty
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the
    A)Jains
    B)Parsis
    C)Jews
    D)Buddhists
    Answer: Parsis
  • Q. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
    A)Ashoka
    B)Chandragupta
    C)Kanishka
    D)Harshavardhan
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. By whom among the following was the Paramdham Ashram established?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)Acharya Kripalani
    C)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    D)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
    Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
  • Q. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Act of 1919?
    A)Responsible government would be realised only by progressive stages
    B)British India must an integral part of the British Empire
    C)Provincial subjects were classified into reserved subjects & transferred subjects
    D)The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian government
    Answer: The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian government
  • Q. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
    A)To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
    B)To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
    C)To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
    D)To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
    Answer: To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
  • Q. Lucknow pact’ was a deal between
    A)Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
    B)Indians and the British about legislative seats
    C)Depressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations
    D)Hindus and Sikhs about job reservations
    Answer: Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
  • Q. After the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement, Mahatma Gandhi laid emphasis on
    A)limited use of Violence
    B)compromise with the British
    C)constructive programme
    D)None of the above
    Answer: constructive programme
  • Q. Who started the first English newspaper in India?
    A)Raja Rammohan Roy
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
    D)Lord William Bentinck
    Answer: J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
  • Q. Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called
    A)Vasubandhu
    B)Upagupta
    C)Ambhi
    D)Asvagosha
    Answer: Upagupta
  • Q. Who won the Battle of Poitiers in 732?
    A)Charles Martel
    B)Carloman
    C)Pepin of Herstal
    D)Pepin the Short
    Answer: Charles Martel
  • Q. Which of the following leader associated with Barout in Uttar Pradesh during 1857 revolts?
    A)Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah
    B)Shah Mal
    C)Tatya Tope
    D)Veer Kuwar Singh
    Answer: Shah Mal

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