More Questions on History

  • Q. In 1661 the company obtained __________ from Charles II
    A)Madras
    B)Bombay
    C)Kannur
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. Who proclaimed the First Crusade?
    A)Peter the Hermit
    B)Alexios I Komnenos
    C)Pope Gregory VII
    D)Pope Urban II
    Answer: Pope Urban II
  • Q. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
    A)Muhammad Ali
    B)Abdul Kalam Azad
    C)Zakir Hussain
    D)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    Answer: Abdul Kalam Azad
  • Q. The Governor General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was
    A)Lord Macaulay
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Bentinck
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: Lord Bentinck
  • Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)85
    B)80
    C)90
    D)95
    Answer: 95
  • Q. Which of the following pair of Congress Session is not correctly matched?
    A)Madras Session 1927: Independence Resolution passed for the first time at the instance of Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Nagpur Session 1920: Changes in the Constitution of the Congress
    C)Calcutta Session 1928: Return of Gandhi to active politics after six years
    D)Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
    Answer: Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
  • Q. Who founded the Pala Empire?
    A)Dharmapala
    B)Devapala
    C)Dhruva
    D)Gopala
    Answer: Gopala
  • Q. Which Act provided for the establishment of an All India federation at the centre consisting of the provinces of British India and the princely states?
    A)Government of India Act 1918
    B)The Government of India Act 1935
    C)Government of India Act 1925
    D)Government of India Act 1930
    Answer: The Government of India Act 1935
  • Q. Madam Bhikaji Cama unfolded the National Flag of India in 1907 at
    A)International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
    B)India House, London
    C)Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco
    D)Indian Workers Meet Vancouver
    Answer: International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
  • Q. Whose army did Alexander the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum?
    A)Ambi
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Ohanananda
    D)Porus
    Answer: Porus
  • Q. The Act constituting the first legislative interference by the British Parliament in the affairs of India was the
    A)Pitt's India Act, 1784
    B)Fox's India Act, 1783
    C)Regulating Act, 1773
    D)Declaratory Act, 1781
    Answer: Regulating Act, 1773
  • Q. The Gupta king who assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’ was
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Skandagupta
    C)Chandragupta-II
    D)Kumaragupta
    Answer: Chandragupta-II
  • Q. In 1937, the Congress formed Ministries in
    A)9 states
    B)7 states
    C)5 states
    D)4 states
    Answer: 5 states
  • Q. Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the first deity during the later Vedic period?
    A)Agni
    B)Varuna
    C)Vishnu
    D)Rudra
    Answer: Varuna
  • Q. The court language of the Mughals was
    A)Hindi
    B)Urdu
    C)Arabic
    D)Persian
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. What is the moral of the horse?
    A)Restraint
    B)Politeness
    C)Knowledge
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
    A)Chand Bardai
    B)Vir Siroja
    C)Meerja Umed
    D)Nur Fateh
    Answer: Chand Bardai
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of the ‘Republic of Turkey’
    A)Fevzi Cakmak
    B)Ismet Inonu
    C)Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
  • Q. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
    A)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
    B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
    C)Charter Act, 1793 AD
    D)Charter Act, 1813 AD
    Answer: The Regulating Act, AD 1773
  • Q. Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of
    A)Economic independence
    B)Industrialisation
    C)Economic growth
    D)Moral purity
    Answer: Economic independence

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