More Questions on History

  • Q. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on
    A)August 1,1947
    B)August 10,1947
    C)July 14,1947
    D)July 4,1947
    Answer: July 4,1947
  • Q. The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was
    A)SS Joshi
    B)SA Dange
    C)MN Roy
    D)PC Joshi
    Answer: MN Roy
  • Q. Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of Passive Resistance ?
    A)Aurobindo Ghosh
    B)B. G Tilak
    C)Lajpat Rai
    D)G. K. Gokhale
    Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh
  • Q. American Civil War was started in the year
    A)1806
    B)1756
    C)1861
    D)1890
    Answer: 1861
  • Q. Who is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”?
    A)Helen Keller
    B)Joan of Arc
    C)Florence Nightingale
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Florence Nightingale
  • Q. Which of the following temples were destroyed by Aurangzeb? I. Somnath temple II. Vishwanath temple III. Keshav Rai temple IV. Meenakshi temple
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)II, III and IV
    D)All the above
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Which one of the following is not a salient features of the renaissance age
    A)Feudalism
    B)Humanism
    C)Rationalism
    D)Scientific Temperament
    Answer: Feudalism
  • Q. What is the name of the The collection of hymns of Alvar Saints?
    A)Tamil Veda
    B)Divya Prabandha
    C)Kabir Wani
    D)Granthawali
    Answer: Divya Prabandha
  • Q. What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in the social reforms in India?
    A)Help in the abolition of Sati Pratha
    B)He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
    C)Established the Brahma Samaj
    D)He adopted 100 villages to relocate them from Andhra Pradesh to Bengal for better life
    Answer: He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
  • Q. The pioneer of Indian communism was
    A)G.N Ganguly
    B)M.N. Roy
    C)P.C Chandra
    D)None of these
    Answer: M.N. Roy
  • Q. Regulating Act was in the year of__________
    A)1673
    B)1573
    C)1773
    D)1873
    Answer: 1773
  • Q. Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Adi Granth?
    A)Kabir
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Kabir
  • Q. Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ In
    A)Amarakosa
    B)The Light of Asia
    C)Buddhacharita
    D)Jatak Tales
    Answer: Amarakosa
  • Q. Who was the President of America during American Civil War
    A)Andrew Jackson
    B)Abraham Lincoln
    C)George Washington
    D)James Madison
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln
  • Q. Akbar had got constructed the Buland Darwaza to commemorate his victory of
    A)Delhi
    B)Gujarat
    C)Bengal
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Who was the Governor General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
    A)Lord Reading
    B)Lord Chelmsford
    C)Lord Irwin
    D)Lord Wavell
    Answer: Lord Irwin
  • Q. The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of __________ sections and 10 schedules
    A)330
    B)300
    C)321
    D)331
    Answer: 321
  • Q. Which ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy influenced the Ramananda?
    A)Krishna Cult
    B)Kabirpanthi
    C)Nathpanthi
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Nathpanthi
  • Q. Which of the following Kushan kings, who assumed the title “the Lord of the Whole World”?
    A)Kadphises II
    B)Kadphises I
    C)Kanishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kadphises II
  • Q. Banda Bahadur, a Sikh leader who led a revolt against the Mughals after the assassination of Guru Gobind Singh, was captured and executed during the reign of
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Bahadur Shah
    C)Jahandar Shah
    D)Farrukh Siyar
    Answer: Farrukh Siyar

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