More Questions on History

  • Q. The well-known painting showing the arrival at the Mughal Court of the great singer Tansen exhibits
    A)Gandhara Style
    B)The Persian Style
    C)Hindu Style
    D)The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
    Answer: The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
  • Q. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
    A)R. G. Bhandarkar
    B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    D)B. G. Tilak
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. Who was the author of ‘Esoteric Christianity’?
    A)J. Krishnamurti
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Gangaikonda Cholapuram was built during medieval India and was erected as the capital of the Cholas by?
    A)Gajendra Chola
    B)Rajendra Chola I
    C)Vikram Chola
    D)Rajendra Chola III
    Answer: Rajendra Chola I
  • Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
    A)Gopala
    B)Dharmapala
    C)Nagpala
    D)Mahipala
    Answer: Dharmapala
  • Q. As per the Act of Indian Independence, the boundaries of East Bengal, West Bengal and Assam would be determined by
    A)The Muslim League
    B)The National Congress
    C)The Award of a Boundary Commission
    D)The People living in those boundary areas
    Answer: The Award of a Boundary Commission
  • Q. The famous painting ‘Monalisa’ was the creation of
    A)Leonardo-da-Vinci
    B)Michael Angelo
    C)Picasso
    D)Van Gogh
    Answer: Leonardo-da-Vinci
  • Q. What is Gandhi’s definition of Rama Raj?
    A)Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
    B)The rule as it was during the time of Rama
    C)The greatest good of all
    D)The absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofa king
    Answer: Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
  • Q. Who was the last Emperor (Tsar) of Russia
    A)Nicholas II
    B)Alexander III
    C)Alexander II
    D)Nicholas I
    Answer: Nicholas II
  • Q. Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct? I. He is an Anglo-Indian II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism
    A)Only I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography which political leader
    A)Benito Mussolini
    B)Joseph Stalin
    C)Winston Churchill
    D)Adolf Hitler
    Answer: Adolf Hitler
  • Q. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?
    A)30th April, 1942
    B)7th August, 1942
    C)9th August, 1942
    D)5th July, 1942
    Answer: 9th August, 1942
  • Q. Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
    A)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    B)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    C)Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
    D)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. The Sikh Guru who wrote Guru Nanak’s biography was
    A)Guru Amardas
    B)Guru Angad Dev
    C)Guru Ramdas
    D)Guru Arjun Dev
    Answer: Guru Angad Dev
  • Q. Chandragiri Fort is a historical fort, built in the 11th century. It is located in
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Karnataka
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. With the fall of which among the following the French Revolution began?
    A)Communes
    B)Bastille
    C)Jacobin Club
    D)Pilinitz
    Answer: Bastille
  • Q. Chahalghani under IItutmish represented __________
    A)Slaves inherited by him from his predecessors
    B)His Turkish slaves
    C)General cadre of slaves
    D)The elite cadre of slave officers under him
    Answer: His Turkish slaves
  • Q. On which theatre house, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
    A)Ford's Theatre
    B)Senator Theater
    C)Oscar Theater
    D)Gold Theater
    Answer: Ford's Theatre
  • Q. Author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is__________
    A)Irfan Habib
    B)Romila Thapar
    C)S.C.Ghosh
    D)Naoroji Dadabhai
    Answer: Naoroji Dadabhai
  • Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
    A)Religious domination
    B)Subtle conquest
    C)A casteless society
    D)Non-violence and peace
    Answer: Non-violence and peace

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