More Questions on History
- Q. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
A)Aga Khan
B)The Turkish Caliph
C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D)Abdul Kalam Azad
Answer: The Turkish Caliph
- Q. Wavell Plan- essentially dealing with Indian demand of self-rule and reconstitution of Viceroy’s Council was put forth by Lord Wavell in:
A)1942
B)1935
C)1945
D)1943
Answer: 1945
- Q. The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 – 1003?
A)Kashmir
B)Avadh
C)Sindh
D)Bengal
Answer: Kashmir
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the provision of the Treaty of Seringapatnam, signed between Tipu and Cornwallis I. Surrender of almost half of Tipu’s territories, which were to be shared among the English, the Nizam and the Marathas. II. Payment of a war indemnity of about Rs.3 crore by Tipu III. Stationing of British resident at Seringapatnam IV. Sending two of his sons by Tipu as hostages to the British camp
A)I, II & IV
B)I & II
C)I & III
D)I, III & IV
Answer: I & III
- Q. Which type of pottery was most popular with the Later Vedic people?
A)Black and Red Ware
B)Black-slipped Ware
C)Painted Grey Ware
D)Red Ware
Answer: Painted Grey Ware
- Q. Who is the excavator of Harappa site?
A)Rakhal das Bannerji
B)Daya ram sahni
C)Mackey
D)B.K. Thapar
Answer: Daya ram sahni
- Q. Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?
A)Vallabhbhai Patel
B)Rajendra Prasad
C)Rajagopalachari
D)Lord Mountbatten
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
- Q. Which one of the following famous ruler is called as ‘Father of Inscriptions’?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Ashoka
D)Kanishka
Answer: Samudra Gupta
- Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
A)Samudragupta
B)Kumaragupta
C)Skandgupta
D)Chandragupta
Answer: Skandgupta
- Q. Which one of the following is the principal source of information of Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?
A)Mahavamsa
B)Pillar Edict-VII
C)Divyavadana
D)Rock Edict-XIII
Answer: Rock Edict-XIII
- Q. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce
A)Bronze implements
B)Seals
C)Cotton
D)Barely
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which of the following leader was not moderate?
A)Anand Charlu
B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
- Q. The ruler of Kharavela was the greatest ruler of which Chedi Dynasty?
A)Kalinga
B)Cholamandalam
C)Kannoj
D)Purushpura
Answer: Kalinga
- Q. Who led prussia in the unification of Germany
A)Wilhelm II
B)Moltke
C)Otto von Bismarck
D)Friedrich Ebert
Answer: Otto von Bismarck
- Q. The East India Company was established in the year
A)1600 AD
B)1607 AD
C)1700 AD
D)1669 AD
Answer: 1600 AD
- Q. The Indian National Congress was formed __________
A)1887
B)1885
C)1888
D)1895
Answer: 1885
- Q. The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British. It began in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company and later spread to Delhi, Agra, Awadh, Kanpur, Chambal and Lucknow.
A)Awadh
B)Delhi
C)Bombay
D)The Chambal Region
Answer: Bombay
- Q. The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views
A)Parthenon
B)Jnananvesan
C)Hesperus
D)Enquirer
Answer: Jnananvesan
- Q. __________ is remembered as the ‘Grand old man of India’
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Ranade
C)Pulinbehari Sarkar
D)Amaresh Chakravarty
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from
A)Pindari menace
B)Russian menace
C)Rohelas
D)Attack by Burmese
Answer: Russian menace
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