More Questions on History
- Q. During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?
A)Ashok
B)Harsha
C)Kanishka
D)Chandragupta-II
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched Kheda Satyagrah on Gujrat in 1918 to support the cause of :
A)Land Lords
B)Mill Owners
C)The peasants
D)Kol Rebellion
Answer: The peasants
- Q. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
A)Amoghvarsha-I
B)Dantidurga
C)Krishna-I
D)Vatsraja
Answer: Krishna-I
- Q. Who was the Congress President at the time when India become free?
A)V. L. Pandit
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Sardar Patel
D)J. B. Kripalani
Answer: J. B. Kripalani
- Q. Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three English Settlement in India was governed by
A)President
B)Viceroy
C)Secretary
D)Director
Answer: President
- Q. When did the British established colonies in New Zealand?
A)1840
B)1814
C)1872
D)1830
Answer: 1840
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)
A)during the Non-Cooperation Movement
B)in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
C)in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
D)during the Champaran Satyagraha
Answer: in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
- Q. The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest extent related to
A)Caste restrictions
B)Education
C)Religious revivalism
D)Women's issues
Answer: Women's issues
- Q. During which US President period, the Cuban Missile Crisis conflict was occurred
A)Richard Nixon
B)Lyndon B. Johnson
C)Ronald Reagan
D)John F. Kennedy
Answer: John F. Kennedy
- Q. Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as :
A)Sher-e-Maharastra
B)Sher-e-Bengal
C)Sher-e-Kashmir
D)Sher-e-Punjab
Answer: Sher-e-Punjab
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. When were Jews expelled from Spain?
A)1453
B)1376
C)1492
D)1327
Answer: 1492
- Q. Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?
A)Second Battle of Panipat
B)Third Battle of Panipat
C)Battle of Haldighati
D)First Battle of Panipat
Answer: First Battle of Panipat
- Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
A)a military State
B)a loose federation
C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
D)a regency of the Peshwa
Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
- Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
A)Samkhya
B)Purva Mimamsa
C)Nyaya
D)Uttara Mimamsa
Answer: Samkhya
- Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? Provision was made In the Act of 1935 for
A)Provincial Subjects
B)The Central Subjects
C)Concurrent Lists
D)A List of Subjects for Princely States
Answer: A List of Subjects for Princely States
- Q. November 26, 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because
A)The constitution was adopted on this day
B)India took a pledge of complete independence on this day
C)India became a Republic on this day
D)The first amendment of the constitution was passed on this day
Answer: The constitution was adopted on this day
- Q. Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne?
A)Ajatshatru
B)Ashoka
C)Kanishka
D)Simukha
Answer: Ajatshatru
- Q. When was the first Ancient Greek Olympic Game begun
A)552 BC
B)776 BC
C)800 BC
D)235 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
A)No. X
B)No. XIII
C)No. XI
D)No. XII
Answer: No. XIII
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