More Questions on History

  • Q. Assertion (A): Provincial autonomy was introduced in the Government of India Act, 1935. Reason (R): The Act itself made a clear-cut division of powers between the Centre and the Provinces
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language ?
    A)Munda
    B)Santali
    C)Awadhi
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Awadhi
  • Q. Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
    A)Vincent Smith
    B)Badayuni
    C)Barni
    D)W.Haig
    Answer: Vincent Smith
  • Q. Which Directive Principal bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy?
    A)Provision of free legal aid and advice
    B)Equal pay for equal work
    C)Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
    D)Protection of the mounments of historical importance
    Answer: Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
  • Q. The term ‘Cold War’ was coined by
    A)Prof. Lippmann
    B)Bernard Baruch
    C)Palmer Perkins
    D)Roosevelt
    Answer: Bernard Baruch
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
    A)Kheda
    B)Dandi
    C)Sabarmati
    D)Champaran
    Answer: Champaran
  • Q. Which revolutionary was sentenced to death on August 17, 1909?
    A)Bhagat Singh
    B)Rash Bihari Bose
    C)Chandra Sekhar Ajad
    D)Madanlal Dhingra
    Answer: Madanlal Dhingra
  • Q. Herodotus is considered as the father of
    A)Geography
    B)History
    C)Political Science
    D)Philosophy
    Answer: History
  • Q. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for India’s economic miseries?
    A)BP Wadia
    B)BC Pal
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)GS Arundale
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Rajatarangini was written by
    A)Alberuni
    B)Kalhana
    C)Harsha Vardhana
    D)Kautilya
    Answer: Kalhana
  • Q. Who, among the following, founded the ‘All India Depressed Classes Federation’ in 1920?
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)M. K. Gandhi
    C)G. K. Gokhale
    D)B. R. Ambedkar
    Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Where was St. Paul beheaded?
    A)Ephesus
    B)Rome
    C)Kusadasi
    D)Jerusalem
    Answer: Rome
  • Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
    A)Self government
    B)Complete independence
    C)Economic independence
    D)Political independence
    Answer: Self government
  • Q. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at
    A)Aurangabad
    B)Fatehpur Sikri
    C)Hyderabad
    D)Jaunpur
    Answer: Aurangabad
  • Q. Which of the following statement is correct definition of Nirguna?
    A)It is the concept of a formless Guru
    B)It is the concept of a formless God
    C)It is the concept of spirituality
    D)None of the above
    Answer: It is the concept of a formless God
  • Q. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __________ would act for him
    A)Parliament
    B)Crown
    C)Board of Control
    D)Governor-General
    Answer: Governor-General
  • Q. The objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab was/were
    A)The revival of Sikh sovereignty
    B)To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and superstitions
    C)Both A and B above
    D)The revival of the Khalsa
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. What was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732?
    A)Charles Martel became King of France
    B)Charlemagne converted many Muslims to Christianity
    C)It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe
    D)Muslims gained control of Spain
    Answer: It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe
  • Q. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at
    A)Jhansi
    B)Arcot
    C)Plassey
    D)Wandiwash
    Answer: Wandiwash
  • Q. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________
    A)The Interim Government
    B)The Indian National Congress
    C)The Viceroy
    D)The Princes of the States
    Answer: The Interim Government

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