More Questions on History
- Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
- Q. The most famous Chera ruler was
A)Nedunjeraladan
B)Udiyanjeral
C)Senguttuvan
D)Sengannan
Answer: Senguttuvan
- 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. Indian War of independence 1857 was written by :
A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Damodar Chapekar
D)V.D. Savarkar
Answer: V.D. Savarkar
- Q. __________ is the acknowledged high priest of the drain theory
A)S. N. Bose
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)J. N. Ghosh
D)J. N. Mukherjee
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Consider the following statements about Sudarshan Lake. Which of them is correct?
A)Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya
B)It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya
C)First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- 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. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
A)he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
B)his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
C)after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
D)he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal
Answer: after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
- Q. Who established the ‘Sharda Sadan’, a school for Indian Widows in colonial India?
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Mahadev Govind Ranade
C)Dayanand Saraswati
D)Pandita Ramabai
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- Q. Industrial Revolution was started from which country
A)Germany
B)Franch
C)Italy
D)England
Answer: England
- Q. In July 1933 the Congress decided to launch:
A)Satyagrah
B)An Individual Civil Disobedience
C)Bharat Chhoro Aandolan
D)None of these
Answer: An Individual Civil Disobedience
- Q. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place ?
A)Monghyr
B)Daccan
C)Calcutta
D)Murshidabad
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Who gave the slogan DO OR DIE during the quit India movement in 1942?
A)Subhash Chandra Bose
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Bhagat Singh
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Narrowand Unhygienic
B)Wide and Straight
C)Slippery
D)Narrow and Curved
Answer: Wide and Straight
- Q. Jathi Nirnayam is the work of __________
A)C. Kesavan
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)Nataraja Guru
D)T. K. Madhavan
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. The Battle of Buxar fought between __________
A)Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
B)The English, the Nawab of Bengal and the French
C)Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and Nawab of Oudh
D)Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and the Marathas
Answer: Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor
- Q. Mansabdari System was founded by Akbar. The Mansabdars were
A)provincial governors
B)military commanders
C)high civil and military officers
D)all of the above
Answer: all of the above
- Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with
A)Cavour
B)Mazzini
C)Garibaldi
D)Bismarck
Answer: Bismarck
- Q. When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was
A)Rana Pratap
B)Rana Udai Singh
C)Rana Kumbha
D)Rana Amar Singh
Answer: Rana Udai Singh
- Q. Federal form of government at centre was introduced in India under
A)Indian Councils Act of 1909
B)Government of India Act of 1909
C)Government of India Act of 1935
D)Indian Independence Act of 1947
Answer: Government of India Act of 1935
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