More Questions on History

  • Q. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________
    A)50
    B)60
    C)70
    D)25
    Answer: 50
  • Q. The process of the introduction of education in English had been initiated in India by Lord
    A)Bentick
    B)Curzon
    C)Hastings
    D)Macaulay
    Answer: Macaulay
  • Q. Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Anthology of the Bomb’ was written by
    A)Bipin Chandra Pal
    B)Tilak
    C)Gokhale
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
  • Q. Against Lord and State was written by
    A)Sri Ramakrishna
    B)K. N. Panikkar
    C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
    D)Shyama Charan Sen
    Answer: K. N. Panikkar
  • Q. Which of the following cannot be said to be a cardinal principle of the theosophical society?
    A)Aimed Hindu spiritual wisdom through western enlightenment
    B)It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
    C)It believed in the existence of unique connections between god and every being
    D)It believed in the possibility of reincarnation and karma
    Answer: It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
  • Q. Mahabandula was the great General of the
    A)Sikhs
    B)Marathas
    C)Nepalese
    D)Burmese
    Answer: Burmese
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
    A)It was founded in 1875
    B)The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
    C)Its main motive was to promote faith in one God
    D)None of the above is correct
    Answer: The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
  • Q. The Arya Samaj is against
    A)Rituals and idol-worship
    B)Existence of God
    C)Hinduism
    D)Islam
    Answer: Rituals and idol-worship
  • Q. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that
    A)the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted
    B)the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
    C)It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj
    D)Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
    Answer: Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
  • Q. The first Buddhist Council was held at
    A)Rajgriha
    B)Kashmir
    C)Pataliputra
    D)Vaisali
    Answer: Rajgriha
  • Q. The battle between Babur and Rana Sanga was fought at
    A)Chunar
    B)Panipat
    C)Khanwa
    D)Jaunpur
    Answer: Khanwa
  • Q. Who founded Saint Petersburg?
    A)Ivan the Terrible
    B)Alexis of Russia
    C)Peter the Great
    D)Peter III of Russia
    Answer: Peter the Great
  • Q. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
    A)Lothal
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Suktagendor
    D)Sotka Koli
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at
    A)Samugarh
    B)Dharmat
    C)Deorai
    D)Khajwa
    Answer: Samugarh
  • Q. Who has been called the ‘Heroine’ of the 1942 Quit India Movement?
    A)Sucheta Kripalani
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Sarojini Naidu
    D)Aruna Asaf Ali
    Answer: Aruna Asaf Ali
  • Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
    A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
    B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
    C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
    D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
    Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
  • Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. How many Mahajanapadas were there in ancient India?
    A)16
    B)20
    C)18
    D)10
    Answer: 16
  • Q. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Nanda
    B)Maratha
    C)Haryanka
    D)Maurya
    Answer: Maratha

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