More Questions on History

  • Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
    A)Self government
    B)Complete independence
    C)Economic independence
    D)Political independence
    Answer: Self government
  • Q. Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?
    A)Sisodiya
    B)Pratihara
    C)Rathor
    D)Parmar
    Answer: Sisodiya
  • Q. Which is known as book of Melody?
    A)Samveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Atharvaveda
    D)Yajurveda
    Answer: Samveda
  • Q. I. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism. II. The Pala rulers of eastern India were patrons of Buddhism. Which of these statement (s) is/are correct?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. The island of Corsica is associated with
    A)Hitler
    B)Mussolini
    C)Napoleon Bonaparte
    D)Winston Churchill
    Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Q. __________formed the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune?
    A)Swarnakumari Devi
    B)Ramabai Saraswati
    C)Lord Chelmsford
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
  • Q. According to __________ the Mutiny was a popular rebellion
    A)V ASmith
    B)V D Sarkar
    C)L Mukherjee
    D)Chabbra
    Answer: V ASmith
  • Q. What was the name of the Sabha started by Debendranath Tagore?
    A)Dharma Sabha
    B)Arya Samaj
    C)Tattvabodhini Sabha
    D)Tattvabodhini Samaj
    Answer: Tattvabodhini Sabha
  • Q. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Irwin
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Lord Linlithgow
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. Who started the Young Men’s Indian Association in 1914?
    A)Swarnakumari Devi
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Devendranath Tagore
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1861
    D)1892
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was
    A)Mir Jumla
    B)Shaista Khan
    C)Mirza Raja Jai Singh
    D)Jaswant Singh
    Answer: Mir Jumla
  • Q. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the __________ to places ruled by Hindu Rajas
    A)Poor
    B)Nobles
    C)Middle Class
    D)Foreign residents
    Answer: Poor
  • Q. Narayana Guru started a Sanskrit school in __________
    A)Kottayam
    B)Varkala
    C)Mahi
    D)Calicut
    Answer: Varkala
  • Q. Which of the following reason compel the leaders of Muslim League to enter in the Interim Government?
    A)The Viceroy accepted its stand that it would not join the Constituent Assembly
    B)The Congress accepted their demand that it would not nominate a non-Muslim League Muslim to the Interim Government
    C)The Viceroy had accepted its stand that it would not take steps to rescind the League Council's resolution of July 29
    D)The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan
    Answer: The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan
  • Q. Marco Polo was a traveller from __________
    A)England
    B)Portugal
    C)Italy
    D)Spain
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Madam Bhikaji Cama unfolded the National Flag of India in 1907 at
    A)International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
    B)India House, London
    C)Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco
    D)Indian Workers Meet Vancouver
    Answer: International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
  • Q. Which of the following leaders was one of the founding member of the Muslim League?
    A)Shaukat Ali
    B)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    C)Nawab Salimullah
    D)Aga Khan
    Answer: Nawab Salimullah
  • Q. The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh in Persian under the title of
    A)Sirr-i-Akbar
    B)Mayma-ul-Bahrain
    C)Al-Fihrist
    D)Kitabul Bayan
    Answer: Sirr-i-Akbar
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 by
    A)Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
    B)asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points Programme to remove the evils of the British rule
    C)asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
    D)launching the non-payment of taxes campaign
    Answer: Dandi March to break the Salt Laws

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