More Questions on History

  • Q. A resolution declaring ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed in the Congress Session held at
    A)Calcutta
    B)Lahore
    C)Gaya
    D)Haripura
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced by
    A)North-West Provinces and Punjab
    B)Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
    C)Madras and Bombay
    D)Bengal and Bihar
    Answer: Madras and Bombay
  • Q. The daughter who milks animals in the Vedic period was known as
    A)Duhitr
    B)Kubha
    C)Komi
    D)Sardha
    Answer: Duhitr
  • Q. Who deciphered Ashokan inscription?
    A)Lady Hardinge
    B)Robert Clive
    C)James Prinsep
    D)Dalhousie
    Answer: James Prinsep
  • Q. Sundar Vilas is the work of a famous Bhakti Saint
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Ramananda
    C)Dadu
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Dadu
  • Q. The Indian National Congress had been formed with the knowledge and approval of Lord
    A)Mountbatten
    B)Dufferin
    C)Ripon
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Dufferin
  • Q. The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
    A)Nana Sahib
    B)Bhakt Khan
    C)Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
    D)Jung Bhadur Rana
    Answer: Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
  • Q. When did the British East India Company establish a capital in Calcutta?
    A)1818
    B)1772
    C)1858
    D)1857
    Answer: 1772
  • Q. Socialism is essentially a movement of
    A)The poor people
    B)Intellectuals
    C)The middle classes
    D)The workers
    Answer: The workers
  • 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. The Battle of Buxar was fought between the combined armies (of the Nawab of Awadh, the Mughal Emperor and Mir Qasim) and the
    A)Dutch
    B)French
    C)Portuguese
    D)English
    Answer: English
  • Q. The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
    A)expulsion of Tilak from the INC
    B)election of the President of the INC
    C)demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
    D)resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
    Answer: election of the President of the INC
  • Q. Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Humayun
    C)Akbar
    D)Bahadur Shah
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Who was the original inventor of roller spinning?
    A)Lewis Paul
    B)John Kay
    C)Richard Arkwright
    D)Samuel Crompton
    Answer: Lewis Paul
  • Q. The Great bath was found at
    A)Lothal
    B)Harappa
    C)Chanhudaro
    D)Mohanjodaro
    Answer: Mohanjodaro
  • Q. Which decade is called as the “Era of Decolonisation”?
    A)1980's
    B)1950's
    C)1990's
    D)1970's
    Answer: 1950's
  • 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. Who is the first crowned Czar (Tsar) of Russia
    A)Ivan IV (the Terrible)
    B)Peter I
    C)Nicholas I
    D)John Adams
    Answer: Ivan IV (the Terrible)
  • Q. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1757
    D)1765
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born in the year :
    A)1982
    B)1872
    C)1884
    D)1892
    Answer: 1872

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