More Questions on History

  • Q. D-Day is the day when
    A)US dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima
    B)Germany declared war on Britain
    C)Allied Troops landed in Normandy
    D)Germany surrendered to the allies
    Answer: Allied Troops landed in Normandy
  • Q. Who was the founder of the, Ghadar Party?
    A)Sohan Singh Bhakna
    B)Basant Kumar Biswas
    C)Ram Prasad Bismil
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna
  • Q. The original name of Tansen, the greatest musician of the court of Akbar, was
    A)Ramatanu Pande
    B)Makaranda Pandey
    C)Haridas
    D)Lal Kalawant
    Answer: Ramatanu Pande
  • Q. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
    A)because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
    B)because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
    C)because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
    D)because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
    Answer: because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
  • Q. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
    A)Uttirameru Inscription
    B)Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
    C)Kudumiyammalai Inscription
    D)Kasadudi Copper Plates
    Answer: Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
  • Q. The chief advocate of Fascism was
    A)Adolf Hitler
    B)Mussolini
    C)St. Simon
    D)Robert Owen
    Answer: Mussolini
  • Q. Humayun (1530-1540 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Mughal
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Haryanka
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between
    A)Gandhi and Ambedkar
    B)Nehru and Ambedkar
    C)Malaviya and Ambedkar
    D)Gandhi and Nehru
    Answer: Gandhi and Ambedkar
  • Q. Which one of the following is associated with the Gupta Age of Indian History?
    A)Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
    B)Visit of Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang
    C)Significant contribution to poetry and literature by Banabhatta
    D)Macedonian invasion
    Answer: Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
  • Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
    A)Rigidity of Caste
    B)Slavery
    C)Prostitution
    D)Widow remarriage
    Answer: Widow remarriage
  • Q. The Vedic economy was based on
    A)crafts and industries
    B)trade and commerce
    C)agriculture and cattle rearing
    D)all the above
    Answer: agriculture and cattle rearing
  • 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. The first Round Table conference was held on:
    A)August 12, 1930
    B)December 12, 1930
    C)April 12, 1930
    D)November 12, 1930
    Answer: November 12, 1930
  • Q. The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________
    A)1575
    B)1475
    C)1675
    D)1775
    Answer: 1775
  • Q. The court language of the Mughals was
    A)Hindi
    B)Urdu
    C)Arabic
    D)Persian
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. Who was the first Caliph?
    A)Abu Bakr
    B)Sulaiman, the Great
    C)Imam Hussain
    D)Constantine
    Answer: Abu Bakr
  • Q. Assertion (A): Akbar’s official historian Abul Fazl neither gives the prices of slaves nor does he mention slave markets. Reason (R): Akbar prohibited slave trade in his empire
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are 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. Diu was the colony of the __________
    A)English
    B)Portuguese
    C)Dutch
    D)French
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Who among of the following started Marathi fortnightly newspaper ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’?
    A)Vir Savarkar
    B)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    C)Vinobha Bhave
    D)Lokmanya Tilak
    Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Who is known as the first pope of Vatican City
    A)Clement XIII
    B)Pope Benedict XV
    C)Pope Pius XI
    D)Benedict XIII
    Answer: Pope Pius XI

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