More Questions on History
- Q. The Company’s monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act of
A)1813
B)1793
C)1833
D)Pitt's India Act
Answer: 1833
- Q. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
A)Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"
B)Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
- Q. The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was
A)Chanhudaro
B)Mohenjo-Daro
C)Harappa
D)Lothalmenials
Answer: Chanhudaro
- Q. Who build the St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia
A)Vladislav I
B)Peter I
C)Ivan the Terrible
D)Feodor I
Answer: Ivan the Terrible
- Q. Who among the following reformer associated with the passing of the Widow Remarriage Act?
A)Raja Rammohan Roy
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D)Ramakrishna Paramahansa
Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Q. The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866
A)Raja radhakanta dev
B)Lord Lyveden
C)Debendranath Tagore
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda? I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society. II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
A)Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
B)Her gender
C)Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
D)Her incompetence
Answer: Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
- Q. What do you mean by Mughal Zagir?
A)Zamidar's property
B)Providing rent free land
C)Giving officer a right to revenue
D)Giving cash salary to Mansabdar
Answer: Giving officer a right to revenue
- Q. The Cabinet Mission Plan ruled out the possibility of the formation of
A)Pakistan
B)Union of India
C)Constituent Assembly
D)Groups by Provinces
Answer: Pakistan
- Q. The social reformer of Maharashtra who became famous by his pen name lokhitwadi was
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Atmaram Panduranga
C)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
D)KS Chaplunkar
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had started a reform movement among the Muslim, called the __________ Movement
A)Aligarh
B)Sufi
C)Jaipur
D)Wahabi
Answer: Aligarh
- Q. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
A)Chandragupta
B)Srigupta
C)Samudragupta
D)Devicharangupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Who gave the title or “Mahamana” to Madan Mohan Malviya?
A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
C)Rabindra Nath Tagore
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
- Q. The revolt of 1857 had its beginning in
A)Plassey
B)Meerut
C)Madras
D)Bombay
Answer: Meerut
- Q. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year
A)1556 A.D.
B)1526 A.D.
C)1761 A.D.
D)1776 A.D.
Answer: 1761 A.D.
- Q. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Pattabhi Sitharamayy
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)VB Patel
Answer: Pattabhi Sitharamayy
- Q. For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on :
A)Swadharma
B)Swabhasha and Swarajya
C)Swadeshi
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. What was the name of the English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Kesari
B)Young India
C)Bombay Chronicle
D)Resurgent India
Answer: Young India
- Q. In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
A)Clive
B)Major Munro
C)Rojer Drake
D)Boughton
Answer: Major Munro
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