More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?
    A)The Viceroy was given special powers
    B)Diarchy was established in the provinces
    C)The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers
    D)The federal legislature was to be bicameral
    Answer: Diarchy was established in the provinces
  • Q. Among the numerous followers of Gandhi’s ‘philosophy’ was/were
    A)Marshal Tito
    B)Bertrand Russell
    C)Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of
    A)Hindu Muslim riots
    B)the Chauri Chaura incident
    C)arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and his imprisonment for six years
    D)all the above
    Answer: the Chauri Chaura incident
  • Q. The Golden Jubilee of the Indian National Congress (1885-1935) fell in 1935, which was observed during the session held at
    A)Lucknow
    B)Karachi
    C)Faizpur
    D)Nowhere
    Answer: Nowhere
  • Q. Find the correct pair of Poet in the Court of the King during Ancient India
    A)Harisena : Chandragupta II
    B)Vasumitra : Kanishka
    C)Kalidasa : Samudragupta II
    D)Banabhatta : Pulkesin II
    Answer: Vasumitra : Kanishka
  • Q. The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
    A)Baba Farid
    B)Muin-ud-din Chishti
    C)Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
    D)Shah Alam Bukhari
    Answer: Muin-ud-din Chishti
  • Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram Shah II. Iltutmish III. Raziya IV. Rukhnuddin Firuz
    A)II, IV, III, I
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)III, II, IV, I
    D)IV, III, I, II
    Answer: II, IV, III, I
  • Q. Faraizi Movement which aimed at removing social reforms in muslims started in which of the following regions?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)East Bengal
    C)Kerala
    D)Delhi
    Answer: East Bengal
  • Q. Which of the following treaty ended the First Carnatic War?
    A)Bassein
    B)Salbai
    C)Aix-Ia-Chapelle
    D)Paris
    Answer: Aix-Ia-Chapelle
  • Q. The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________
    A)1575
    B)1475
    C)1675
    D)1775
    Answer: 1775
  • Q. What was the economic activity of Western Europe in the early middle ages?
    A)Long-distance trade
    B)Commercial and urban
    C)Agriculture
    D)All the above
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history? I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language. II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
    A)Devi Chand Guptam
    B)Mudrarakasam
    C)Mrichekakatika
    D)Malavikagnimitra
    Answer: Mudrarakasam
  • Q. Which were the two countries that fought during the Falklands War
    A)Germany and Austria
    B)Britain and France
    C)Argentina and Britain
    D)Austria and Russia
    Answer: Argentina and Britain
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler’s reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture?
    A)Babur's
    B)Jahangir's
    C)Humayun's
    D)Shah Jahan's
    Answer: Shah Jahan's
  • Q. The Revolt of 1857 was started by
    A)The zamindars
    B)The sepoys
    C)The peasants
    D)The plantations workers
    Answer: The sepoys
  • Q. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was
    A)Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
    B)the Native Infantry Mutiny (1824)
    C)Sholapur Mutiny (1838)
    D)Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824)
    Answer: Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
  • Q. Who said “Give me Blood, I will give you Freedom”?
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)Subhash Chandra Bose
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
  • Q. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?
    A)Ajatasatru
    B)Ashoka
    C)Bindusara
    D)Bimbisara
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
    A)Passive resistance
    B)Organisation of secret societies
    C)Constitutional agitation
    D)Terrorism
    Answer: Passive resistance

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