More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s views on Satyagraha is not correct?
    A)It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression and exploitation
    B)It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social, political and economic dominance
    C)It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
    D)Mahatma Gandhi's theory of Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering
    Answer: It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
  • Q. In which year was the quit India movement launched?
    A)1940
    B)1930
    C)1942
    D)1947
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by
    A)R.C. Mazumdar
    B)S.N. Sen
    C)B.G. Tilak
    D)V.D. Savakar
    Answer: V.D. Savakar
  • Q. Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of
    A)Kanpur
    B)Jhansi
    C)Gwalior
    D)Kalpi
    Answer: Gwalior
  • Q. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
    A)Prakrit
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Pali
    D)Sauraseni
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Who is called as the ‘second Ashoka’ ?
    A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    B)Samudra Gupta
    C)Kanishka
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858?
    A)A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India
    B)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    C)For all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel
    D)All the above statements are incorrect
    Answer: All the above statements are incorrect
  • Q. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
    A)Seals
    B)The Pottery
    C)The boats
    D)The houses
    Answer: Seals
  • Q. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
    A)treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
    B)annexation of Ahmadnagar
    C)both (A) and (B) above
    D)expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
    Answer: both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. Who said “Sir Saiyad was an ardent reformer and he wanted to reconcile modern scientific thought with religion by rationalistic interpretations and not by attacking basic belief. He was anxious to push new education. He was in no way communally separatist. Repeatedly he emphasized that religious differences should have no political and national significance”
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Inder Kumar Gujral
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Mohammad Iqbal
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612
    A)Plassey
    B)Buxar
    C)Swally
    D)Trafalgar
    Answer: Swally
  • Q. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
    A)Dr. J. Jayalalitha
    B)Nandini Satpathy
    C)Sucheta Kripalani
    D)Ms. Mayawati
    Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
  • Q. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that
    A)the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted
    B)the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
    C)It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj
    D)Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
    Answer: Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
  • Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
    A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
    B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
    C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
    D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
    Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
  • Q. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
    A)Mayo
    B)Curzon
    C)Ripon
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Mayo
  • Q. Who built the Khajuraho temples?
    A)Sindias
    B)Holkars
    C)Bundela Rajputs
    D)Chandela Rajputs
    Answer: Chandela Rajputs
  • Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of in modern Indian history?
    A)August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact
    B)Morley-Minto Reforms, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
    C)Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
    D)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms
    Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
  • Q. The first Buddhist Council was held at
    A)Rajgriha
    B)Kashmir
    C)Pataliputra
    D)Vaisali
    Answer: Rajgriha
  • Q. In 1884 __________founded the Indian National Union
    A)A. M. Bose
    B)A. O. Hume
    C)Lord Dufferin
    D)W. C. Banerjee
    Answer: A. O. Hume
  • Q. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
    A)Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
    B)This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
    C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
    D)The diarchy was introduced at the centre
    Answer: The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent

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