More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting the people to join the Quit India Movement?
    A)our quarrel is not with British people, we fight their imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred.
    B)Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and think of yourselves as Indians only.
    C)Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent. Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt.
    D)Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
    Answer: Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
  • Q. Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Red Fort Complex
    Answer: Red Fort Complex
  • Q. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th Century A.D.?
    A)Temple of Khajuraho
    B)Suntemple of Konark
    C)Angkor Vat
    D)Notre Darn, the Paris
    Answer: Suntemple of Konark
  • Q. Who was the founder of Kushan Empire?
    A)Virna Kadphises
    B)Kanishka
    C)Kujula Kadphises
    D)Vasiskha
    Answer: Kujula Kadphises
  • 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. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord
    A)Minto
    B)Hardinge
    C)Chelmsford
    D)Reading
    Answer: Hardinge
  • Q. Quit India movement began on:
    A)August 9, 1941
    B)August 9, 1940
    C)August 8, 1942
    D)August 9, 1944
    Answer: August 8, 1942
  • Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of
    A)Ram Krishna Mission
    B)Arya Samaj
    C)Brahmo Samaj
    D)Prathna Samaj
    Answer: Brahmo Samaj
  • Q. Which of the following reason was influenced by the preaching of Bhakti Saints Nimbarka and Vallabhacharya?
    A)Telangana Region
    B)Kannada Region
    C)Tamilian Region
    D)Maratha Region
    Answer: Telangana Region
  • Q. What is the name of the preaching mudra of gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, In the Gandhara Sculptures?
    A)Dhyana
    B)Abhaya
    C)Dharmachakra
    D)Bhumisparsha
    Answer: Dharmachakra
  • Q. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was
    A)not to steal
    B)not to kill (non-injury)
    C)non-attachment to worldly things
    D)celibacy
    Answer: celibacy
  • Q. Assertion (A): On 25th April, 1809, the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjit Singh and East India Company. Reason (R): Ranjit Singh wanted to increase the realm of his empire with the help of the company
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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. The newspapers ‘The Punjabi and The pupil’ were published by :
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Bhagat Singh
    D)Lala Hardyal
    Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system in madras?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Hastings
    C)Sir Thomas Munro
    D)Lord Cannemara
    Answer: Sir Thomas Munro
  • Q. Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?
    A)Patinenmelkanakku
    B)Tolkappiyam
    C)Patinenkilkanakku
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Tolkappiyam
  • Q. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
    A)Neel Darpan
    B)Rast Goftar
    C)Shome Prakash
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Neel Darpan
  • Q. The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed between
    A)The British and the Nizam
    B)The British and the Peshwa
    C)The British and Sikh
    D)The British and Nawab of Arcot
    Answer: The British and the Peshwa
  • Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with
    A)Cavour
    B)Mazzini
    C)Garibaldi
    D)Bismarck
    Answer: Bismarck
  • Q. From which country did the USA purchase Alaska to make it the 49th federating state?
    A)Britain
    B)Canada
    C)Russia
    D)France
    Answer: Russia
  • Q. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on
    A)August 1,1947
    B)August 10,1947
    C)July 14,1947
    D)July 4,1947
    Answer: July 4,1947

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