More Questions on History

  • Q. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?
    A)Bodh Gaya
    B)Rajgir
    C)Sarnath
    D)Kushinagar
    Answer: Kushinagar
  • Q. The declaration that Democracy is a Government ‘of the people, by the pebple’ was made by
    A)Winston Churchill
    B)George Washington
    C)Abraham Lincoln
    D)Theodore Roosevelt
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln
  • Q. __________ joined the National Secular Society in 1874 and worked in the free thought and radical movements led by Charles Bradlaugh, MP
    A)Tarachand Chakravarty
    B)Annie Besant
    C)D. R. Mukhopadhyaya
    D)Brojnath Dhar
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Aurangzeb (1658-1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Mughal
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Haryanka
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. The word ‘Veda’ has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means
    A)Sacredness
    B)Divinity
    C)Doctrine
    D)Knowledge
    Answer: Knowledge
  • Q. Do or Die’ (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of which mass movement?
    A)Salt Satyagraha
    B)Rowlatt Satyagraha
    C)Quit India Movement
    D)Non-Cooperation Movement
    Answer: Quit India Movement
  • Q. Who was the author of ‘Esoteric Christianity’?
    A)J. Krishnamurti
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :
    A)Princely states
    B)Governor’s provinces
    C)Governor’s provinces and princely states
    D)None of these
    Answer: Governor’s provinces and princely states
  • Q. Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press Act 1794?
    A)Andrew Frazer
    B)Charles Metcalfe
    C)Lord Wellesly
    D)Lord Auckland
    Answer: Lord Wellesly
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokmanya during
    A)the Lucknow pact of 1916
    B)his trial in 1907-08
    C)the Home Rule Movement
    D)the Congress Session in 1917
    Answer: the Home Rule Movement
  • Q. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?
    A)Kalidas
    B)Jayadeva
    C)Panini
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Jayadeva
  • Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
    A)Ahoms
    B)Santhals
    C)Pagal Panthis
    D)Ramosi
    Answer: Santhals
  • Q. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the strength of the Constituent Assembly would be
    A)289
    B)389
    C)250
    D)350
    Answer: 389
  • Q. The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of 1935 would cease to exist as per __________
    A)Wavell's Plan
    B)The Cabinet Mission Plan
    C)The Indian Independence Act of 1947
    D)The Dikie Bird Plan
    Answer: The Indian Independence Act of 1947
  • Q. The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
    A)Mahabharta
    B)Ramayana
    C)Jataka
    D)Panchatantra
    Answer: Jataka
  • Q. East Timor, in Indonesian, Archipelago, was the former colony of
    A)English
    B)Dutch
    C)French
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence I. Non-Cooperation Movement II. Civil Disobedience Movement III. Chauri – Chaura
    A)I, III, II
    B)I, II, III
    C)II, I, III
    D)III, II, I
    Answer: I, III, II
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the historical literary sources of Ancient India? I. The ‘Puranas’ serves as a source of historical facts of ancient India. There are eighteen Puranas. They provide historical information of various dynasties. II. According to Dr. R.C. Majumdar, the war occurred in 1000 B.C. Apart from the Kurukshetra war, the Mahabharata contains various accounts of social life and religious thinking of the people of ancient India
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. The use of Kharoshti in ancient Indian architecture is the result of India’s contact with
    A)Iran
    B)Central Asia
    C)Greece
    D)China
    Answer: Greece
  • Q. Under the Mughals, the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers known as
    A)Kazi
    B)Kotwal
    C)Vakil
    D)Amin
    Answer: Kotwal

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