More Questions on History

  • Q. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was
    A)Cabral
    B)Albuquerque
    C)Almeida
    D)De Braganza
    Answer: Albuquerque
  • Q. Which of the following event was the reason for the withdrawn of non cooperation movement?
    A)Jallianwala massacre
    B)Chauri Chaura incident
    C)Gandhi Imprisionment
    D)None
    Answer: Chauri Chaura incident
  • Q. The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
    A)Nana Sahib
    B)Bhakt Khan
    C)Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
    D)Jung Bhadur Rana
    Answer: Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
  • Q. During Quit India Movement,’Parallel Government’ was constituted at
    A)Allahabad
    B)Varanasi
    C)Lucknow
    D)Ballia
    Answer: Ballia
  • Q. Who was the Viceroy when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?
    A)Chelmsford
    B)Hardinge-II
    C)Reading
    D)Irwin
    Answer: Chelmsford
  • Q. The famous Mughal General who conquered Assam, Chittagong, etc. in the north-east was
    A)Mir Jumla
    B)Shaista Khan
    C)Mirza Raja Jai Singh
    D)Jaswant Singh
    Answer: Mir Jumla
  • Q. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in __________
    A)1881
    B)1878
    C)1888
    D)1898
    Answer: 1878
  • Q. Who said “Spanish ulcer was the cause of my ruin”
    A)Napoleon
    B)Matternich
    C)Marshal Fouch
    D)Chamberlain
    Answer: Napoleon
  • Q. Who is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”?
    A)Helen Keller
    B)Joan of Arc
    C)Florence Nightingale
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Florence Nightingale
  • Q. The Taj Mahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which monument is called as ‘a dream in stone’?
    A)The Panch Mahal
    B)The Rang Mahal
    C)The Red Fort
    D)The Bahai temple
    Answer: The Panch Mahal
  • Q. Brahmavidya Panchakam is a Sanskrit work of __________
    A)Chattambi Swamikal
    B)Sree Narayana Guru
    C)K. Madhvan Nair
    D)Dr. Palpu
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was
    A)5 years
    B)4 years
    C)3 years
    D)2 years
    Answer: 5 years
  • Q. Which is the ultimate goal of education in Jainism?
    A)Renunciation
    B)Non-violence
    C)Moksha
    D)Voluntary promotion of human welfare
    Answer: Moksha
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint opposed cast distinctions and sympathetic towards lower caste in the 6th century AD?
    A)Chaitanya
    B)Gnanadev
    C)Namadeva
    D)Ekanatha
    Answer: Ekanatha
  • Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
    A)a military State
    B)a loose federation
    C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
    D)a regency of the Peshwa
    Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
  • Q. The ‘Kirti Stambha’ (Tower of Victory) at Chittor was built by
    A)Rana Kumbha
    B)Rana Pratap
    C)Rana Sanga
    D)Bappa Raval
    Answer: Rana Kumbha
  • Q. Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the
    A)Govemment of India Act, 1919
    B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
    C)Govemment of India Act, 1935
    D)Indian Independence Act, 1947
    Answer: Govemment of India Act, 1935
  • Q. In India, Ancient Iron Age is attached with
    A)Black and Red Pottery
    B)Gray pottery
    C)Ocher Coloured Pottery
    D)Northern Black Polish Pottery
    Answer: Gray pottery
  • Q. Subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to
    A)Politics
    B)Economics
    C)Law
    D)Arts
    Answer: Law
  • Q. In which year George Washington became the first president of USA
    A)1765
    B)1735
    C)1770
    D)1789
    Answer: 1789

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