More Questions on History
- Q. The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of
A)propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
B)constant interference by Governors in day-to-day administration
C)India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War
D)failure of the British to define their war aims
Answer: failure of the British to define their war aims
- Q. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
A)Fort
B)Drains and well
C)Reservoirs
D)Temple with Shikhar
Answer: Temple with Shikhar
- Q. Sambaji plundered the Mughal territories in
A)Gujarat
B)Deccan
C)Punjab
D)Bengal
Answer: Deccan
- Q. AI Hilal was a
A)Journal
B)Mosque
C)Madrasah
D)Garden
Answer: Journal
- Q. Aurobindo Ghose, Barindra Kumar Ghose, B.P. Mitra, Abinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutta were associated with the revolutionary organization :
A)Satya Shodhak Samaj
B)Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal).
C)Bengal Society
D)None of these
Answer: Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal).
- Q. According to the terms of the treaty of Srirangapattanam, . . . . . . was ceded to the British
A)Cochi
B)Malabar
C)Travancore
D)Mysore
Answer: Malabar
- Q. The capital of Tipu Sultan, where he died while fighting the Fourth Anglo-Mysore war in 1799, was
A)Mysore
B)Bangalore
C)Seringapatam
D)Hellebid or Halebid
Answer: Seringapatam
- Q. A Study in Consciousness was written by __________
A)Mrinal Gore
B)Annie Besant
C)Prasanna Kumar Tagore
D)Rajkamal Sen
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. When was The Government of India Act 1858 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom?
A)June,1857
B)August 2, 1858
C)January, 1858
D)December, 1857
Answer: August 2, 1858
- Q. How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?
A)Once
B)Four Times
C)Thrice
D)Twice
Answer: Twice
- 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 Religious lessons of ‘Jews’ are called
A)Musa Sanhita (Torah)
B)Gnome Collection (Sukti Sangraha)
C)Tripitaka
D)Tend Alesta
Answer: Musa Sanhita (Torah)
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of India?
A)The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
B)There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the States
C)The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups
D)Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam)
Answer: The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
- Q. Assertion (A): The permanent settlement is said to have initially resulted in increased agricultural production. Reason (R): In this system the Zamindar could keep for himself any increase in the rental of his estate
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. Who was governor general when the 1857 revolt broke out?
A)Lawrence
B)Canning
C)Dalhousie
D)Curzon
Answer: Canning
- Q. Who is known as the founder of the ‘Republic of Turkey’
A)Fevzi Cakmak
B)Ismet Inonu
C)Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
D)None of the above
Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the establishment of parties during Indian Struggle Movement?
A)Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj party
B)Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Swaraj party, Muslim League
C)Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party
D)Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Muslim League
Answer: Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj party
- Q. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?
A)1751
B)1707
C)1757
D)1765
Answer: 1757
- Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in
A)Arabic
B)Persian
C)Sanskrit
D)French
Answer: Arabic
- Q. For how many years Ajitnath Tirthankar practise harsh austerity?
A)Twelve
B)Ten
C)Fourteen
D)Sixteen
Answer: Twelve
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