More Questions on History
- Q. Indian Mutiny began in __________
A)1657
B)1557
C)1857
D)1957
Answer: 1857
- Q. Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct? I. He is an Anglo-Indian II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism
A)Only I and II
B)Only I
C)Only II and III
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. First meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was held in
A)New York
B)Paris
C)Moscow
D)London
Answer: London
- Q. Who among the following renowned Scholar wrote the biography of King Harsha and Kadambari?
A)Bhartrihari
B)Bharavi
C)Bana
D)Magha
Answer: Bana
- Q. The Presidents of early English Settlements (Madras, Bombay and Calcutta) were responsible to __________
A)The House of Lords
B)The House of Common
C)The Home Government of the Company
D)The Council of Senior Merchants
Answer: The Home Government of the Company
- Q. __________edited the journal of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
A)W. C. Banerjee
B)Gokhale
C)Ranade
D)S. N. Banerjee
Answer: Gokhale
- Q. With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?
A)Nalanda
B)Taxila
C)Vikramshila
D)Vaishali
Answer: Taxila
- Q. The English established their first factory in India at
A)Surat
B)Bombay
C)Sutanati
D)Madras
Answer: Surat
- Q. The island of Corsica is associated with
A)Hitler
B)Mussolini
C)Napoleon Bonaparte
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
A)Lord Lytton
B)Lord Ripon
C)Lord William Bentic
D)Gladstone
Answer: Lord Ripon
- Q. Hyder Ali was the ruler of __________
A)Mysore
B)Hyderabad
C)Cochi
D)Bengal
Answer: Mysore
- Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography of
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Maxim Gorky
C)Oscar Wilde
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- Q. Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is located in India at
A)Aurangabad
B)Fatehpur Sikri
C)Hyderabad
D)Jaunpur
Answer: Aurangabad
- Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Vaishnavism
D)Tantra
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Which one of the following mentioned division of the Mauryan Society into seven classes?
A)Indica
B)Ashoka's Edicts
C)Kautilya's Arthshastra
D)Vishnu Purana
Answer: Indica
- Q. Who was the founder of a society known as ‘Abhinav Bharat’ ?
A)B B Upadhyay
B)J K Hikki
C)Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D)None of the above
Answer: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
- Q. In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?
A)Akbar
B)Jahangir
C)Shah Jahan
D)Humayun
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
A)Moneylenders and Slaves
B)Merchants and Priests
C)Warriors and Traders
D)Women and Sudras
Answer: Women and Sudras
- Q. Who is commonly known as the ‘Iron Man’?
A)Vittal Bhai Patel
B)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
- Q. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in
A)Larkana district
B)Montgomery district
C)Chandigarh area
D)Gujarat
Answer: Larkana district
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