More Questions on History
- Q. Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the
A)Government of India Act of 1935
B)Pitt's India Act
C)Government of India Act of 1919
D)Council Act of 1861
Answer: Government of India Act of 1919
- Q. In 1937, the Congress formed Ministries in
A)9 states
B)7 states
C)5 states
D)4 states
Answer: 5 states
- Q. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during “Battle of Plassey”?
A)Mir Qasim
B)Mir Jafar
C)Sirajudduala
D)None of these
Answer: Sirajudduala
- Q. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
A)Aranyakas
B)Samhitas
C)Brahmanas
D)Upanishads
Answer: Brahmanas
- Q. In 1901 the State Census Manual of __________recorded Sree Narayana as a revered “Guru” and an erudite Sanskrit scholar
A)Malabar
B)Travancore
C)Cochi
D)Kottayam
Answer: Travancore
- Q. Subhash Chandra Bose formed Forward Block in :
A)The Year 1939
B)The Year 1935
C)The Year 1937
D)The Year 1942
Answer: The Year 1939
- Q. The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :
A)Lucknow session in 1916
B)Lahore session in 1940.
C)Meerut Session 1946
D)Tripuri Session in 1939
Answer: Lahore session in 1940.
- Q. The Kailasha temple is located in the caves of
A)Ellora
B)Ajanta
C)Elephanta
D)Karle
Answer: Ellora
- Q. Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?
A)Mangalesa
B)Ravi Kirti
C)Bana
D)Bilhana
Answer: Bilhana
- Q. Assertion (A): The jainas follow the practice of worshipping images of tirthankaras. Reason (R): They denied the existence of a Supreme Being.
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: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
- Q. India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up outside India. This society was founded by
A)VD Savarkar
B)Lala Har Dayal
C)Shyamji Krishnavarma
D)Madan Lal Dhingra
Answer: Shyamji Krishnavarma
- Q. Swami Vivekananda attended the World’s Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in __________
A)1876
B)1863
C)1893
D)1897
Answer: 1893
- Q. When was the non-cooperation movement started by M.K Gandhi?
A)Chauri-Chaura incident
B)After Rowlatt Act
C)Jalliawala bagh Massacre
D)None of the above
Answer: Jalliawala bagh Massacre
- Q. Which of the following is not true about the Muslim League?
A)It was established in Calcutta in 1906
B)It was established by the Nawab Salimullah
C)The league supported the partition on Bengal
D)The league opposed the Swadeshi movement
Answer: It was established in Calcutta in 1906
- Q. The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was
A)Yuan Chawng
B)Megasthenes
C)Fa-Hien
D)Nicolo Conti
Answer: Nicolo Conti
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Kabir
Answer: Mirabai
- Q. Who was the first sailor to sail around the world
A)Vasco da Gama
B)Ferdinand Magellan
C)Christopher Columbus
D)Amerigo Vespucci
Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
- Q. Who among the following was the first to sign the ‘Instruments of Accession’?
A)The Dewan of Travancore
B)The Maharaja of Baroda
C)The Nizam of Hyderabad
D)The Raja of Jodhpur
Answer: The Dewan of Travancore
- Q. Which one of the following Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat?
A)Rangpur
B)Surkotada
C)Sutkagendor
D)Desalpur
Answer: Sutkagendor
- Q. Who was the master of imperial mint at Delhi during the reign of Akbar?
A)Mansur
B)Khwaza Abdus Samad
C)Mir Sayyid Ali
D)Jehangir
Answer: Khwaza Abdus Samad
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