More Questions on History
- Q. There are no politics devoid of religion’ is stated by
A)Gandhi
B)Nehru
C)Vinoba Bhave
D)Jaya Prakash Narayan
Answer: Gandhi
- Q. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
A)Mughals
B)Bijapur
C)Both (a) and (b) above
D)Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
Answer: Both (a) and (b) above
- 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. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of
A)Pasupati
B)Nature
C)Trimurti
D)Mother Goddess
Answer: Nature
- Q. With the objective of raising the moral and material status of the untouchables Dr. B.R. Ambedkar organized:
A)The Bahishkrit Hitkari sabha
B)The Harijan Hitkari sabha
C)The Harijan Uthan sabha
D)The Bahishkrit Utthan sabha
Answer: The Bahishkrit Hitkari sabha
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the administrative causes of 1857 revolt. I. Deprivation of the traditional ruling classes of their luxury due to the establishment of the company’s suzerainty over the Indian states. II. Introduction of new and revenue system which snatched the land from cultivator and gave it to the moneylender or traitor. III. Lord Canning’s announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Both I and III
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Hindu-Muslim unity had been particularly reflected in the __________ Movement
A)Quit India
B)Swadeshi
C)Khilafat
D)Civil Disobedience
Answer: Khilafat
- Q. Which of the following temples were destroyed by Aurangzeb? I. Somnath temple II. Vishwanath temple III. Keshav Rai temple IV. Meenakshi temple
A)I, II and IV
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)All the above
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar attained Nirvana?
A)Parsnath
B)Sammed Shikhar
C)Girnar
D)Pawapur
Answer: Sammed Shikhar
- Q. The term Nirgrantha is associated with
A)Charvakas
B)Ajivikas
C)Jains
D)Pasupatas
Answer: Jains
- Q. Who among the following leader made the famous ‘Objectives Resolution’, in the Constituent Assembly?
A)C. Rajagopalachari
B)Vallabhbhai Patel
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Dr. John Mathai
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
A)Valmiki
B)Tulsidas
C)Ramananda
D)Kabir
Answer: Tulsidas
- Q. When was Operation ‘Condor’ implemented?
A)1975
B)1970
C)1980
D)1990
Answer: 1975
- Q. Assertion (A): English was taken as the medium of instruction in India by the William Bentinck. Reason (R): William Bentinck wanted to promote western culture in India
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 and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A)After the Battle of Panipat
B)After the Battle of Plassey
C)After the war of Mysore
D)After Sepoy Mutiny
Answer: After Sepoy Mutiny
- Q. Who was elected as First Consul of the Consulate of France?
A)Napoleon Bonaparte
B)Adolf Hitler
C)Napoleon III
D)Maximiliean Robespierre
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- 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 British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:
A)1934
B)1924
C)1930
D)1939
Answer: 1934
- Q. To which Ganarajya Gautam Buddha belonged?
A)Shakya
B)Shibi
C)Saurasena
D)Shabara
Answer: Shakya
- Q. Who proclaimed the First Crusade?
A)Peter the Hermit
B)Alexios I Komnenos
C)Pope Gregory VII
D)Pope Urban II
Answer: Pope Urban II
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