More Questions on History
- Q. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?
A)Nagpur
B)Satara
C)Jhansi
D)Punjab
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The founder of the ‘Brahmo Samaj’ was
A)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B)Dayanand Saraswati
C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Q. Who founded the city of Singapore?
A)Herman Willem Daendels
B)Francis Light
C)Lee Kuan Yew
D)Stamford Raffles
Answer: Stamford Raffles
- Q. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
A)Lord Northbrook
B)Lord Harding
C)Lord Ellenborough
D)Lord Mayo
Answer: Lord Mayo
- Q. The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter and George Herbert in the year
A)1922
B)1920
C)1998
D)1930
Answer: 1922
- Q. To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?
A)Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia
B)Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR
C)Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Whom did B.G.Tilak call the “Diamond of India”?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 by
A)Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
B)asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points Programme to remove the evils of the British rule
C)asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
D)launching the non-payment of taxes campaign
Answer: Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct?
A)Brahmo Sabha forbade idol-worship and discarded meaningless rites and rituals
B)Rajaram Mohan Rai set up Brahmo Sabha in 1828
C)Rajaram Mohan Rai worked to abolish child marriage
D)Sati Pratha was abolished in 1829
Answer: Rajaram Mohan Rai worked to abolish child marriage
- Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
A)Religious domination
B)Subtle conquest
C)A casteless society
D)Non-violence and peace
Answer: Non-violence and peace
- Q. The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted
A)Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
B)Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit
C)Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
D)Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
Answer: Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
- Q. In which year ‘University of Oxford’ was founded
A)1562
B)1096
C)1117
D)1342
Answer: 1096
- Q. A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar was
A)Harivijaya
B)Hemachandra
C)Vastupala
D)Bhadrabahu
Answer: Harivijaya
- Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are 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 are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. I. The Arthashastra, attributed to the Mauryan minister Chanakya in the 4th Century B.C., is one of the earliest Indian texts devoted to political philosophy, and it discusses ideas of statecraft and economic policy. II. During the Indian struggle for independence in the early 20th Century, Mahatma Gandhi popularized the philosophies of ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (non-violent resistance), III. Gandhian Philosophy was influenced by the teachings of the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, as well as Jesus, Tolstoy, Thoreau and Ruskin. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Indian Political Philosophy?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)I, II & III
Answer: I, II & III
- Q. Akbar’s mausoleum is situated at
A)Sikandra
B)Sasaram
C)Agra
D)Delhi
Answer: Sikandra
- Q. Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?
A)Lord Auckland
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. Baji Rao-II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Peshwas
Answer: Peshwas
- Q. Who wrote the book ‘Oliver Twist’
A)Mark Twain
B)William Shakespeare
C)Charles Dickens
D)Christopher Marlowe
Answer: Charles Dickens
- Q. In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
A)Clive
B)Major Munro
C)Rojer Drake
D)Boughton
Answer: Major Munro
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