More Questions on History
- Q. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
A)1495
B)1398
C)1496
D)1498
Answer: 1498
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Dharmasutras and the Smritis? I. Texts were considered as the rules and regulations for the general public and for the rulers. II. Dharmasutras and the Smritis can also be termed in the modern concept as the constitution and law books for the ancient Indian polity and society
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. As per government of India Act-1858, how many members were appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India?
A)15
B)10
C)13
D)14
Answer: 15
- Q. Which of the following is not the provision of the government of India Act, 1858?
A)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
B)India was to be governed in the Queen's name
C)Provision for the creation of an Indian Civil Service under the control of the Secretary of State
D)The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
Answer: The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
- Q. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by
A)Iltutmish
B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C)Balban
D)Bairam Khan
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
A)Siddhanta Shiromani
B)Amarakosha
C)Brihat Samhita
D)Astanga Hridaya
Answer: Brihat Samhita
- Q. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
A)The Ilbert Bill
B)The Government of India Act, 1858
C)Indian Councils Act of 1892
D)Queen Victoria's Proclamation
Answer: Queen Victoria's Proclamation
- Q. The Renaissance movement is described as the ending of
A)Ancient Era
B)Pre Historic Era
C)Medieval Era
D)Modern Era
Answer: Medieval Era
- Q. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
A)The rise of an other-worldly outlook
B)The growth of Sanskrit
C)The progress of philosophy
D)The consolidation of the caste system
Answer: The consolidation of the caste system
- Q. Which of the following is not the provision of government of India act, 1935?
A)The structure for "Federation of India" was established for both British India and some or all of the "princely states"
B)This act ended the system of diarchy
C)Burma became the part of India
D)The introduction of direct elections, thus increasing the franchise from seven million to thirty-five million people
Answer: Burma became the part of India
- Q. The Revolt of 1857 failed mainly because
A)it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
B)of superior resources of the British empire
C)it had very little nationalist sentiment
D)it was localised, restricted and scattered
Answer: it was poorly organised and the rebels had no common ideal
- Q. Assertion (A): Wazir Nizam-ul-Mulk left Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah to realize his own ambition of founding the State of Hyderabad. Reason (R): Muhammad Shah, instead of supporting his able Wazir, intrigued against him.
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. Purushapura is the other name for
A)Pataliputra
B)Patna
C)Peshawar
D)Punjab
Answer: Peshawar
- Q. The first Indian national leader who began building, organizing and promoting the freedom struggle was
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
A)Chhota Nagpur
B)Punjab
C)Tarai
D)Manipur
Answer: Chhota Nagpur
- Q. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
A)William Bentinck
B)Minto-I
C)Hastings
D)Auckland
Answer: William Bentinck
- Q. What was the capital of Pallava Dynasty?
A)Tiruchirapalli
B)Kanchipuram
C)Tanjore
D)Chennai
Answer: Kanchipuram
- Q. British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India (and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June1948) on
A)February 20, 1947
B)May 16, 1946
C)March 10, 1946
D)December 31, 1946
Answer: February 20, 1947
- Q. Who said “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India”?
A)Bankim chandra Chatterjee
B)Raj Narain Bose
C)Swami Vivekanand
D)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Bankim chandra Chatterjee
- Q. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
A)V. K. Krishna Menon
B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Rajeswar Dayal
Answer: Vijayalakshmi Pandit
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