More Questions on History
- Q. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
A)To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
B)To oust the British from India
C)To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society
D)To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community
Answer: To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
- Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
A)Later vedic period
B)Rigvedic period
C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
Answer: Rigvedic period
- Q. In which of the following movement did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?
A)Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
B)Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22
C)Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
D)Bardoli Satyagraha
Answer: Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
- Q. After his coronation Shivaji assumed the title of
A)Peshwa
B)Maharaja
C)Chhatrapati
D)Samrat
Answer: Chhatrapati
- Q. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
A)Lord Lytton
B)Lord Ripon
C)Lord William Bentic
D)Gladstone
Answer: Lord Ripon
- Q. What was the another name of ‘Quit India movement’?
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Khilafat Movement
C)Home Rule Movement
D)August Kranti
Answer: August Kranti
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?
A)The Viceroy was given special powers
B)Diarchy was established in the provinces
C)The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers
D)The federal legislature was to be bicameral
Answer: Diarchy was established in the provinces
- Q. Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
A)Guru Ramdas
B)Guru Angad
C)Guru Arjun
D)Guru Hargobind
Answer: Guru Angad
- Q. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was
A)Jatin Das
B)Surya Sen
C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
D)CR Das
Answer: Surya Sen
- Q. Which one is the first dynasty that ruled China
A)Xia dynasty
B)Shang dynasty
C)Qin dynasty
D)Ming dynasty
Answer: Xia dynasty
- Q. From where did the quit India Movement begin?
A)Mysore
B)Calcutta
C)Bombay
D)Pune
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?
A)Allahabad
B)Girnar
C)Rajagriha
D)Varanasi
Answer: Girnar
- Q. The song ‘Jana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
A)Rashtra Jagriti
B)Jay He
C)Bharat Vidhata
D)Matribhoomi
Answer: Bharat Vidhata
- Q. The voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Gobind Singh (the last Sikh Guru) are collectively known as
A)Apni Katha
B)Dasam (Padshah Ka) Granth
C)Baichitra Natak
D)Gyan Prabodh
Answer: Baichitra Natak
- Q. What was the role of Tatia Tope in 1857 mutiny? I. He was commander-in-chief of the army of Nana Saheb II. He organized Bhils of Panchamahal region against the British III. He helped Begum Hazrat Mahal to capture Awadh
A)I and II only
B)II only
C)II and III only
D)All of the above
Answer: I and II only
- Q. __________ made a whirlwind tour of the country in 1916 and in his speeches he said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it.”
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Tilak
C)Gokhale
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Tilak
- Q. Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut
A)Devaraya
B)Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
C)Zamorin
D)Krishnadevaraya
Answer: Zamorin
- Q. During the reign of which ruler use of Halo or Divine Lights were started in paintings?
A)Aurangazeb
B)Iltutmish
C)Jahangir
D)Akbar
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Kasturba Gandhi died in detention (in 1944) at
A)Ahmedabad Prison
B)Yeravada Jail
C)Aga Khan Palace
D)Ahmednagar Fort
Answer: Aga Khan Palace
- Q. What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in the social reforms in India?
A)Help in the abolition of Sati Pratha
B)He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
C)Established the Brahma Samaj
D)He adopted 100 villages to relocate them from Andhra Pradesh to Bengal for better life
Answer: He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
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