More Questions on History
- Q. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________
A)50
B)60
C)70
D)25
Answer: 50
- Q. The term ‘Philosophy’ is derived from which of the following?
A)Ancient Roman
B)Ancient Greek
C)Hebrew Language
D)English
Answer: Ancient Greek
- Q. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?
A)Aravidu
B)Sangam
C)Tuluva
D)Saluva
Answer: Tuluva
- Q. The revolt of 1857 had its beginning in
A)Plassey
B)Meerut
C)Madras
D)Bombay
Answer: Meerut
- Q. Vivekananda felt that the Parliament would provide the right forum to present his Master’s message to the world, and so he decided to go to America. Another reason which prompted Swamiji to go to America was to seek financial help for his project of uplifting the masses. Swamiji, however, wanted to have an inner certitude and divine call regarding his mission. Both of these he got while he sat in deep meditation on the rock-island at __________
A)America
B)Mumbai
C)Kanyakumari
D)Chennai
Answer: Kanyakumari
- Q. In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :
A)February 1932
B)February 1925
C)February 1935
D)February 1937
Answer: February 1937
- Q. Arrange in chronological order: 1. Cabinet Mission 2. Cripps Mission 3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 4. Minto-Morley Reforms
A)1, 2, 3, 4
B)3, 2, 4, 1
C)4, 3, 2, 1
D)2, 3, 4, 1
Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
- Q. Who among the following has written the play of Mudrarakshasa (narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya)?
A)Vishakhadatta
B)Kautilya
C)Kalidasa
D)Panini
Answer: Vishakhadatta
- Q. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________
A)Stuarts
B)Hanoverians
C)Normans
D)Tudors
Answer: Stuarts
- Q. Who become the Chancellor of Germany for One Day after the death of Hitler during Second World War
A)Heinrich Himmler
B)Hermann Goering
C)Rudolf Hess
D)Joseph Goebbels
Answer: Joseph Goebbels
- Q. Jinnah gave his opposition to Wavell’s Plan in the Conference held at __________
A)Shimla
B)Delhi
C)Calcutta
D)Madras
Answer: Shimla
- Q. Gautama Buddha was born at
A)Sarnath
B)Kusinagar
C)Bodha Gaya
D)Lumbini
Answer: Lumbini
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?
A)Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
B)Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
C)Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
D)Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
Answer: Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
- Q. To which personality Mahatma Gandhi gave the title “Deen Bandhu”?
A)CF Andrews
B)Sri Aurobindo
C)Vinoba Bhave
D)CR Das
Answer: CF Andrews
- Q. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by
A)Kshatriya Princes
B)Sudras
C)Vaisyas
D)Brahmins
Answer: Kshatriya Princes
- Q. Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the first deity during the later Vedic period?
A)Agni
B)Varuna
C)Vishnu
D)Rudra
Answer: Varuna
- Q. Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events? I. Appointment of the Simon Commission. II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain. III. Submission of the Nehru report. IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference
A)I, III, IV & II
B)II, I, III & IV
C)I, II, IV & III
D)II, IV, I & III
Answer: II, I, III & IV
- 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. Of the following who are not given reserved seats in the Indian legislature?
A)Scheduled Tribes
B)Scheduled Caste
C)Anglo-Indian
D)Landed Gentry
Answer: Landed Gentry
- Q. Atala Masjid which was built by Sultan Ibrahim is located at?
A)Kanpur
B)Jaunpur
C)Agra
D)Mysore
Answer: Jaunpur
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