More Questions on History
- Q. Muslim League was established in December
A)1905
B)1906
C)1925
D)1926
Answer: 1906
- Q. When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
A)Shah Tahmasp of Persia
B)The Raja Bikramajid
C)Sultan of Bijapur
D)Sher Shah
Answer: Shah Tahmasp of Persia
- Q. Who was Ajitnath Tirthankara in his previous life?
A)Maharaj Vimalvahan
B)Siddharth
C)Mahavir
D)None of the above
Answer: Maharaj Vimalvahan
- Q. __________, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a ‘Diamond Soul’, for she had many brilliant facets to her character
A)Krishnamohan Banerjee
B)Annie Besant
C)Hari Mohan
D)Govind Chandra Sen
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials known as?
A)Mansabdar
B)Faujdar
C)Kotwal
D)Amin
Answer: Faujdar
- Q. In 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sent :
A)Cripps Mission to India
B)Wavell Mission to India
C)Mount Mission to India
D)August Offer
Answer: Cripps Mission to India
- Q. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
A)Mayo
B)Curzon
C)Ripon
D)Lytton
Answer: Mayo
- Q. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
A)Shah Jahan
B)Babur
C)Humayun
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
- Q. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees __________ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge
A)Two lakhs
B)One lakh
C)£10000
D)£5000
Answer: One lakh
- Q. Vasco da Gama a sailor belongs to __________.
A)American
B)Portuguese
C)German
D)South American
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. In which year Russian Revolution happened
A)1915
B)1912
C)1917
D)1921
Answer: 1917
- Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
A)Kalidas
B)Alara Kalama
C)Viswamitra
D)Vashistha
Answer: Alara Kalama
- Q. The court language of the Delhi Sultanate was
A)Persian
B)Urdu
C)Hindi
D)Arabic
Answer: Persian
- Q. The office of Governor-General of India was created by the
A)Government of India Act, 1858
B)Government of India Act, 1833
C)Charter Act, 1833
D)Charter Act, 1813
Answer: Charter Act, 1833
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the__________
A)Arya Samaj
B)Brahmo Samaj
C)Ramakrishna Mission
D)Theosophical society
Answer: Brahmo Samaj
- Q. In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to __________
A)18
B)17
C)19
D)20
Answer: 19
- Q. While delivering the presidential address’ The Congress president who advocated the introduction of Roman Script for Hindi language was
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Surendranath Banerjee
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Sankaran Nair
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
- Q. Indian Mutiny began in __________
A)1657
B)1557
C)1857
D)1957
Answer: 1857
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. Aurangzeb (1658-1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Mughal
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Haryanka
Answer: Mughal
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