More Questions on History
- Q. Where was the Sumerian civilization located
A)Iran
B)China
C)Pakistan
D)Iraq
Answer: Iraq
- Q. The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of 1935 would cease to exist as per __________
A)Wavell's Plan
B)The Cabinet Mission Plan
C)The Indian Independence Act of 1947
D)The Dikie Bird Plan
Answer: The Indian Independence Act of 1947
- Q. Dandi March started from __________ in 1930
A)Sabarmati Ashram
B)Surat
C)Delhi Durbar Hall
D)Vedaranyan
Answer: Sabarmati Ashram
- Q. Which of the following according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?
A)Non-violence of the weak
B)Non-violence of the brave
C)Non-violence of the coward
D)Non-violence of the down-trodden
Answer: Non-violence of the brave
- Q. At which Indus Valley site the Dockyard was found?
A)Ropar
B)Lothal
C)Kalibangan
D)Banawali
Answer: Lothal
- Q. Why was the Second Round Table Conference failed?
A)Suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement
B)Priority to be given to communal question
C)Grant of Dominion Status
D)Date of transfer of power
Answer: Priority to be given to communal question
- Q. The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar’s reign was the port of
A)Calcutta
B)Karachi
C)Surat
D)Bombay
Answer: Surat
- Q. Akbar defeated Durgawati and captured
A)Jhansi
B)Bijapur
C)Gondwana
D)Surat
Answer: Gondwana
- Q. Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
A)Mahe
B)Puducherry
C)Goa
D)Chandannagar
Answer: Goa
- Q. When was ancient Rome founded?
A)753 BC
B)776 BC
C)752 BC
D)742 BC
Answer: 753 BC
- Q. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira adds which of the followings as the fifth vow?
A)Non-injury
B)Abstention from stealing
C)Brahmacharya or continence
D)Non-attachment
Answer: Brahmacharya or continence
- Q. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
A)Art
B)Religion
C)Literature
D)Architecture
Answer: Art
- Q. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?
A)Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
D)Acharya J. B. Kriplani
Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
- Q. Which of the following legislative measures taken till 1861 regarding women rights and marriage are true? I. Permitted inter-caste marriage II. Daughter to be treated equal with son regarding inheritance III. Equal remuneration to both men and women IV. Immoral traffic of women to be illegal
A)II and III
B)I and II
C)III, II and I
D)All the above
Answer: I and II
- Q. Servants of India Society was founded in
A)India
B)England
C)America
D)Burma
Answer: India
- Q. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that
A)the sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted
B)the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended
C)It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj
D)Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
Answer: Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence
- 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. Iltutmish established a centre of learning at
A)Calcutta
B)Multan
C)Alwar
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
A)Chand Bardai
B)Vir Siroja
C)Meerja Umed
D)Nur Fateh
Answer: Chand Bardai
- Q. What did the ninth-century Scandinavian invasions do in England?
A)Led to disintegration of a large kingdom into smaller kingdoms
B)Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
C)Gave way to colonization by the Vikings
D)Brought down Anglo-Saxon alliance
Answer: Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
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