More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the first Prime Minister of Great Britain?
A)Benjamin Disraeli
B)Oliver Cromweli
C)Robert Walpole
D)Gladstone
Answer: Robert Walpole
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the techniques of ‘Satyagraha’ advocated by Mahatama Gandhi?
A)Fasting
B)Ahimsa
C)Civil Disobedience
D)Non-Cooperation
Answer: Ahimsa
- Q. The correct chronological sequence of these Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: I. Alamgir-II II. Farrukh Siyar III. Jahandar Shah IV. Shah Alam-II
A)II,III,IV,I
B)III,II,IV,I
C)II,III,I,IV
D)III,II,I,IV
Answer: III,II,I,IV
- Q. Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?
A)Worship of idols
B)Personal love for God
C)Mysticism
D)Visit to holy shrines
Answer: Worship of idols
- Q. During the First World War, which country signed the Peace Treaty (1917) with Germany
A)USA
B)England
C)Russia
D)Austria
Answer: Russia
- Q. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s political capital. Which city was called his religious capital?
A)Anandpur Sahib
B)Amritsar
C)Gujranwala
D)Peshawar
Answer: Amritsar
- Q. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: “Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children.” This statement was made by
A)Tavernier
B)Monserrate
C)Manrique
D)Bernier
Answer: Bernier
- Q. Name three important forms of Satyagraha
A)Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion
B)Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
C)Non-cooperation, revolution and referendum
D)Revolution, plebiscite and boycott
Answer: Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
- Q. Which of the following leader was associated with the Home Rule League?
A)G. K. Gokhale
B)B. G. Tilak
C)M. G. Ranade
D)M. K. Gandhi
Answer: B. G. Tilak
- Q. The day (22 December 1939) the Congress Ministries resigned in the Provinces the Muslim League observed
A)Direct Action Day
B)Deliverance Day
C)Victory Day
D)Alliance Day
Answer: Deliverance Day
- Q. Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?
A)Noorjahan Begum
B)Gulbadan Begum
C)Jahanara Begum
D)Zebun-nissah Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. Gandhiji launched the Non-cooperation movement in:
A)The year 1915
B)The year 1910
C)The year 1917
D)The year 1920
Answer: The year 1920
- Q. On which island of France, Napoleon was born
A)Corsica
B)Saint Helena
C)Elba
D)Oleron
Answer: Corsica
- Q. Gandhara Art is the combination of
A)Indo Greek
B)Indo Roman
C)Indo Islamic
D)Indo China
Answer: Indo Greek
- Q. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System in India?
A)Lord Ripan
B)Lord Dalhousie
C)Lord Wellesley
D)None of these
Answer: Lord Wellesley
- Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
- Q. Federal form of government at centre was introduced in India under
A)Indian Councils Act of 1909
B)Government of India Act of 1909
C)Government of India Act of 1935
D)Indian Independence Act of 1947
Answer: Government of India Act of 1935
- Q. Which Act provided for the establishment of an All India federation at the centre consisting of the provinces of British India and the princely states?
A)Government of India Act 1918
B)The Government of India Act 1935
C)Government of India Act 1925
D)Government of India Act 1930
Answer: The Government of India Act 1935
- Q. Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the
A)Govemment of India Act, 1919
B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
C)Govemment of India Act, 1935
D)Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: Govemment of India Act, 1935
- Q. Who called Government of India Act 1935 as thoroughly rotten, fundamentally bad and totally unacceptable?
A)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
B)Subhash Chandra Bose
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Balkrishana Chapekar
Answer: Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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