More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?
A)Kalhana
B)Jayadeva
C)Kalidasa
D)Raja Rao
Answer: Jayadeva
- Q. In which year, America joined the Second World War
A)1940
B)1939
C)1941
D)1942
Answer: 1941
- Q. The roots of the 1857 revolt lay in
A)Exploitative land revenue policy
B)Blatantly discriminatory policies
C)The policy of greased cartridges
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The Harappas had commercial relations with __________
A)Jawa
B)China
C)Mesopotamia
D)Burma (Now, Myanmar)
Answer: Mesopotamia
- Q. Who was the 1st President of South Africa after apartheid?
A)Nelson Mandela
B)Zuma
C)Kofi Annan
D)Booker T. Washington
Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Q. In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of
A)Chanda Sahib
B)Anwaruddin
C)Nasir Jang
D)Muzaffar Jang
Answer: Anwaruddin
- Q. Upon whom was the title ‘Punjab Kesari’ conferred?
A)Sardar Baldev Singh
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)Ranjit Singh
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
- Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
A)GopalaKrishna Gokhale
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of Passive Resistance ?
A)Aurobindo Ghosh
B)B. G Tilak
C)Lajpat Rai
D)G. K. Gokhale
Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh
- 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. How many years did Elizabeth I reign England
A)36 Years
B)32 Years
C)40 Years
D)44 Years
Answer: 44 Years
- Q. Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?
A)A. C. Wadia
B)Srinivas Ramanujam
C)C. V. Raman
D)P. C. Mahalanobis
Answer: A. C. Wadia
- Q. The Home Rule League was started by
A)B. G. Tilak
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)Ranade
D)K. T. Telang
Answer: B. G. Tilak
- Q. Megasthenes was succeeded as ambassador by
A)Demetrius
B)Darius
C)Deimachos
D)Philip
Answer: Deimachos
- Q. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the
A)Twelve Upangas
B)Fourteen Purvas
C)Twelve Angas
D)Fourteen Uparvas
Answer: Twelve Angas
- Q. Through which principle or device did Ghandhiji strive to bridge economics inequalities?
A)Establishment of village industries
B)Abolition of machinery
C)Trusteeship theory
D)None of the above
Answer: Trusteeship theory
- 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. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
A)Aranyakas
B)Samhitas
C)Brahmanas
D)Upanishads
Answer: Brahmanas
- Q. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D)Mahmud Tughlaq
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Q. Who was the first to use the term ‘Adivasi’ to refer to the tribal people?
A)Thakkar Bappa
B)Jyotiba Phule
C)M N Srinivas
D)B R Ambedkar
Answer: Thakkar Bappa
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