More Questions on History
- Q. Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as
 A)Zoroastrianism
 B)Taoism
 C)Shintoism
 D)Paganism
 Answer: Shintoism
 
- Q. Which of the following acts gave representation of the Indians for the first time in legislation?
 A)Indian Councils Act, 1919
 B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
 C)Government of India Act, 1935
 D)Government of India Act, 1935
 Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1909
 
- Q. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
 A)Shut down any industrial unit at will
 B)Foment class and caste strife
 C)Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
 D)Detain a person for any duration without a trial
 Answer: Detain a person for any duration without a trial
 
- Q. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
 A)Samaveda
 B)Rigveda
 C)Yajurveda
 D)Atharvaveda
 Answer: Samaveda
 
- Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
 A)Arabia
 B)Manipal
 C)America
 D)Africa
 Answer: Arabia
 
- Q. Who was the master of imperial mint at Delhi during the reign of Akbar?
 A)Mansur
 B)Khwaza Abdus Samad
 C)Mir Sayyid Ali
 D)Jehangir
 Answer: Khwaza Abdus Samad
 
- Q. Who said that, the religion was highly practical and sternly ethical?
 A)Namadeva
 B)Chaitanya
 C)Guru Nanak
 D)Kabir
 Answer: Guru Nanak
 
- Q. Prince Salim was the name of the future Emperor__________
 A)Humayun
 B)Babur
 C)Jahangir
 D)Akbar
 Answer: Jahangir
 
- Q. The Governor of the East India Company was
 A)Appointed by the British Parliament
 B)Appointed by the monarch of England
 C)Elected by the members of the East India Company
 D)Nominated by the Mughal Emperor
 Answer: Elected by the members of the East India Company
 
- Q. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
 A)Neel Darpan
 B)Rast Goftar
 C)Shome Prakash
 D)None of the above
 Answer: Neel Darpan
 
- Q. The Vernacular Press Act was passed in __________
 A)1881
 B)1878
 C)1888
 D)1898
 Answer: 1878
 
- Q. Prithviraja-III (1168-1192) was a best known __________ruler
 A)Gahadavala
 B)Chauhan
 C)Chalukya
 D)Brahmana
 Answer: Chauhan
 
- Q. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the
 A)Primitive age
 B)Paleolithic age
 C)Neolithic age
 D)Bronze age
 Answer: Bronze age
 
- Q. The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called
 A)Civil Rights Movement
 B)Non-Aligned
 C)Apartheid
 D)Suffrage
 Answer: Apartheid
 
- Q. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
 A)Upper middle class
 B)Priestly class
 C)Rich peasantry
 D)Urban Landlords
 Answer: Upper middle class
 
- Q. Who was the second Great Khagan of the Mongol Empire
 A)Ogedei Khan
 B)Guyuk Khan
 C)Kublai Khan
 D)Temur Khan
 Answer: Ogedei Khan
 
- Q. Who ruled that pilgrims could wear yellow clothes – the colour of the garments Sri Buddha wore
 A)Govindan Vaidyar
 B)P. K. Kesavan
 C)P. K. Divakara Panicker
 D)Sree Narayana Guru
 Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
 
- Q. The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is
 A)Greek
 B)English
 C)Persian
 D)Arabic
 Answer: Persian
 
- Q. The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
 A)William Logan
 B)H.V. Connolly
 C)Lord Ripond
 D)Gladstone
 Answer: H.V. Connolly
 
- Q. Who among the following is the great disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and helped in spreading the message that there are many roads to god and salvation and service of god for man was embodiment of god?
 A)Swami Vivekananda
 B)Raja Rammohan Roy
 C)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
 D)Annie Besant
 Answer: Swami Vivekananda
 
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