More Questions on History
- Q. Which one of the following is associated with the Gupta Age of Indian History?
A)Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
B)Visit of Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang
C)Significant contribution to poetry and literature by Banabhatta
D)Macedonian invasion
Answer: Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
- Q. Har Bilas Sarda was instrumental in the passage of the famous Sarda Act of 1930, which provided for
A)removal of restrictions on intercaste marriages
B)enforcing monogamy
C)penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
D)civil marriages
Answer: penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
- Q. Who amongst the following was not associated with the Unification of Italy?
A)Garibaldi
B)Cavour
C)Mussolini
D)Mazzini
Answer: Mussolini
- Q. Assertion (A): The Sultans may not have been too eager to encourage large scale conversion. Reason (R): The increasing conversion could lead to a loss of revenue, as jizya paying citizens to Islam
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. Which painting is made from Fresco style?
A)Piklikhal
B)Bhimbetka
C)Ajanta
D)Ellora
Answer: Ajanta
- Q. In 1928 Gurudevan took part in the special meeting of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam at __________
A)Trivandrum
B)Kollam
C)Kottayam
D)Aluva
Answer: Kottayam
- Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?
A)All the members of the commission were Englishmen
B)Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause
C)It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period
D)Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police
Answer: All the members of the commission were Englishmen
- Q. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Non-Cooperation movement
C)Civil Disobedience movement
D)None of the above
Answer: Civil Disobedience movement
- Q. Zabti System of revenue was prevalent during the reign of
A)Babar
B)Akbar
C)Humayun
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. The famous Jain centre in South India is situated at
A)Madurai
B)Rameshvaram
C)Kanchi
D)Shravanbelgola
Answer: Shravanbelgola
- Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)Lord Minto - India Councils Act, 1909
B)Lord Dalhousie - Doctrine of Lapse
C)Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance
D)Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Answer: Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878
- Q. Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?
A)Mayo
B)Ripon
C)Lytton
D)Curzon
Answer: Ripon
- Q. Who among the following analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?
A)Shah Waliullah
B)Sayyed Ahmad Brelvi
C)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
D)Sayyed Amir Ali
Answer: Sayyed Ahmad Khan
- Q. Muhammad BinTughlaq transferred his capital from
A)Delhi to Devagiri
B)Delhi to Warangal
C)Delhi to Madurai
D)Delhi to Vijayanagar
Answer: Delhi to Devagiri
- Q. In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of the Congress because
A)the political climate of India was unsuitable for any political movement
B)of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement
C)he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
D)of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
Answer: he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
- Q. What was the extent of Harsha’s empire?
A)The whole of India
B)The entire Indian subcontinent
C)The entire Deccan region
D)A part of northern India
Answer: A part of northern India
- Q. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Swami Vivekananda’s father, __________, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects
A)Narendra Nath Datta
B)Vishwanath Datta
C)Sri Ramakrishna
D)Rashik Krishna Mallik
Answer: Vishwanath Datta
- Q. In which year Japan attacked Manchuria
A)1931
B)1928
C)1936
D)1939
Answer: 1931
- Q. Who among the following had shifted the capital of the Mughal empire from Agra to Delhi?
A)Aurangzeb
B)Shah Jahan
C)Jahangir
D)Humayun
Answer: Shah Jahan
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