More Questions on History
- Q. Tilak started his career as a
A)Professor
B)Writer
C)Journalist
D)Lawyer
Answer: Professor
- Q. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on
A)March 20, 1931
B)March 10, 1930
C)March 20,1932
D)March 5,1931
Answer: March 5,1931
- Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
A)Passive resistance
B)Organisation of secret societies
C)Constitutional agitation
D)Terrorism
Answer: Passive resistance
- 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. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
A)Shah Jahan
B)Babur
C)Humayun
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
- Q. Which city was recaptured at the end of the first war of Crusade
A)Venice
B)Rome
C)Jerusalem
D)Vienna
Answer: Jerusalem
- Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
B)Chauri Chaura incident
C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
D)Kakori train dacoity incident
Answer: Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
- Q. Napoleon got finally overthrown in the Battle of Waterloo in the year
A)1813
B)1814
C)1815
D)1816
Answer: 1815
- Q. Which one of the following scholar, challenged Invincible Yajnavalkya for debate?
A)Apala
B)Ghosha
C)Maitreyi
D)Gargi
Answer: Gargi
- Q. Who among the following had written down the ‘Ramcharita’?
A)Chand Bardoi
B)Sandhyakara Nandi
C)Banabhatta
D)Kalhana
Answer: Sandhyakara Nandi
- Q. Napoleon was exiled to the Saint Helena after the defeat in the war of
A)Waterloo
B)Russia
C)Peninsular
D)Rivoli
Answer: Waterloo
- Q. Of the following, which country’s constitution did not influence the fathers of Indian Constitution?
A)The USSR
B)The USA
C)Canada
D)Ireland
Answer: The USSR
- Q. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the ‘Golden Age’ of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is 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: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
- Q. The caste system of India was created for
A)Recognization of the dignity of labour
B)Immobility of labour
C)Economic uplift
D)Occupational division of labour
Answer: Occupational division of labour
- Q. Who scripted Gandhiji’s favorite song ‘Vaishnav Jan to __________ ‘?
A)Premanand
B)Narsi Mehta
C)Chunilal
D)Dharmiklal
Answer: Narsi Mehta
- Q. Who among the following had attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London?
A)B. R. Ambedkar
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)J. L. Nehru
D)M. M. Malaviya
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
A)Chittor
B)Mewar
C)Haldighati
D)Udaipur
Answer: Haldighati
- Q. Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. in
A)Babylon
B)Persia
C)Macedonia
D)Taxila
Answer: Babylon
- Q. Who was the governor-general during the Revolt of 1857?
A)Lord Irwin
B)Lord Canning
C)Lord Lytton
D)Lord Willington
Answer: Lord Canning
- Q. The National Emblem of Italy is
A)White Eagle
B)Eagle
C)White Lily
D)Lily
Answer: White Lily
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