More Questions on History
- Q. Who had formulated and perfected the use of the subsidiary alliance system?
A)Lord Curzon
B)Lord Mayo
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Lord Wellesley
Answer: Lord Wellesley
- Q. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India remained mainly localised because
A)the peasants had no leadership and organisation
B)they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc.
C)they grew out of local grievances
D)the big landlords were allies of the British
Answer: they grew out of local grievances
- Q. Akbar was__________ years old when he became emperor
A)19
B)16
C)13
D)10
Answer: 13
- Q. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between Rajput and Mughal forces. Who led the Mughal forces?
A)Jai Singh
B)Man Singh
C)Khurram
D)Akbar
Answer: Man Singh
- Q. What was the role of Tatia Tope in 1857 mutiny? I. He was commander-in-chief of the army of Nana Saheb II. He organized Bhils of Panchamahal region against the British III. He helped Begum Hazrat Mahal to capture Awadh
A)I and II only
B)II only
C)II and III only
D)All of the above
Answer: I and II only
- Q. The pioneer of Indian communism was
A)G.N Ganguly
B)M.N. Roy
C)P.C Chandra
D)None of these
Answer: M.N. Roy
- Q. Who said’ ‘I am the State’?
A)Napoleon-I of France
B)James-II of England
C)Louis-XIV of France
D)Hitler of Germany
Answer: Louis-XIV of France
- Q. Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta started:
A)Som Prakash
B)Jugantar
C)Vichar Lahiri
D)Sandhya
Answer: Jugantar
- Q. When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was
A)Lord Irwin
B)Lloyd George
C)Lord Reading
D)Lord Ripon
Answer: Lord Irwin
- Q. The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views
A)Parthenon
B)Jnananvesan
C)Hesperus
D)Enquirer
Answer: Jnananvesan
- Q. Who was the founder of Swatantra Party?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)B. G. Tilak
C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D)C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: C. Rajagopalachari
- Q. The Veda that contains charms and spells toward off evils and diseases is
A)Atharvaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Samaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
A)Lord Dufferin
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Minto
D)None of these
Answer: Lord Dufferin
- Q. Who said that the exploitative nature of British rule was ‘Bleeding India White’?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Tilak
C)Hume
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The first Viceroy of India was
A)Lord Hardinge
B)Lord Canning
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Lord Elgin
Answer: Lord Canning
- Q. Who played an important role in the Gadar Movement in 1915?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Lala Hardayal
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)None of above
Answer: Lala Hardayal
- Q. The Deccan Educational Society founded by
A)Jyotiba Phule
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Firoz Shah Mehta
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar
A)prohibited cow-killing
B)encouraged cow-killing
C)taxed cow-killing
D)remained silent to cow-killing
Answer: prohibited cow-killing
- Q. When was Brahmo Samaj split?
A)1826
B)1866
C)1843
D)1857
Answer: 1866
- Q. Who was the US President during World War II
A)Joseph Stalin
B)Winston Churchill
C)Franklin D Roosevelt
D)Harry S Truman
Answer: Franklin D Roosevelt
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