More Questions on History
- Q. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
A)Germany
B)China
C)Italy
D)Japan
Answer: Japan
- Q. Which of the following is not among the regions where the Britishers had first set up trading posts?
A)Goa
B)Bengal
C)Coromandel Coast
D)Gujarat
Answer: Goa
- Q. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
A)Brahmanism
B)Hinduism
C)Bhagavatism
D)Vedic Dharma
Answer: Brahmanism
- Q. As per provisions of the Charter Act of 1833, a Law Commission (for consolidating, codifying and improving Indian laws) was constituted under the Chairmanship of
A)Raja Rammohan Roy
B)Lord Benttick
C)Lord Macaulay
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord Macaulay
- Q. The earliest city discovered in India was
A)Punjab
B)Harappa
C)Mohenjo Daro
D)Sindh
Answer: Harappa
- Q. Maulana qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Sheikhul Hind Maulana- Mahmud-ul Hasan were the prominent figures who represented?
A)Santhal Movement
B)Deoband Movement
C)Indigo Movement
D)None of these
Answer: Deoband Movement
- Q. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence. I. Champaran Satyagraha II. Partition of Bengal III. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
A)II, III, I
B)I, II, III
C)II, I, III
D)I, III, II
Answer: II, I, III
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra? I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period. II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Only II
- Q. The Bloodless Revolution of 1688 was started in which country
A)Italy
B)England
C)Portugal
D)France
Answer: England
- Q. Which of the following civilization is famous for its city/town planning?
A)Mesopotamian Civilization
B)Indus Valley Civilization
C)Persian Civilization
D)Egyptian Civilization
Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. Who among the following rulers abolished Jiziya?
A)Balban
B)Aurangzeb
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
A)Granary
B)Great Bath
C)Huge Hall
D)Two Story Building
Answer: Granary
- Q. Find out the contributions of Bhakti Movement in India: I. Surge in vernacular Literature II. Development of Philosophies III. Devotional transformation of society and Inclusiveness IV. New forms of Worship
A)I, II, III & IV
B)I, II & IV
C)Both I & IV
D)Only IV
Answer: I, II, III & IV
- Q. Do or Die’ (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of which mass movement?
A)Salt Satyagraha
B)Rowlatt Satyagraha
C)Quit India Movement
D)Non-Cooperation Movement
Answer: Quit India Movement
- Q. Which of the following statement relates the Dadabhai Naoroji’s definition of ‘Drain of Wealth’?
A)That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return
B)Those resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain
C)That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power
D)That the British goods were being imported into the country making it poorer day by day
Answer: That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return
- Q. I. It favoured Dominion Status. II. It favoured a federal system. III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate. IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Nehru Report?
A)I & III
B)I & IV
C)II, III & IV
D)I, II & III
Answer: I, II & III
- Q. According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of the Chief Justice and
A)Two Judges
B)Five Judges
C)Six Judges
D)Three Judges
Answer: Three Judges
- Q. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________
A)The Interim Government
B)The Indian National Congress
C)The Viceroy
D)The Princes of the States
Answer: The Interim Government
- 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. During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was
A)Captain Paradise
B)La Bourdonnais
C)Dupleix
D)Count-de-Lally
Answer: Dupleix
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