More Questions on History
- Q. The idea of incorporating, safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the
A)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B)Third Round Table Conference
C)Visit of Simon Commission
D)Poona Pact
Answer: Visit of Simon Commission
- Q. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and sent to
A)Delhi
B)Mandalay
C)Singapore
D)Andaman and Nicobar Island
Answer: Mandalay
- Q. Who led the armed raid on the government armoury at Chittagong in 1930?
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Chandra Shekhar Azad
C)Surya Sen
D)Sukhdev
Answer: Surya Sen
- Q. Who among the following did not rule the Delhi Sultanate?
A)Sayyed dynasty
B)Slave dynasty
C)Khalji dynasty
D)Ghori dynasty
Answer: Ghori dynasty
- 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 designation ‘amil’ during Akbar’s reign denoted a
A)Retail trader
B)Policeman
C)Postman
D)Revenue official
Answer: Revenue official
- Q. Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne?
A)Chandra Sahib
B)Haider Ali
C)Tipu Sultan
D)Mir Kasim
Answer: Mir Kasim
- Q. Which of the following Congress leader rejected the ‘August Offer’ of 1940?
A)Lord Linlithgow
B)Lord Wavell
C)Sir George Stanley
D)Lord Willingdon
Answer: Lord Linlithgow
- Q. Who were called “Kukas”?
A)Nirankari
B)Namdhari
C)Tilak
D)Sri Aurobindo
Answer: Namdhari
- Q. The Social System of the Harappans was
A)Slave Labour based
B)Fairly egalitarian
C)Colour Varna based
D)Caste based
Answer: Fairly egalitarian
- Q. Which of the following committee and act is associated with the Sedition act?
A)Muddiman Committee
B)Rowlatt Committee
C)Butler Committee
D)Both A & B
Answer: Rowlatt Committee
- Q. Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?
A)Vima Taktu
B)Vima Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Kujula Kadphises
Answer: Vima Kadphises
- Q. The first elected Indian President of the Legislative Assembly was
A)Rangachariar
B)Motilal Nehru
C)CR Das
D)VJ Patel
Answer: VJ Patel
- Q. __________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
A)Rani ki vav
B)Nalanda
C)Hill Forts of Rajasthan
D)Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. The famous Jain centre in South India is situated at
A)Madurai
B)Rameshvaram
C)Kanchi
D)Shravanbelgola
Answer: Shravanbelgola
- Q. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya’s Court was
A)Seleucus Nicator
B)Kautilya
C)Megasthenes
D)Justin
Answer: Megasthenes
- Q. The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the Arya Samaj was
A)Mula Shankar
B)Daya Shankar
C)Virjanand
D)Mool Chandra
Answer: Mula Shankar
- Q. When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of State for India was
A)Curzon
B)Salisbury
C)Wedgwood Benn
D)Montagu
Answer: Wedgwood Benn
- Q. Who amongst the following also had the name ‘Devanama Piyadassi’?
A)Mauryan King Chandragupta Maurya
B)Mauryan King Ashoka
C)Gautam Buddha
D)Bhagwan Mahavira
Answer: Mauryan King Ashoka
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was responsible for founding many punyakshetras along the length and breadth of India, by taming avatars of Parvati and imprisoning her essence in Sri Chakras?
A)Ramanada Saraswati
B)Shankaracharya
C)Tulsidas
D)Valmiki
Answer: Shankaracharya
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