More Questions on History
- Q. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to
A)Charles wood dispatch on education, influenced it towards female education
B)Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non- Brahmins
C)Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi
D)Both A and B
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
A)Elizabeth II
B)Elizabeth I
C)Henry VIII
D)James I
Answer: Elizabeth I
- Q. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the Princely States would be represented by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly
A)93
B)90
C)103
D)100
Answer: 93
- Q. The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
A)Lord Dalhousie
B)Lord Ripon
C)Lord Bentick
D)Lord Hastings
Answer: E
- Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak began his drive for new awakening among the Indians by publishing two newspapers in 1881
A)The Maratha and Samwad
B)The Maratha and Kesari
C)The Samwad and Kesari
D)The Maratha and Kumudi
Answer: The Maratha and Kesari
- Q. When Narayana Guru attained the age of sixty, his birthday was observed throughout the west-coast from Mangalore to __________
A)Sri Lanka
B)Varkala
C)Kottayam
D)Calicut
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
A)Saluva Dynasty
B)Sangama Dynasty
C)Tuluva Dynasty
D)Aravidu Dynasty
Answer: Sangama Dynasty
- Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full swing during the Viceroyalty of
A)Irwin
B)Chelmsford
C)Reading
D)Hardinge
Answer: Reading
- Q. Shree Narayana Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
C)Sect founded by Charvaka
D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
- Q. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
A)The Sama Veda
B)The Rig Veda
C)The Yajur Veda
D)The Atharva Veda
Answer: The Sama Veda
- Q. The Rohelas helped the Afghan invaders in 1761 in the Battle of
A)Plassey
B)Bauxar
C)Arcot
D)Panipat
Answer: Panipat
- Q. The father of extremist movement in India is
A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B)Motilal Nehru
C)Vallabh Bhai Patel
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. In Jainism, ‘Perfect Knowledge’ is referred to as
A)Ratna
B)Nirvana
C)Kaivalya
D)Jina
Answer: Kaivalya
- Q. In 1918 who founded Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association ?
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Annie Besant
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. The word ‘Veda’ has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means
A)Sacredness
B)Divinity
C)Doctrine
D)Knowledge
Answer: Knowledge
- Q. August Offer 1940 was made by the Viceroy
A)Linlithgow
B)Willingdon
C)Minto
D)Lytton
Answer: Linlithgow
- Q. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?
A)Nagpur
B)Satara
C)Jhansi
D)Punjab
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The last Mauryan king was
A)Ashoka
B)Pushyamitra Sunga
C)Harsha
D)Brihadratha
Answer: Brihadratha
- Q. Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C)?
A)Zorastranianism
B)Shintoism
C)Islam
D)Tasism
Answer: Islam
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