More Questions on History
- Q. Who is called as the ‘second Ashoka’ ?
A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Kanishka
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called __________
A)Nearchos
B)Ptolemy
C)Menander
D)Porus
Answer: Nearchos
- Q. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?
A)Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
B)Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
C)Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
D)Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar
Answer: Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
- Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers
A)H. P. Blavatsky
B)Annie Besant
C)W. T. Stead
D)H. S. Olcott
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. The United Kingdom is a classic example of a/an
A)Absolute monarchy
B)Aristocracy
C)Constiutional monarchy
D)Polity
Answer: Constiutional monarchy
- Q. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?
A)Lord Cornwallis
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Sir John Shore
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Warren Hastings
- Q. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
A)V. D. Savarkar
B)Brahma Datt
C)Dr. Gopal
D)Ashok Mehta
Answer: Ashok Mehta
- Q. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?
A)Hindu and Muslim
B)Buddhist and Jain
C)Buddhist only
D)Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Answer: Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
- Q. Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
A)Arjun Dev
B)Tegh Bahadur
C)Hargobind
D)Gobind Singh
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
A)Prohibition of child marriage
B)Remarriage of widows
C)Monogamy
D)Rejection of seclusion of women
Answer: Rejection of seclusion of women
- Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
A)Konkan
B)Gujarat
C)Surat
D)Poena
Answer: Konkan
- Q. Who invented kerosene?
A)Benjamin Silliman
B)Abraham Pineo Gesner
C)Edwin Drake
D)John William Dawson
Answer: Abraham Pineo Gesner
- Q. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
A)The Ilbert Bill
B)The Government of India Act, 1858
C)Indian Councils Act of 1892
D)Queen Victoria's Proclamation
Answer: Queen Victoria's Proclamation
- Q. I. System of Purva Mimamsa was propagated by sage Jaimini, a disciple of Veda Vyasa. II. The main objective of the Purva Mimamsa School is to interpret and establish the authority of the Vedas. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Purva Mimamsa?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- 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. Bengal British India Society founded in Calcutta on 20 April 1843, was the __________ political public association to be formed in British India, the first being the zamindari association (1837)
A)Second
B)First
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. The Cripps Offer was regarded as a ‘post dated cheque’ by
A)Jinnah
B)Nehru
C)Gandhi
D)Rajaji
Answer: Gandhi
- Q. Who was the first Gandhar of Sumtinath Tirthankar?
A)Vishwasen
B)Bhanuraj
C)Kritverma
D)Charam Swami
Answer: Charam Swami
- Q. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was
A)Milk and its products
B)Barley and rice
C)Rice and pulses
D)Vegetables and fruits
Answer: Milk and its products
- Q. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because
A)the Nandas were low-born
B)Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
C)the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
D)Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule
Answer: the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
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