More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A)He started Ganpati Festval in 1893
B)He wrote 'Gita Rahasya'
C)He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
D)He started home rule league in 1916
Answer: He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
- Q. Diu was the colony of the __________
A)English
B)Portuguese
C)Dutch
D)French
Answer: Portuguese
- 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. When was the construction of Great Wall of China started?
A)252 BC
B)294 BC
C)249 BC
D)221 BC
Answer: 221 BC
- Q. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Quit India Movement
C)Non-Cooperation Movement
D)Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: Swadeshi Movement
- Q. During British rule, who was instrumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency?
A)Elphinstone
B)Macaulay
C)Thomas Munro
D)John Lawrence
Answer: Thomas Munro
- Q. The Cabinet mission arrived in Delhi on:
A)May 24, 1946
B)August 24, 1946
C)March 24, 1946
D)April 24, 1946
Answer: March 24, 1946
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct issues related to the Raja Rammohan Roy? I. Abolition of Sati II. Abolition of Child marriage III. Widow Remarriage
A)I, II and III
B)I Only
C)I and II
D)II and III
Answer: I Only
- Q. The permanent settlement was made in Bengal in the sphere of revenue administration by
A)Hastings
B)William Pitt
C)William Bentic
D)Lord Cornwallis
Answer: Lord Cornwallis
- Q. Which of the British Acts provided for the establishment of All India Federation at the centre ?
A)The Government of India Act 1919.
B)The Government of India Act 1935.
C)Indian Independence act 1947
D)The Registration act, 1908
Answer: The Government of India Act 1935.
- Q. The peacock throne was constructed by the Mughal Emperor
A)Shah Jahan
B)Akbar
C)Jahangir
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
A)Swami Dayananda
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Raja Rammohan Roy
D)None of the above
Answer: Swami Dayananda
- Q. How many layers of Mohenjo-daro were found?
A)7
B)6
C)8
D)9
Answer: 7
- Q. The British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:
A)1934
B)1924
C)1930
D)1939
Answer: 1934
- Q. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English?
A)William Jones
B)Alexander Cunningham
C)James Prinsep
D)Charles Wilkins
Answer: Charles Wilkins
- Q. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped in Nagasaki city
A)Fat Man
B)Fat Boy
C)Scorpion
D)Death Kiss
Answer: Fat Man
- Q. Who was the first historian to use tripartite periodisation?
A)Coluccio Salutati
B)Bernardo Rossellino
C)Leonardo Bruni
D)Lorenzo Valla
Answer: Leonardo Bruni
- Q. Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort
A)Shah Jahan
B)Humayun
C)Akbar
D)Bahadur Shah
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. The land was owned by temples known as __________
A)Brahmaswam
B)Dewaswam
C)Cherikkal
D)Kanam
Answer: Dewaswam
- Q. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
A)Nishka
B)Karashopana
C)Suvarna
D)Kakini
Answer: Karashopana
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