More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the first Indian civil servant?
A)S N Banerjee
B)Motilal Nehru
C)C R Das
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: S N Banerjee
- Q. Which of the following movement was NOT led by Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Wahabi Movement
B)Champarah Satyagraha
C)Non-Coorperation Movement
D)Civil Disobedience Movenment
Answer: Wahabi Movement
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Movement? I. Originated as a reaction against caste division, untouchability and ritualism in India. II. Devotion was the pivotal point in the Bhakti cult in uniting human soul with god.
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Who among the following has been given honorary status among the seven wonders of the modern world?
A)Great Pyramid of Giza
B)Taj Mahal
C)Petra
D)Colosseum
Answer: Great Pyramid of Giza
- Q. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
A)Lord Canning
B)Lord Dalhousie
C)Lord Ellenborough
D)Disraeli
Answer: Disraeli
- Q. Whose army did Alexander the Greek ruler confront on the banks of the river Jhelum?
A)Ambi
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Ohanananda
D)Porus
Answer: Porus
- Q. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualistic practices start?
A)14th century BC
B)19th century BC
C)5th century AD
D)600 BC
Answer: 600 BC
- Q. SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the Metropolitan Institute at
A)Madras
B)Bombay
C)Calcutta
D)Bangalore
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
A)Calcutta
B)Dacca
C)Delhi
D)Meerut and Karachi
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj in 1873 ?
A)Purushottam Das Tandon
B)Shri Bharat Kumar
C)Bankim Chandra Chattopashyay
D)Jyotiba Phule
Answer: Jyotiba Phule
- Q. Gangaikonda Cholapuram was built during medieval India and was erected as the capital of the Cholas by?
A)Gajendra Chola
B)Rajendra Chola I
C)Vikram Chola
D)Rajendra Chola III
Answer: Rajendra Chola I
- Q. The first plans for an Indian railway system was made by
A)Amherst
B)Minto
C)Hardinge
D)Cornwallis
Answer: Hardinge
- Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram Shah II. Iltutmish III. Raziya IV. Rukhnuddin Firuz
A)II, IV, III, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)III, II, IV, I
D)IV, III, I, II
Answer: II, IV, III, I
- Q. Assertion (A): In some places artisans and craftsmen participated in the Revolt of 1857. Reason (R): The British policy of ‘one-way’ free trade destroyed village industries and handicrafts in India
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. According to Gandhiji, which of the following are the major means of Satyagraha ? I. non-cooperation II. Strike, III. Demonstration IV. Civil disobedience
A)I and IV are correct
B)I and II are correct
C)II and IV are correct
D)III and IV are correct
Answer: I and IV are correct
- Q. Who was the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj?
A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B)Jyotiba Phule
C)Mahadew Govind Ranade
D)Ramakrishna Bhandarkar
Answer: Jyotiba Phule
- Q. The famous painting ‘Last Supper’ is a creation of
A)Vincent van Gogh
B)Michaelangelo
C)Leonardo Da Vinci
D)Sandro Botticelli
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
- Q. Who is known as the founder of the Durrani Empire
A)Zaman Shah Durrani
B)Timur Shah Durrani
C)Mahmud Shah Durrani
D)Ahmad Shah Durrani
Answer: Ahmad Shah Durrani
- Q. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India according to the Act of
A)1861
B)1858
C)1876
D)1909
Answer: 1876
- Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
A)a military State
B)a loose federation
C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
D)a regency of the Peshwa
Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
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