More Questions on History
- Q. When did the Space Age bring the first human spaceflight?
A)1970
B)1961
C)1975
D)1980
Answer: 1961
- Q. November 26, 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because
A)The constitution was adopted on this day
B)India took a pledge of complete independence on this day
C)India became a Republic on this day
D)The first amendment of the constitution was passed on this day
Answer: The constitution was adopted on this day
- Q. The Virupaksha Temple was built by the
A)Pallavas
B)Chalukyas
C)Kakatiyas
D)Satavahans
Answer: Chalukyas
- Q. The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were
A)Khudai Khidmatgar
B)The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
C)Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of
A)Malwa
B)Mewar
C)Meerut
D)Mankat
Answer: Malwa
- Q. Where did the practice of Shadow Cabinet originate?
A)Great Britain
B)United States of America
C)Italy
D)France
Answer: Great Britain
- Q. The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the __________ decision to partition Bengal
A)British
B)French
C)Dutch
D)Portuguese
Answer: British
- Q. The title ‘Indian Napoleon’ has been attached to
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Chandragupta-I
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Who was the patron king of Pataliputra Buddhist Council?
A)Kalashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Ashoka
D)Kanishka
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. The prominent leaders of Indian Association which was established in Bengal in July 26, 1876 were :
A)Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das
B)Anand Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee
C)Kali Mohan Das and Shambhuchand Mukherjee
D)Shambhuchand Mukherjee and Jogesh Chandra Dutt
Answer: Anand Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee
- Q. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
A)Pulicat
B)Masulipatnam
C)Surat
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Pulicat
- Q. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
A)Bengal
B)Elizabeth
C)Red Dragon
D)Mayflower
Answer: Red Dragon
- Q. Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by?
A)Udayin and Shishunaga
B)Harihara and Bukka
C)Devavarman and Vainya
D)Mahendraverman and Sirmara
Answer: Harihara and Bukka
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?
A)Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
B)Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
C)Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
D)Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
Answer: Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
- Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
A)Gopala
B)Dharmapala
C)Nagpala
D)Mahipala
Answer: Dharmapala
- Q. After Alexander’s death the Eastern part of his empire came under
A)Menander
B)Seleucus Nicator
C)Rudradaman
D)Kanishka
Answer: Seleucus Nicator
- Q. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?
A)Indian Express
B)The Hindu
C)The Times of India
D)New India
Answer: New India
- Q. Who called Sree Narayana Guru as ‘The Second Buddha’?
A)Swami Vivekananda
B)G. Sankara Kurup
C)Bodhananda Swamikal
D)Moorkoth Kumaran
Answer: G. Sankara Kurup
- Q. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
A)Vedanta
B)Advaita
C)Yoga
D)Samkhya
Answer: Vedanta
- Q. Who brought out a paper with the title of the ‘loyal Muhammadanans of India’ ?
A)Khan Abdul Ghafar Khan
B)Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan.
C)Abbas Tyabji
D)Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Answer: Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan.
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