More Questions on History
- Q. On June 14, 1927 __________consecrated a mirror – with the message “Om shanti” written on the surface – in a temple in Kalavankode
A)T. K. Madhavan
B)Rajaram Mohan Roy
C)Sree Narayana Guru
D)Govindan Vaidyar
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
A)Columbus
B)Magellan
C)Bartholomew Dias
D)Vasco da Gama
Answer: Bartholomew Dias
- Q. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was
A)Lord Shiva
B)Marut
C)Agni
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to
A)restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First World War
B)provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of 1919
C)restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
D)lifting of martial law in Punjab
Answer: restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
- Q. Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?
A)Vallabhbhai Patel
B)Rajendra Prasad
C)Rajagopalachari
D)Lord Mountbatten
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
- Q. When did the USS ‘Panay’ incident happen?
A)1936
B)1935
C)1937
D)1939
Answer: 1937
- Q. Aztec civilization was originated in which country
A)Greece
B)USA
C)Egypt
D)Mexico
Answer: Mexico
- Q. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shaista Khan as Governor of
A)Bengal
B)Kashmir
C)Punjab
D)Deccan
Answer: Deccan
- Q. When was the Tripartite Pact signed?
A)1940
B)1939
C)1941
D)1945
Answer: 1940
- Q. The designation ‘amil’ during Akbar’s reign denoted a
A)Retail trader
B)Policeman
C)Postman
D)Revenue official
Answer: Revenue official
- Q. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
A)Arch
B)Dome
C)The narrow columns
D)Corbel brackets
Answer: Dome
- Q. Justice C. Y. Chintamani called Government of India Act 1935?
A)Lame Duck
B)Lazy Duck
C)Lazy Federation
D)Lame Federation
Answer: Lame Federation
- Q. The famous rock-cut temple of Kailasa is at
A)Badami
B)Ajanta
C)Ellora
D)Elephanta
Answer: Ellora
- Q. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
A)Sudraka
B)Banabhatta
C)Sri Harsha
D)Gunadhva
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Purushapura is the other name for
A)Pataliputra
B)Patna
C)Peshawar
D)Punjab
Answer: Peshawar
- Q. The caste system of India was created for
A)Recognization of the dignity of labour
B)Immobility of labour
C)Economic uplift
D)Occupational division of labour
Answer: Occupational division of labour
- Q. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?
A)Samprati
B)Nagarjuna
C)Vasubandhu
D)Kashyapa Matanga
Answer: Kashyapa Matanga
- Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva
B)Ganesh
C)Durga
D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
- Q. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Rajendra Prasad
C)Vallabhbhai Patel
D)Morarji Desai
Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
- Q. Punjab was annexed to the British empire during the reign of Governor General
A)Lord Dalhousie
B)Lord Bentinck
C)Lord Cornwallis
D)Lord Canning
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
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