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Q. Where was Christopher Columbus from

A
Genoa
B
Venice
C
Spain
D
Portugal

Correct Answer

Genoa

More Questions on History

  • Q. What is meant by a ‘Pir’ in the Sufi tradition?
    A)The Guru of the Sufis
    B)The Supreme God
    C)The greatest of all Sufi saints
    D)The orthodox teacher who contests the Sufi beliefs
    Answer: The Guru of the Sufis
  • Q. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who said, “India is for Indians?”
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Syed Hasan Imam
    C)Dr. S.Gopal
    D)Dayanand Saraswati
    Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
  • Q. In 1905 __________ laid the foundation of the ‘servants of India society’, with a view to the training of national missionaries for the service of India, and to promote by all constitutional means, the true interest of the Indian people
    A)Dadabai Naoroji
    B)Gokhale
    C)R. C. Dutt
    D)Ranade
    Answer: Gokhale
  • Q. When was Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile?
    A)1248
    B)1200
    C)1203
    D)1261
    Answer: 1248
  • Q. The Idea of federation was first proposed in
    A)Morley Minto Reforms
    B)Indian Councils Act of 1892
    C)Montague Chelmsford Reforms
    D)Nehru Report of 1928
    Answer: Nehru Report of 1928
  • Q. The first statue of the Guru was conceived by __________
    A)Tavaroli
    B)Moorkoth Kumaran
    C)Bodhananda Swamikal
    D)Gokahale
    Answer: Moorkoth Kumaran
  • Q. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by
    A)Menander
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
    A)Bijapur
    B)Ahmednagar
    C)Satara
    D)Golconda
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. The Regulating Act was passed in the year
    A)1773
    B)1793
    C)1763
    D)1783
    Answer: 1773
  • Q. The Mughal subdued the Pathans by following the policy of
    A)Association
    B)Annexation
    C)Divide and rule
    D)Co-existence
    Answer: Divide and rule
  • Q. Who was the last Emperor of Rome
    A)Romulus Augustulus
    B)Nero
    C)Julius Nepos
    D)Julius Caesar
    Answer: Romulus Augustulus
  • Q. Which Brigadier was associated with Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
    A)Arthur Wellesly
    B)General Dyer
    C)General Harris
    D)Colonel Wellesly
    Answer: General Dyer
  • Q. The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that
    A)It supported and worded for the cause of western education
    B)It represented the purified form of Hinduism
    C)It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
    D)It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas
    Answer: It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
  • Q. When did Battle of Marathon take place?
    A)480 BC
    B)490 BC
    C)479 BC
    D)475 BC
    Answer: 490 BC
  • Q. The office of Governor-General of India was created by the
    A)Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Government of India Act, 1833
    C)Charter Act, 1833
    D)Charter Act, 1813
    Answer: Charter Act, 1833
  • Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
    A)Ahoms
    B)Santhals
    C)Pagal Panthis
    D)Ramosi
    Answer: Santhals
  • Q. “Sir Saiyad was a prophet of education” who said this?
    A)Sree Narayana Guru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Chattambi Swamikal
    D)Tilak
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Who called Government of India Act 1935 as thoroughly rotten, fundamentally bad and totally unacceptable?
    A)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    B)Subhash Chandra Bose
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Balkrishana Chapekar
    Answer: Mohammad Ali Jinnah
  • Q. Michelangelo was a __________
    A)Sculptor
    B)Painter
    C)Astronomer
    D)Poet
    Answer: Sculptor

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