More Questions on History
- Q. Who preached the idea of Home Rule through his two news papers – the Kesari and the Maratha?
A)Annie Besant
B)Gokhale
C)Tilak
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Tilak
- Q. The British Conservative Party was earlier known as
A)Fabians
B)Whigs
C)Levellors
D)Tories
Answer: Tories
- Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers
A)H. P. Blavatsky
B)Annie Besant
C)W. T. Stead
D)H. S. Olcott
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
- Q. Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by __________ at Aurangabad and is a replica of the Taj Mahal
A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
B)Jahangir
C)Aurangzeb
D)None of the above
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Name the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Gopalkrishna Gokhle
C)Aurobindo Ghosh
D)Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: Gopalkrishna Gokhle
- Q. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghori, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was
A)Hemantasena
B)Samantasena
C)Ballalasena
D)Lakshamanasena
Answer: Lakshamanasena
- Q. The first truly revolutionary organisation in Bengal was
A)Yugantar
B)Anusilan Samiti
C)Abhinava Bharata
D)Abhinava Bharat Society
Answer: Anusilan Samiti
- Q. The Mughals have been made immortal by their achievements in the field
A)Architectural
B)Political
C)Military
D)Social
Answer: Architectural
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
A)They established their first company in Surat
B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
- Q. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
A)he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
B)his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
C)after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
D)he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal
Answer: after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
- Q. The death of millions of Indian in frequent famines which visited India during the 19th century, were mainly due to
A)commercialisation of agriculture
B)overall shortage of food and its improper distribution
C)poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices
D)unremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production
Answer: poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices
- Q. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of __________
A)Kabul
B)Herat
C)Hydaspes
D)Arbela
Answer: Hydaspes
- Q. Which of the following books is based on Astrology?
A)Aryabhattiya
B)Romak Siddhanta
C)Hora Shastra
D)Brahma Siddhanta
Answer: Hora Shastra
- Q. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for India’s economic miseries?
A)BP Wadia
B)BC Pal
C)Dadabhai Naoroji
D)GS Arundale
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Which one of the following Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat?
A)Rangpur
B)Surkotada
C)Sutkagendor
D)Desalpur
Answer: Sutkagendor
- Q. When was the first Ancient Greek Olympic Game begun
A)552 BC
B)776 BC
C)800 BC
D)235 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. When did the Battle of Kosovo take place?
A)1366
B)1261
C)1389
D)1396
Answer: 1389
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Zeb-un-nisa I. Zeb-un-nisa chose to live voluntarily with Shah Jahan and later was awarded great honour by Aurangzeb. II. Zeb-un-nisa was the sister of Shah Jahan.
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Only I is correct
- Q. United India House organizes Unity among Indians in the United states of America in
A)1908
B)1906
C)1910
D)1917
Answer: 1910
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