More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
A)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C)Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
D)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The Akal Takht was built by
A)Guru Teg Bahadur
B)Guru Ramdas
C)Guru Hargovind
D)Guru Nanak
Answer: Guru Hargovind
- Q. In 1528, __________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Babur
Answer: Babur
- Q. Benito Mussolini was the prime minister of which country
A)Belgium
B)French
C)Italy
D)Turkey
Answer: Italy
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of India?
A)The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
B)There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the States
C)The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups
D)Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam)
Answer: The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
- Q. Where was Christopher Columbus from
A)Genoa
B)Venice
C)Spain
D)Portugal
Answer: Genoa
- Q. The reputed musician duo, Tansen and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of
A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
B)Jahangir
C)Akbar
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Akbar
- Q. The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
A)William Logan
B)H.V. Connolly
C)Lord Ripond
D)Gladstone
Answer: H.V. Connolly
- Q. In 1913 . . . . . founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva.
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Narayana Guru
C)Chattambi Swamikal
D)K.Madhavan
Answer: Narayana Guru
- Q. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form
A)Kashmir
B)Bengal
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. Who among the following did not attend the First Round Table Conference?
A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
B)MK Gandhi
C)Dr Ambedkar
D)C V Chintamani
Answer: MK Gandhi
- Q. The tutor of Alexander, the Great was
A)Cyrus
B)Darius
C)Socrates
D)Aristotle
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Council?
A)Kalasoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Ashoka
D)Ananda
Answer: Kalasoka
- Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
A)Mridula Sarabhai
B)Annie Besant
C)Muthu Lakshmi
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
- Q. Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year?
A)1707
B)1599
C)1699
D)1657
Answer: 1699
- Q. Two great Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the
A)Paramaras
B)Palas
C)Chandelas
D)All the above
Answer: Palas
- Q. The strategy of ‘divide and rule’ had been actually practised by
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Minto
D)Lord Dufferin
Answer: Lord Minto
- Q. Famous mosque Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra was built by which of the following ruler?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)None of the above
Answer: Qutub-ud-Din-Aibak
- Q. What is the ancient name of river Sutlej?
A)Vitasta
B)Askini
C)Shutudri
D)Parushni
Answer: Shutudri
- Q. The court language of the Mughals was
A)Hindi
B)Urdu
C)Arabic
D)Persian
Answer: Persian
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