More Questions on History
- Q. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
A)The Sama Veda
B)The Rig Veda
C)The Yajur Veda
D)The Atharva Veda
Answer: The Sama Veda
- Q. The background of the foundation of the Muslim League at . . . . . . on 30 December 1906 may be traced back to the establishment of the Indian national congress in 1885
A)Shahbag
B)Dhaka
C)Simla
D)Bengal
Answer: Dhaka
- Q. What is pietra dura?
A)Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
B)A form of music
C)Armour
D)None of the above
Answer: Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
- Q. Sir Saiyad breathed his last on Sunday, 27th March__________
A)1898
B)1878
C)1901
D)1906
Answer: 1898
- 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. The principles of Ashoka’s Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Brahmanism
D)The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period
Answer: The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period
- Q. Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League?
A)16th August, 1946
B)3rd September, 1946
C)16th May, 1946
D)4th Decembar, 1946
Answer: 16th August, 1946
- Q. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and__________
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Rana Sanga
C)Hemu
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
- Q. When did the USS ‘Panay’ incident happen?
A)1936
B)1935
C)1937
D)1939
Answer: 1937
- Q. Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan’s period?
A)Provincial Administrator
B)District Administrator
C)Village Administrator
D)City Administrator
Answer: District Administrator
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Simon Commission?
A)The British Government appointed the Simon commission in Nov., 1927
B)The activities of Swaraj party had induced the British Government to review the working of the diarchy system introduced by the Montague- Chelmsford reforms
C)Simon commission was opposed because its all members were the English
D)Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission
- Q. The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
A)Baba Farid
B)Muin-ud-din Chishti
C)Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
D)Shah Alam Bukhari
Answer: Muin-ud-din Chishti
- Q. Who said that “My ultimate aim is to wipe every tear from every eye”?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Lord Curzon
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Daya Nand Saraswati
Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Q. My strongest bulwark is gone lamented Mahatma Gandhi on the death of
A)Motilal Nehru
B)Gopalakrishna Gokhale
C)Pheroze Shah Mehta
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with
A)Kolhapur Bomb Case
B)Alipore Bomb case
C)Lahore Conspiracy Case
D)Kakori
Answer: Alipore Bomb case
- Q. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
A)Lothal
B)Kalibangan
C)Suktagendor
D)Sotka Koli
Answer: Lothal
- Q. The National College in Calcutta had been established on :
A)July 14, 1906
B)September 14, 1906
C)March 14, 1906
D)August 14, 1906
Answer: August 14, 1906
- Q. Which of the following treaty ended the First Carnatic War?
A)Bassein
B)Salbai
C)Aix-Ia-Chapelle
D)Paris
Answer: Aix-Ia-Chapelle
- Q. The first Mughal Garden in India had been laid out by
A)Shah Jahan
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Babur
- Q. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was
A)Shah Parvez
B)Shah Muhammad
C)Shah Abbas
D)Shah Raza
Answer: Shah Abbas
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