More Questions on History
- Q. The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the
A)Portuguese
B)Dutch
C)Danish
D)French
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
A)Agriculture
B)Pastureland
C)Mining
D)Cotton Cultivation
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. Kabir was a disciple of
A)Ramanujana
B)Ramananda
C)Shakracharya
D)None of the above
Answer: Ramananda
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding Gyana Prasarak Mandalis or student literary and scientific societies is / are correct? I. Formed by common people to educate youth II. Had two branches Marathi and Guajarati III. Aimed to start schools for girls. IV. Organized lectures to propagate their ideas
A)I III and IV only
B)I and II only
C)II and III only
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. Who is consider as the first Pope of christianity
A)St Linus
B)St Peter
C)St Evaristus
D)St Alexander I
Answer: St Peter
- Q. Which slogan was given by the Congress in opposition to British Government involving India in Second World War in 1939 without consulting the people of India ?
A)Nahi Karenge, Nahi Ladenge
B)Karo ya Maro
C)Na koi bhai, na koi pai.
D)None of these
Answer: Na koi bhai, na koi pai.
- Q. Who among the following 8th century Sanskrit poet wrote Gandavadha which describes the exploits of Yasoverman (king of Kanyakubj) ?
A)Vemana
B)Vagabhatta
C)Vidyapati
D)Vakpati
Answer: Vakpati
- Q. During which US President period, the Cuban Missile Crisis conflict was occurred
A)Richard Nixon
B)Lyndon B. Johnson
C)Ronald Reagan
D)John F. Kennedy
Answer: John F. Kennedy
- Q. Rohelas were of __________ origin
A)Afghan
B)Turkish
C)British
D)Chinese
Answer: Afghan
- Q. I. The full name of Jahangir was Nuruddin Md. Jahangir II. Jahangir had ended a long drawn out struggle with Mewar III. Mahabat Khan revolted against Jahangir and captured Jahangir and his wife Nurjahan at Lahore Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)II and III
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada jail against
A)Violation of the Gandhi - Irwin Pact
B)British repression of the Satyagrahis
C)Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
D)Communal Roits in Calcutta
Answer: Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
- Q. From which year did the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?
A)1940
B)1942
C)1929
D)1919
Answer: 1940
- Q. Who is known as the ‘Father of History’
A)Thucydides
B)Homer
C)Herodotus
D)Archimedes
Answer: Herodotus
- Q. The congress nationalist party was formed to act as a powerful pressure group within the congress by:
A)Madan Mohan Malviya and M.S. Aney
B)Madan Mohan Malviya and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Annie Bessant and Md. Ali Jinha
Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya and M.S. Aney
- Q. Which of the following leader was not moderate?
A)Anand Charlu
B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
- Q. Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ is the call associated with
A)French Revolution
B)American Revolution
C)Chinese Revolution
D)Russian Revolution
Answer: French Revolution
- Q. Why Simon commission was established?
A)To enquire into the working of the Marley-Minto reforms
B)To enquire into the working of the Government of India Act, 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration
C)To declare India as republic state
D)None of these
Answer: To enquire into the working of the Government of India Act, 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration
- Q. Who defined the “Long Nineteenth Century”?
A)Ernest Gallner
B)Benedict Anderson
C)Eric Hobsbawm
D)Karl Marx
Answer: Eric Hobsbawm
- Q. The Woods Despatch of 1854 resulted in the
A)Introduction of the postal system
B)Founding of several Indian universities
C)Establishment of the education system
D)Abolition of child marriage
Answer: Establishment of the education system
- Q. Chanakya was known as__________
A)R.C.Majumdar
B)Sumit Sarkar
C)Panikkar K.N
D)K.K.N.Kurup
Answer: Panikkar K.N
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