More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the means adopted under Self Respect Movement? I. Violent protests against upper classes II. Undermine position of Brahmin priests by formalizing weddings without them III. Boycott of temples and places of Brahmin residence
A)Only II
B)I and III
C)Only III
D)All the above
Answer: Only II
- Q. Sardar Patel brought all the Indian States into the Country’s unity
A)By using armed forces
B)By a bloody revolution
C)By a bloodless revolution
D)With the help of the English
Answer: By a bloodless revolution
- Q. As per the Regulating Act, a Governor-General and four Councillors were appointed for
A)Bombay
B)Bengal
C)Madras
D)Surat
Answer: Bengal
- Q. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
A)Womesh Chandra Banerjee
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Surendranath Banerjee
D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
Answer: Womesh Chandra Banerjee
- Q. Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Qutub Minar
- Q. Upanishads are books on
A)Philosophy
B)Politics
C)Medicine
D)Social life
Answer: Philosophy
- Q. On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?
A)June 3, 1947
B)May 2, 1947
C)July 4, 1947
D)August 5, 1957
Answer: June 3, 1947
- Q. The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
A)Mahabharta
B)Ramayana
C)Jataka
D)Panchatantra
Answer: Jataka
- Q. Who among the following from the first cabinet of indepenent India was responsible of mass religious conversion?
A)Dr. John Mathai
B)Dr. S. P. Mukherjee
C)Sardar Baldeve Singh
D)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Recognize the medicinal trio of ancient India from the following options
A)Charak, Sushruta and Patanjali
B)Charaka, Sushruta, and Bharata
C)Charak, Sushruta, and Banabhatta
D)Charak, Vatsyayana, and Banabhatta
Answer: Charak, Sushruta and Patanjali
- Q. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
A)Maitreyi
B)Kalhana
C)Kalidasa
D)Panini
Answer: Panini
- Q. Which of the following Government of India Act/Indian Council Act brought three separate presidencies (Madras, Bombay and Bengal) into a common system?
A)Government of India Act, 1935
B)Indian Council Act of 1861
C)Government of India Act, 1919
D)Indian Council Act of 1909
Answer: Indian Council Act of 1861
- Q. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
A)Mughal Leader
B)Jat Leader
C)Maratha Leader
D)Sikh Leader
Answer: Maratha Leader
- Q. Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?
A)Maurya
B)Haryanka
C)Shunga
D)Nanda
Answer: Haryanka
- Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
A)Kalidas
B)Alara Kalama
C)Viswamitra
D)Vashistha
Answer: Alara Kalama
- Q. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
A)Al-Biruni
B)AI-Masudi
C)Sulaiman
D)Abdul Haq
Answer: Al-Biruni
- Q. Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India at
A)Bangkok
B)Berlin
C)Singapore
D)Tokyo
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
A)Vikramaditya
B)Kanishka
C)Samudra Gupta
D)Ashoka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Baba Ram Singh, born at Bhaini, in __________district in 1816
A)Jodhpur
B)Haryana
C)Kashmir
D)Ludhiana
Answer: Ludhiana
- Q. When was ‘Hammer of the Witches’ published?
A)1471
B)1414
C)1484
D)1487
Answer: 1487
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