More Questions on History
- Q. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
A)In the name of the Crown
B)By the Company
C)By a Board of Directors
D)In the name of Governor-General of India
Answer: In the name of the Crown
- Q. When did the Soviet Union disintegrated into Independent Republics?
A)1991
B)1990
C)1992
D)1993
Answer: 1991
- Q. The Hundred Years’ War (from 1337 to 1453) was fought between
A)Germany and Russia
B)England and France
C)America and Argentina
D)England and Germany
Answer: England and France
- Q. Who among the following built the largest number of irrigation canals in the Sultanate period?
A)Ghiyasuddin Balban
B)Nasiruddin Mahmud
C)Ibrahim Lodi
D)Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: Firuz Shah Tughlaq
- Q. Who had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India?
A)GK Gokhale
B)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C)Raj Ram Mohun Roy
D)MM Malaviya
Answer: Raj Ram Mohun Roy
- Q. Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab?
A)Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana
B)Pallavas and Chalukyas
C)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
D)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms
Answer: Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
- Q. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at __________
A)Pushkalavati
B)Ujjayani
C)Taxila
D)Rajagriha
Answer: Taxila
- Q. Who attended the Congress of Oppressed Nationalities at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the National Congress?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Dr. Ansari
D)Motilal Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. When did the British establish colonies in Australia?
A)1840
B)1788
C)1872
D)1814
Answer: 1788
- Q. Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
A)Hunter Commission
B)Macaulay's Minute
C)Charter Act
D)Wood's Despatch
Answer: Wood's Despatch
- Q. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
A)Arabs
B)Ghurids
C)Karkotakas
D)Hindushahis
Answer: Hindushahis
- Q. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a
A)General
B)Justice
C)Member of Parliament
D)Secretary of State for India
Answer: Justice
- Q. What was Chandragupta-II also known as?
A)Skanda Gupta
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Vikramaditya
D)Rama Gupta
Answer: Vikramaditya
- Q. The culmination of the series of the uprisings was the Mappila revolt of
A)1895
B)1921
C)1821
D)1721
Answer: 1921
- Q. Muslim communalism was lent an impetus by the activities of
A)Liaqat Hussain
B)Ashfaqullah
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?
A)The Viceroy was given special powers
B)Diarchy was established in the provinces
C)The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers
D)The federal legislature was to be bicameral
Answer: Diarchy was established in the provinces
- Q. In which year did the Suez Canal was open for trade
A)1880
B)1869
C)1774
D)1620
Answer: 1869
- Q. The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Femine Commissioon of 1660 had struck :
A)Northern India
B)Eastern India
C)Southern India
D)Western India
Answer: Western India
- Q. Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramananda
C)Valmiki
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Tulsidas
- Q. In which of the following system of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protection to the interest of farmers?
A)Ryotwari Settlement of Madras
B)Permanent Settlement of Bengal
C)Zamindari Settlement of Central States
D)Malgujari (land revenue) Settlement of United State
Answer: Ryotwari Settlement of Madras
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