More Questions on History
- Q. Who won the Battle of Poitiers in 732?
A)Charles Martel
B)Carloman
C)Pepin of Herstal
D)Pepin the Short
Answer: Charles Martel
- Q. Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as__________
A)Vishwanath Datta
B)Narendra Nath Datta
C)Upendranath Datta
D)Vasava Datta
Answer: Narendra Nath Datta
- Q. The novel ‘Neel Darpan’ depicting the harassment and oppression of Indigo farmers by the Britishers was written by:
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)M M Malviya
C)Dinabandhu Mitra
D)Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Answer: Dinabandhu Mitra
- Q. Who is the author of the book “Satyarth Prakash”?
A)Rajaram Mohan Ray
B)Dayanand Saraswati
C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
D)Ramakrishna Bhandarkar
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. Of the so-called ‘Nine Gems of the Court of Akbar’ the one who was a reputed poet of Hindi, was
A)Faizi
B)Abul Fazl
C)Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
D)Birbal
Answer: Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Charter Act of 1793? I. Renewed the Charter of the Company for 20 more years. II. Regulated the finances of the Company. III. Lay down that the salaries of the Board of Control and their staffs were to be paid from the British revenues. IV. Prohibited the Commander-in-Chief from being a member of the Governor General’s Council
A)I, II & IV
B)I, II & III
C)I & II
D)II & III
Answer: I, II & IV
- Q. Economic dimensions of justice have been emphasised by
A)Capitalists
B)Idealists
C)Socialists
D)Fascists
Answer: Socialists
- Q. Who was the National leader who wrote History of India on the walls of the Andaman Cellular Jail?
A)Ambedkar
B)Nandalal Bose
C)Vir Savarkar
D)Jyotiba Phule
Answer: Vir Savarkar
- Q. A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar was
A)Harivijaya
B)Hemachandra
C)Vastupala
D)Bhadrabahu
Answer: Harivijaya
- Q. In which year Napoleon I crowned himself as Emperor of France
A)1804
B)1799
C)1807
D)1812
Answer: 1804
- Q. Which of the following is not included in Mughal paintings?
A)Islamic themes
B)Portraits
C)Flowers and plants
D)Hunting scenes
Answer: Islamic themes
- Q. When the August Offer 1940 was offered to India the Prime Minister of England was
A)Baldwin
B)Chamberlain
C)Churchill
D)Asquith
Answer: Churchill
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Kabir
Answer: Mirabai
- Q. The Sikhs were defeated by the English at __________ in 1856
A)Amritsar
B)Sobraon
C)Lahore
D)Kashmir
Answer: Sobraon
- Q. Napoleon was exiled to the Saint Helena after the defeat in the war of
A)Waterloo
B)Russia
C)Peninsular
D)Rivoli
Answer: Waterloo
- Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography of
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Maxim Gorky
C)Oscar Wilde
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- 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. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, suggested the programme of
A)tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
B)singing Bande Mataram
C)composing of patriotic songs
D)establishing national educational institutions
Answer: tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
- Q. Who established East India Association in London 1866?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Subhash Chandra Bose
C)V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
D)Hemu Kalani
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Who was the founder of the, Ghadar Party?
A)Sohan Singh Bhakna
B)Basant Kumar Biswas
C)Ram Prasad Bismil
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna
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