More Questions on History
- Q. At the historic Tripuri Session of the Congress (March 1939) Subhas Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi’s official candidate for the Presidentship of the Congress. Who was Mahatma Gandhi’s nominee?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Abdul Kalam Azad
C)Pattabhi Sitaramayya
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- Q. Which town/city in India has got a tower (minar) named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
A)Aligarh
B)Mumbai
C)Calicut
D)Guntur
Answer: Guntur
- Q. The Hindu Pioneer started in __________
A)1831
B)1827
C)1834
D)1838
Answer: 1838
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement? I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. During the Mughal period the main source of Imperial revenue was
A)Customs duties
B)Agriculture
C)Industry
D)Foreign trade
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. High courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in
A)1919
B)1935
C)1862
D)1861
Answer: 1862
- Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)He was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty
B)Krishnadeva Raya wrote Amuktamalyada
C)His court was adorned by the Ashtadiggajas
D)He maintained friendly relations with the Portuguese
Answer: He was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty
- Q. When was the battle of Haldighati fought?
A)1676
B)1776
C)1576
D)1476
Answer: 1576
- Q. The word Pakistan was coined by
A)Jinnah
B)Mohammed Iqbal
C)Abul Kalam Azad
D)Rahmat Ali
Answer: Rahmat Ali
- Q. Pearl Harbour, an American Naval and Airforce base was attacked by
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)France
D)England
Answer: Japan
- Q. Which Roman Emperor is also known as ‘little boot’
A)Julius Caesar
B)Nero
C)Caligula
D)Augustus
Answer: Caligula
- Q. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on
A)January 15, 1947
B)December 9, 1946
C)February 10, 1947
D)August 15, 1947
Answer: December 9, 1946
- Q. Bishandas a famous portrait painter resided in the court of?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Jahangir
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by
A)Shayista Khan
B)Afzal Khan
C)Jai Singh
D)Mir Jumla
Answer: Jai Singh
- Q. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at __________
A)Pushkalavati
B)Ujjayani
C)Taxila
D)Rajagriha
Answer: Taxila
- Q. Which of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
A)Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
B)Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
C)Asiatic Society Library
D)Rampur Raza Library
Answer: Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
- Q. Theosophical society was started by whom and where, initially?
A)Blavatsky and Olcott in united states
B)A.O Hume in India
C)M.G Ranade in India
D)Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa
Answer: Blavatsky and Olcott in united states
- Q. Slash and burn agriculture is known as ‘Milpa’ in
A)Brazil
B)Venezuela
C)Central Africa
D)Mexico and Central America
Answer: Mexico and Central America
- Q. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?
A)Teaching the Vedas in schools
B)Promoting intercaste marriages
C)Ending the practice of Sati
D)Building more temples
Answer: Ending the practice of Sati
- Q. When did John Cabot visit Cape Breton Island?
A)1500
B)1497
C)1524
D)1350
Answer: 1497
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