More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following is not matched correctly?
A)Vardhamana Mahavira's mother- Trisala
B)Vardhamana Mahavira's father-Siddhartha
C)Vardhamana Mahavira's wife-Yashoda
D)Vardhamana Mahavira's daughter-Cheiiana
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira's daughter-Cheiiana
- Q. What was the capital of Avanti?
A)Ujjain
B)Gaya
C)Satna
D)Vallabhi
Answer: Ujjain
- Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
B)It changed the administrative system in India
C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
D)All of the above are incorrect
Answer: All of the above are incorrect
- Q. On account of his differences with Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Bose resigned the Presidentship of the Congress (April 1939) and organised a new party called
A)Azad Hind Fauz
B)Congress Socialist Party
C)Congress Liberal party
D)Forward Block
Answer: Forward Block
- Q. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
A)Stones, trees and animals
B)Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
C)Vishnu and Lakshmi
D)Siva and Sakti
Answer: Stones, trees and animals
- Q. Alexander the Great was the king of which kingdom
A)Macedonia
B)Rome
C)Epirus
D)Cyprus
Answer: Macedonia
- Q. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
A)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B)Firoz Tughlaq
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Sikandar Lodi
Answer: Sikandar Lodi
- Q. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that
A)The British became totally demoralized
B)The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed
C)The British abandoned their repressive policies
D)Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
Answer: Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
- Q. Who among the following wrote commentaries on Harshavardhana’s administration and the court life in Kannauj?
A)Fa-Hien
B)AI-Beruni
C)Hiuen-Tsang
D)Ibn Batutah
Answer: Hiuen-Tsang
- Q. Which ancient literature contains short stories that have the priceless treasure of morality and knowledge?
A)Hitopdesha
B)Panchtanra
C)Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: Hitopdesha
- Q. Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly in New Delhi on April 8, 1929?
A)Batukeshwar Dutt
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Raj Guru
D)Both A and B above
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. According to __________ the mutiny was a purely military outbreak
A)VASmith
B)VD Sarkar
C)Sir John Lawrence
D)Roberts
Answer: Sir John Lawrence
- Q. The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :
A)Lucknow session in 1916
B)Lahore session in 1940.
C)Meerut Session 1946
D)Tripuri Session in 1939
Answer: Lahore session in 1940.
- Q. From which language, has the term ‘democracy’ been derived?
A)Hebrew
B)Greek
C)English
D)Latin
Answer: Greek
- Q. Who wrote famous thesis entitled ‘South India in 1857: war of Independence’:
A)K M Pannikar
B)J K Hikki
C)M G Ranade
D)V.D. Savarkar
Answer: V.D. Savarkar
- Q. During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the Indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam’s Hyderabad, Travancore, etc.) was/were
A)Praja Mandal Movement
B)State People's Movement
C)Both A and B above
D)Swaraj Movement
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased by
A)Lord hording
B)Robert Clive
C)Heuroz
D)John Nicholsan
Answer: John Nicholsan
- Q. The most powerful Peshwa was
A)Baji Rao-I
B)Balaji Baji Rao
C)Madhava Rao
D)Balaji Vishwanath
Answer: Baji Rao-I
- Q. The fortress of Asirgarh was under the rule of __________ when Akbar besieged it
A)Raja Bhagvan Das
B)Mansingh
C)Bahadur Shah
D)Hemu
Answer: Bahadur Shah
- Q. Where did Aurangzeb died?
A)Aurangabad
B)Pune
C)Ahmednagar
D)Mumbai
Answer: Ahmednagar
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