More Questions on History
- Q. The number of provinces or mandalams in the Chola Empire was
A)Ten
B)Nine
C)Twelve
D)Six
Answer: Nine
- Q. Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western __________ sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries
A)Afghanistan
B)Iraq
C)Pakistan
D)India
Answer: Afghanistan
- Q. Who had stated with regard to the formation and raison d’etre of the Indian National Congress, a safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action was urgently needed?
A)M. A. Jinnah
B)Lord Curzon
C)Annie Beasnt
D)A. O. Hume
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. Assertion (A): East India Association in London was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji. Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British public opinion
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. Akbar (1556-1605 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Maurya
B)Nanda
C)Mughal
D)Haryanka
Answer: Mughal
- Q. Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858?
A)The British Parliament
B)Queen Victoria
C)Government of Britan
D)None of these
Answer: The British Parliament
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saint popularised Vaishnava cult in Gujarat?
A)Narasi
B)Chaitanya
C)Tulsidas
D)Sankar Dev
Answer: Narasi
- Q. Brihadeshwara Temple which was built by Raja Raja Chola I is dedicated to?
A)Shiva
B)Vishnu
C)Brahma
D)None of the above
Answer: Shiva
- Q. The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in India was
A)Sir Shaukat Hayat
B)Sir SP Sinha
C)Sir Hari Singh Gaur
D)VJ Patel
Answer: Sir SP Sinha
- Q. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
A)1939
B)1946
C)1942
D)1940
Answer: 1942
- Q. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
A)Havaldar
B)Jumadar
C)Faujdar
D)Hazari
Answer: Havaldar
- Q. The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by
A)Mao-Tse-tung
B)Pu-yi
C)Chiang-Kai-shek
D)Sun-Yat-Sen
Answer: Sun-Yat-Sen
- Q. Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century?
A)Dutch
B)Portuguese
C)The house of Jagat Seth
D)Mulla Abdul Gaffar
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of
A)Decline in foreign trade
B)Aryan invasion
C)Ecological factors
D)Not definitely known factors
Answer: Not definitely known factors
- Q. Which of these is not correctly matched regarding the reign of Shahjahan?
A)Jagannath Pandit - Poet laureate
B)Chintamani - Hindi poet
C)Asaf Khan - Wazir
D)Sunder Das - Singer
Answer: Sunder Das - Singer
- Q. Who said, “India is for Indians?”
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Syed Hasan Imam
C)Dr. S.Gopal
D)Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
A)Diwan-e-Aam
B)Diwan-e-khas
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Ibadat Khana
- Q. The First World Conference on Women in __________, generated a new interest in and debate on women’s issues
A)Hyderabad
B)Delhi
C)Mexico
D)Copenhagen
Answer: Mexico
- 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. In __________, the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)) was established
A)1908
B)1904
C)1917
D)1920
Answer: 1920
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