More Questions on History
- Q. Who quoted “The problems of day cannot be solved by motions, resolutions and can be solved only by blood and iron.”
A)Bismarck
B)Hitler
C)Kaiser William IV
D)King Frederick William IV
Answer: Bismarck
- Q. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
A)Vajrata
B)Anangpal
C)Rudrane
D)Devraja
Answer: Anangpal
- 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. Arrange the following Tughlaqs in the chronological sequence: I. Firuz Tughlaq II. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq III. Abu Bakr IV. Nasiruddin Mahmud V. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
A)I,II,V,IV,III
B)II,V,I,III,IV
C)II,V,I,IV,III
D)IV,II,I,V,III
Answer: II,V,I,III,IV
- Q. The prominent leaders of Indian Association which was established in Bengal in July 26, 1876 were :
A)Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das
B)Anand Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee
C)Kali Mohan Das and Shambhuchand Mukherjee
D)Shambhuchand Mukherjee and Jogesh Chandra Dutt
Answer: Anand Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee
- Q. Who was the founder of Banaras Hindu University?
A)Madan Mohan Malviya
B)Sukumar Dutt
C)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D)Motilal Nehru
Answer: Madan Mohan Malviya
- Q. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)R.C. Dutt
D)M.K. Gandhi
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by
A)Morley
B)Hume
C)Tilak
D)Gokhale
Answer: Tilak
- Q. A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I had been presented by
A)Sir Thomas Roe
B)Lord Clive
C)Lord Curzon
D)Captain Hawkins
Answer: Sir Thomas Roe
- Q. The first organisation in the Madras Presidency to agitate for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by publicist __________ Chetty in 1849. This organisation did not survive for long and was eventually disbanded.
A)S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
B)Gazulu Lakshminarasu
C)P. Anandacharlu
D)R. Balaji Rao
Answer: Gazulu Lakshminarasu
- Q. __________ started an all-India campaign for restoring the entrance age of 21 and for simultaneous ICS examination in India
A)S. N. Banerjee
B)Gokahale
C)Tilak
D)William Logan
Answer: S. N. Banerjee
- Q. United India House organizes Unity among Indians in the United states of America in
A)1908
B)1906
C)1910
D)1917
Answer: 1910
- 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. How did the Maurya Empire finally end?
A)The Kanvas of Central India deposed the last Mauryan ruler
B)The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General
C)The last Mauryan ruler was killed in a battle with the foreign invader from the north-west
D)The last mauryan ruler had no heir and the throne was claimed by one of his powerful ministers
Answer: The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General
- Q. Annie Besant joined The Theosophical Society on 21 May __________
A)1878
B)1867
C)1879
D)1889
Answer: 1889
- Q. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________
A)50
B)60
C)70
D)25
Answer: 50
- Q. The Opium wars were fought between
A)Britain and India
B)Britain and China
C)India and China
D)Britain and Japan
Answer: Britain and China
- Q. Where was the Sumerian civilization located
A)Iran
B)China
C)Pakistan
D)Iraq
Answer: Iraq
- Q. Which Mughal Emperor fought the battle of Panipat in 1526?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Babur
- Q. The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in __________ to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy
A)1843
B)1842
C)1845
D)1875
Answer: 1875
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