More Questions on History
- Q. Shuja-ud-Daulah was the Nawab of
A)Arcot
B)Rampur
C)Awadh
D)Surat
Answer: Awadh
- Q. Swami Vivekananda was born in an affluent family in __________ on 12 January 1863
A)Ajmer
B)Bombay
C)Kolkata
D)Orrisa
Answer: Kolkata
- Q. During the period of which Governor General Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A)Curzon
B)Dalhousie
C)Bentick
D)Conrnwallis
Answer: Conrnwallis
- Q. The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest extent related to
A)Caste restrictions
B)Education
C)Religious revivalism
D)Women's issues
Answer: Women's issues
- Q. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Subhash Chandra Bose
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Q. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
A)Gupta
B)Maurya
C)Kushan
D)Kanva
Answer: Maurya
- Q. Which Roman Emperor had banned the ancient Olympic games
A)Arcadius
B)Julius Caesar
C)Theodosius
D)Tacitus
Answer: Theodosius
- Q. Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?
A)Worship of idols
B)Personal love for God
C)Mysticism
D)Visit to holy shrines
Answer: Worship of idols
- Q. Who was Ajitnath Tirthankara in his previous life?
A)Maharaj Vimalvahan
B)Siddharth
C)Mahavir
D)None of the above
Answer: Maharaj Vimalvahan
- Q. Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Sarojani Naydu
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Q. __________ a notable disciple of Sree Narayana Guru introduced Guru’s visions and ideals to the western world
A)Kumaranasan
B)Nataraja Guru
C)Chattambi Swamikal
D)K.Madhavan
Answer: Nataraja Guru
- Q. Which of the following reason that compel the Congress leader not to attend the Round Table Conference?
A)The British government wanted to give representation to communal organisations
B)The British government was not in favour of M. K. Gandhi's participation in it
C)The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
D)Fazl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference
Answer: The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
- Q. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
A)Vikramaditya
B)Kanishka
C)Samudra Gupta
D)Ashoka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. In order to restrict the freedom of the press, the British government passed “The Indian official secrets Act” in
A)1904
B)1907
C)1903
D)1896
Answer: 1904
- Q. Mahabhasya was written by
A)Manu
B)Gargi
C)Bana
D)Patanjali
Answer: Patanjali
- Q. The Indus Valley Civilization has been assigned the period 2500-1800 BC on the basis of
A)Markings on seals
B)Mystical insight by modern seers
C)Radio carbon dating
D)Travellers written accounts
Answer: Radio carbon dating
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Indian National Congress? I. The Poorna Swarajya resolution was passed in Lahore session of the Congress held in December II. The Congress Working Committee which met on January 2, 1930, decided that January 26,1930, should be observed as the Poorna Swarajya Day
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was
A)Chanhudaro
B)Mohenjo-Daro
C)Harappa
D)Lothalmenials
Answer: Chanhudaro
- Q. Who made tripartite periodisation standard?
A)Christoph Cellarius
B)Andreas Cellarius
C)Flavio Biondo
D)Genseric
Answer: Christoph Cellarius
- Q. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
A)Lord William Bentinck
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Lord Macaulay
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
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