More Questions on History
- Q. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
A)Badauni
B)Abul Fazal
C)Abdul Latif
D)Isar Das
Answer: Badauni
- Q. According to Jains, what was the number of Gandhars of Sumtinath Tirthankar?
A)100
B)50
C)150
D)200
Answer: 100
- Q. According to the Regulating Act, Directors were to be elected for a period of
A)4 years
B)5 years
C)6 years
D)3 years
Answer: 4 years
- Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu
B)Lord Shiva
C)Brahma
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
A)Organised city life
B)Worship of forces of nature
C)Pastoral farming
D)Caste society
Answer: Organised city life
- Q. When was the kingdom between the Rhine and Rhone rivers created?
A)864
B)843
C)876
D)877
Answer: 843
- Q. Banga Darshan – a monthly magazine – was started in 1872 from Behrampur by:
A)Umakant desai
B)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D)None of these
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Q. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership. II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country. III. There was no central organisation to guide them. IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English. Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
A)I, II & III
B)I, III & IV
C)III & IV
D)II, III & IV
Answer: I, III & IV
- Q. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada jail against
A)Violation of the Gandhi - Irwin Pact
B)British repression of the Satyagrahis
C)Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
D)Communal Roits in Calcutta
Answer: Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
- Q. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________
A)The Interim Government
B)The Indian National Congress
C)The Viceroy
D)The Princes of the States
Answer: The Interim Government
- Q. Shivaji maintained a fleet at
A)Calicut
B)Surat
C)Bombay
D)Kolaba
Answer: Kolaba
- Q. Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?
A)Babur
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
- Q. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during “Battle of Plassey”?
A)Mir Qasim
B)Mir Jafar
C)Sirajudduala
D)None of these
Answer: Sirajudduala
- Q. What was the original name of Santa Claus?
A)St. Peter
B)St. Christopher
C)St. John
D)St. Nicolas
Answer: St. Nicolas
- Q. The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped __________
A)Pashupati
B)Vishnu
C)Indra
D)Brahma
Answer: Pashupati
- Q. Raja Rammohan Roy and Brahma Samaj which of the following statements regarding Raja Rammohan Roy are correct? I. Considered as father of Indian renaissance II. Started Brahmo Samaj III. Set up Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta IV. Translated Vedas and five Upanishads to Bengali language
A)I, II, III
B)Only II and III
C)I, II and IV
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. In 1901 the State Census Manual of __________recorded Sree Narayana as a revered “Guru” and an erudite Sanskrit scholar
A)Malabar
B)Travancore
C)Cochi
D)Kottayam
Answer: Travancore
- Q. During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was
A)Captain Paradise
B)La Bourdonnais
C)Dupleix
D)Count-de-Lally
Answer: Dupleix
- Q. Who among the following was the real founder of the Aligarh Muslim University?
A)Syed Ahmad Khan
B)Nawab Salimullah
C)Abul Kalam Azad
D)Muhhammed Ali Jinnah
Answer: Syed Ahmad Khan
- Q. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
A)V. K. Krishna Menon
B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Rajeswar Dayal
Answer: Vijayalakshmi Pandit
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