More Questions on History

  • Q. Who was Nur Jahan’s son-in-law?
    A)Nazim
    B)Khurram
    C)Abdul
    D)Shahryar
    Answer: Shahryar
  • Q. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place ?
    A)Monghyr
    B)Daccan
    C)Calcutta
    D)Murshidabad
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. The British Prime Minister Atlee announced the withdrawal of the Britishers in the House of Commons from India on
    A)February 20, 1947
    B)February 20, 1942
    C)March 20, 1947
    D)March 20, 1942
    Answer: February 20, 1947
  • Q. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on
    A)August 1,1947
    B)August 10,1947
    C)July 14,1947
    D)July 4,1947
    Answer: July 4,1947
  • Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
    A)Pitt's India Act
    B)Regulating Act
    C)Charter Act
    D)Company Act
    Answer: Regulating Act
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)II and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
    A)Calcutta
    B)Dacca
    C)Delhi
    D)Meerut and Karachi
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by
    A)Mohammad Ali
    B)Md. Ali Jinnah
    C)Saukat Ali
    D)Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    Answer: Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
  • 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. When was Constantinople captured by Ottomans?
    A)1378
    B)1305
    C)1453
    D)1414
    Answer: 1453
  • Q. Under the Mughals, the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers known as
    A)Kazi
    B)Kotwal
    C)Vakil
    D)Amin
    Answer: Kotwal
  • Q. Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community
    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: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • Q. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad?
    A)Subhash Chandra Bose
    B)Chandrashekhar Azad
    C)Bhagat Singh
    D)Iqbal
    Answer: Bhagat Singh
  • Q. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
    A)The Kalinga War
    B)The third Buddhist Council
    C)His embracing of Buddhism
    D)His sending missionary to Ceylon
    Answer: The Kalinga War
  • Q. Waterloo is located in
    A)France
    B)England
    C)Spain
    D)Belgium
    Answer: Belgium
  • Q. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
    A)Spain
    B)France
    C)Britain
    D)Germany
    Answer: Britain
  • Q. __________ started The Adyar Bulletin, which continued until 1929
    A)J. Krishnamurti
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Durgabai Deshmukh
    D)Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. The decline of Indian Handicrafts industry in the 19th century was attributed to
    A)Disappearance of Indian Princely Courts only
    B)Competition from British manufacturing industries only
    C)Establishment of alien rule only
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
    A)Establishment of village industries
    B)Abolition of machinery
    C)Adoption of non-violence
    D)Trusteeship theory
    Answer: Trusteeship theory
  • Q. The harappan economy was primarily__________ in nature
    A)Industrial
    B)Rural
    C)Urban
    D)Capitalist
    Answer: Urban

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