More Questions on History

  • Q. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with
    A)Kolhapur Bomb Case
    B)Alipore Bomb case
    C)Lahore Conspiracy Case
    D)Kakori
    Answer: Alipore Bomb case
  • Q. Jantar Mantar is in
    A)Assam
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Bihar
    D)Gujrat
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Which of the following is one of the social reasons for 1857 revolt?
    A)The racial arrogance of the British created a difference between the rulers and the ruled
    B)The English could not establish any social relationship with the Indians
    C)Both A & B
    D)The company's trade policy destroyed Indian handicrafts
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against
    A)Shivaji
    B)Shaji Bhonsle
    C)Sambaji
    D)Shahu
    Answer: Sambaji
  • Q. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at
    A)Vaishali
    B)Pataliputra
    C)Kundalavana
    D)Bodh Gaya
    Answer: Kundalavana
  • Q. Individual Satyagrah was started on:
    A)October 17, 1939
    B)October 17, 1935
    C)October 17, 1940
    D)October 17, 1942
    Answer: October 17, 1940
  • Q. Who was the first Tudor monarch of England
    A)Mary I
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VII
    D)Edward VI
    Answer: Henry VII
  • Q. The Singh Sabha intended to restore Sikhism to its past purity by publishing historical religious books, magazines and journals, to propagate knowledge using Punjabi, to return Sikh apostates to their original faith, and to involve highly placed __________in the educational programme of the Sikhs
    A)Frenchmen
    B)Portuguese
    C)Dutch
    D)Englishmen
    Answer: Englishmen
  • Q. Which pharaoh build the largest pyramid known as Great Pyramid of Giza
    A)Tutankhamun
    B)Sneferu
    C)Khufu
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Khufu
  • Q. Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by__________
    A)Salim
    B)Bairam Khan
    C)Shah Qulihan Mehran
    D)Farid
    Answer: Shah Qulihan Mehran
  • Q. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of
    A)Morley
    B)Minto
    C)Northbrook
    D)Hastings
    Answer: Northbrook
  • Q. The theosophical society was marked by the close understanding of the cosmos and the mundane life. Which among the listed options is not a part of their curriculum?
    A)Salvation
    B)Divinity
    C)Means of enlightenment
    D)Mystic superstition
    Answer: Mystic superstition
  • Q. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during the
    A)Gupta Period
    B)Maurya Period
    C)Nanda Period
    D)Sunga Period
    Answer: Gupta Period
  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1813
    D)1784
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. The Indian Independence Act was passed in
    A)01 August 1947
    B)18 July 1947
    C)01 June 1947
    D)01 September 1947
    Answer: 18 July 1947
  • Q. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by
    A)The Indian Legislature
    B)The Viceroy's Council
    C)The Parliament in England
    D)The Secretary of State
    Answer: The Parliament in England
  • Q. The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the
    A)Copper Age
    B)New Stone Age
    C)Iron Age
    D)Chalcolithic Age
    Answer: Chalcolithic Age
  • Q. The Mughal School of Painting was interested in portraying
    A)Domestic subjects
    B)Mughal court
    C)Scenes from the Indian classics
    D)The scenes of their motherland
    Answer: Mughal court
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 by
    A)Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
    B)asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points Programme to remove the evils of the British rule
    C)asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
    D)launching the non-payment of taxes campaign
    Answer: Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
  • 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

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