More Questions on History

  • Q. After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the revolt worked was
    A)to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
    B)to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire
    C)elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
    D)each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
    Answer: elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
  • Q. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
    A)Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
    B)Her gender
    C)Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
    D)Her incompetence
    Answer: Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
  • Q. What is the meaning of Masi?
    A)Defence
    B)Teaching
    C)Agriculture
    D)Business
    Answer: Teaching
  • Q. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853?
    A)Additional Members
    B)The Governor-General
    C)The Commander-in-Chief
    D)The Lieutenant Governor
    Answer: The Lieutenant Governor
  • Q. During Akbar’s reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
    A)Man Singh-I
    B)Raja Todar Mal
    C)Birbal
    D)Tansen
    Answer: Raja Todar Mal
  • Q. The first Indian to be elected as a member of the British House of Commons was
    A)Surendra Nath Banerjee
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Dr. BR Ambedkar
    D)C. R. Das
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. The Sufi Saint, contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan, was
    A)Sheikh Salim Chisti
    B)Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
    C)Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
    D)Baba Farid
    Answer: Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
  • Q. Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the president of the Indian national congress :
    A)Bombay Session, 1934
    B)Ramgarh Session, 1940
    C)Tripuri session, 1939
    D)Wardha Session, 1942
    Answer: Tripuri session, 1939
  • Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)85
    B)80
    C)90
    D)95
    Answer: 95
  • Q. Viewing the pathetic condition of widows and unfortunate children Jyotirao decided the open an orphanage called __________
    A)Arya Samaj
    B)Satya Shodhak Samaj
    C)Brahma Samaj
    D)Ramakrishna Mission
    Answer: Satya Shodhak Samaj
  • Q. Which of the following pair of Congress Session is not correctly matched?
    A)Madras Session 1927: Independence Resolution passed for the first time at the instance of Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Nagpur Session 1920: Changes in the Constitution of the Congress
    C)Calcutta Session 1928: Return of Gandhi to active politics after six years
    D)Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
    Answer: Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
  • Q. Who introduced the Ryotwari System in India?
    A)Lord Cornwallis
    B)Munro and Charles Reed
    C)John shore
    D)None of these
    Answer: Munro and Charles Reed
  • Q. The process of the introduction of education in English had been initiated in India by Lord
    A)Bentick
    B)Curzon
    C)Hastings
    D)Macaulay
    Answer: Macaulay
  • Q. Alexander was trained by
    A)Aristotle
    B)Socrates
    C)Plato
    D)Homer
    Answer: Aristotle
  • Q. Where did Aurangzeb died?
    A)Aurangabad
    B)Pune
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
    A)Ambedkar
    B)Nehru
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Subhash Chandra bose
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through
    A)Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Doctrine of Lapse
  • Q. Of the following who did not revolt against Aurangzeb?
    A)Satnamis
    B)Jats
    C)Prince Akbar
    D)Shayista Khan
    Answer: Shayista Khan
  • Q. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was
    A)Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
    B)the Native Infantry Mutiny (1824)
    C)Sholapur Mutiny (1838)
    D)Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824)
    Answer: Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
  • Q. Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagraha Sabha?
    A)Calcutta
    B)Bombay
    C)Poona
    D)Nagpur
    Answer: Bombay

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