More Questions on History
- Q. When were concave spectacles invented?
A)1320
B)1286
C)1360
D)1000
Answer: 1286
- Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
A)Ahoms
B)Santhals
C)Pagal Panthis
D)Ramosi
Answer: Santhals
- Q. During which US President period, the Cuban Missile Crisis conflict was occurred
A)Richard Nixon
B)Lyndon B. Johnson
C)Ronald Reagan
D)John F. Kennedy
Answer: John F. Kennedy
- Q. Raja Rammohan Roy organised a historic agitation against the
A)Evil custom of sati
B)Caste system
C)Degrading position of women in society
D)Practice of superfluous religious rituals
Answer: Evil custom of sati
- Q. Sir Saiyad breathed his last on Sunday, 27th March__________
A)1898
B)1878
C)1901
D)1906
Answer: 1898
- Q. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by __________ to visit the court of Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India
A)Babur
B)James I
C)Shajahan
D)Humayun
Answer: James I
- Q. The demand for Swarajya or self- government within the British empire was made from the Congress platform by
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C)Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
D)None of these
Answer: Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
A)Amritsar
B)Agra
C)Karachi
D)Allahabad
Answer: Amritsar
- Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
B)Promote heavy industries in India
C)More foodstuff in case of famine
D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
- Q. Identify, among the following, the saint who had preached non-sectarianism in Medieval times
A)Ramananda
B)Tukaram
C)Dadu
D)Raghunandan
Answer: Dadu
- Q. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end?
A)1526 A.D.
B)1498 A.D.
C)1565 A.D.
D)1600 A.D.
Answer: 1526 A.D.
- Q. The State is a necessary evil according to
A)Liberalists
B)Communists
C)Individualists
D)Anarchists
Answer: Individualists
- Q. The youngest President of the Indian National Congress, who held that office at the age of 35, was
A)Subhash Chandra Bose
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Annie Besant
D)Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: Abul Kalam Azad
- Q. The Law of Twelve Tables was concerned with which civilization
A)Greece
B)Egypt
C)Rome
D)China
Answer: Rome
- Q. Who wrote the famous Kural which in verse deals with many aspects of life and religion?
A)Bana
B)Bhartrihari
C)Magha
D)Thiruvalluvar
Answer: Thiruvalluvar
- Q. Where is the longest corridor of the temple?
A)Madurai
B)Shreerangam
C)Tiruchendur
D)Rameshwaram
Answer: Rameshwaram
- Q. Which of the following leader was not present in the very first meeting of Indian National Congress?
A)Kashinath Trimbak Telang
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Pherozeshah Mehta
D)Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: Surendranath Banerjee
- Q. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
A)1858
B)1857
C)1900
D)1909
Answer: 1857
- Q. Montague – Chelmsford report was prepared on the basis of
A)The Government of India act, 1919
B)The Government of India act 1913
C)The Government of India act 1935
D)None of these
Answer: The Government of India act, 1919
- Q. Maulana qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Sheikhul Hind Maulana- Mahmud-ul Hasan were the prominent figures who represented?
A)Santhal Movement
B)Deoband Movement
C)Indigo Movement
D)None of these
Answer: Deoband Movement
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