More Questions on History
- Q. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by
A)Santiago Calatrava
B)Frederick William Stevens
C)Fazlur Rahman Khan
D)Frei Otto
Answer: Frederick William Stevens
- Q. Napoleon-I and the Duke of Wellington fought the famous
A)Battle of Leipzig
B)Battle of Austerlitz
C)Battle of Borodini
D)Battle of Waterloo
Answer: Battle of Waterloo
- Q. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A)Cornwallis
B)Robert Clive
C)Dalhousie
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Cornwallis
- Q. Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?
A)1857-1947
B)1857-60
C)1857-90
D)1845-1947
Answer: 1857-90
- Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu
B)Lord Shiva
C)Brahma
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. According to __________ the Mutiny was a popular rebellion
A)V ASmith
B)V D Sarkar
C)L Mukherjee
D)Chabbra
Answer: V ASmith
- Q. Which of the following animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation?
A)Cow
B)Horse
C)Giraffe
D)Elephant
Answer: Giraffe
- Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
A)Red Fort
B)Agra Fort
C)Taj Mahal
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Taj Mahal
- Q. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?
A)Aravidu
B)Sangam
C)Tuluva
D)Saluva
Answer: Tuluva
- Q. Sarojini Naidu was elected Congress President at :
A)Bombay, 1934
B)Haripura, 1938
C)Madras Session, 1927
D)Kanpur Session ,1925
Answer: Kanpur Session ,1925
- Q. What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?
A)Closure of old routes of trade
B)Deterioration in law and order situation
C)Abuse of trade licence by European companies
D)Poverty of the Mughal nobility
Answer: Deterioration in law and order situation
- Q. The Crimean War in 1854-1856 was fought between
A)USA and England
B)Russia and Turkey
C)Russia and Japan
D)England and France
Answer: Russia and Turkey
- Q. The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year
A)1921
B)1917
C)1927
D)1932
Answer: 1921
- Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
A)Samkhya
B)Purva Mimamsa
C)Nyaya
D)Uttara Mimamsa
Answer: Samkhya
- Q. In which year Japan attacked Manchuria
A)1931
B)1928
C)1936
D)1939
Answer: 1931
- Q. The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in
A)Rajasthan
B)Sind
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the __________ decision to partition Bengal
A)British
B)French
C)Dutch
D)Portuguese
Answer: British
- Q. Who said that “My ultimate aim is to wipe every tear from every eye”?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Lord Curzon
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Daya Nand Saraswati
Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult? I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti. II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. In __________, the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)) was established
A)1908
B)1904
C)1917
D)1920
Answer: 1920
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