More Questions on History
- Q. The Theosophical Society was officially formed in . . . . ., United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others
A)Calcutta
B)Madras
C)Bombay
D)New York City
Answer: New York City
- Q. Who was the National leader who wrote History of India on the walls of the Andaman Cellular Jail?
A)Ambedkar
B)Nandalal Bose
C)Vir Savarkar
D)Jyotiba Phule
Answer: Vir Savarkar
- Q. The first statue of the Guru was conceived by __________
A)Tavaroli
B)Moorkoth Kumaran
C)Bodhananda Swamikal
D)Gokahale
Answer: Moorkoth Kumaran
- Q. Which of the following signs was etched on the right leg of Rishabhnath Tirthankar?
A)Bull
B)Cow
C)Elephant
D)Tiger
Answer: Bull
- Q. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
A)In the name of the Crown
B)By the Company
C)By a Board of Directors
D)In the name of Governor-General of India
Answer: In the name of the Crown
- Q. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
A)Agrarian Civilization
B)Urban Civilization
C)Mesolithic Civilization
D)Paleolithic Civilization
Answer: Urban Civilization
- Q. Sindhia’s troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
A)Assaye
B)Bessein
C)Tanjore
D)Poona
Answer: Assaye
- Q. What was the number of monks in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)One lakh
B)50 thousand
C)One lakh fifty thousand
D)Two lakh
Answer: One lakh
- Q. Who was the first leader to preside over the INC?
A)S Subramanya Iyer
B)Ananda Charlu
C)WC Banerji
D)Surendranath Bannerjee
Answer: WC Banerji
- Q. When was Byzantines recaptured?
A)1261
B)1204
C)1291
D)1225
Answer: 1261
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from
A)Ahmedabad
B)Sabarmati Ashram
C)Porbandar
D)Dandi
Answer: Dandi
- Q. Which Mughal ruler’s reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture?
A)Babur's
B)Jahangir's
C)Humayun's
D)Shah Jahan's
Answer: Shah Jahan's
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Charter Act of 1793? I. Renewed the Charter of the Company for 20 more years. II. Regulated the finances of the Company. III. Lay down that the salaries of the Board of Control and their staffs were to be paid from the British revenues. IV. Prohibited the Commander-in-Chief from being a member of the Governor General’s Council
A)I, II & IV
B)I, II & III
C)I & II
D)II & III
Answer: I, II & IV
- Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. I. VishishtAdvaita (“Advaita with uniqueness; qualifications”) is a non-dualistic school of Vedanta philosophy. II. Ramanuja, the main proponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy contends that the Prasthana Traya (“The three courses”), namely the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras are to be interpreted in a way that shows this unity in diversity. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Visishtadvaita?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The Indian National Congress was formed __________
A)1887
B)1885
C)1888
D)1895
Answer: 1885
- Q. Which among the following names is not associated with the theosophical society?
A)Madame Blavatsky
B)Col. Occolt
C)Annie Besant
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghori, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was
A)Hemantasena
B)Samantasena
C)Ballalasena
D)Lakshamanasena
Answer: Lakshamanasena
- Q. Which of the following statement is not true about “Doctrine of Lapse”?
A)It was in operations between 1848 and 1856
B)It was started by Lord Dalhousie
C)Nagpur was the first state annexed under this rule
D)Satara, jaipur, Jhansi and Nagpur states were annexed under this rule
Answer: Nagpur was the first state annexed under this rule
- Q. Who among of the following was the Viceroy of India when Indian University Act, 1904 was passed?
A)Lord Lansdowne
B)Lord Dufferin
C)Lord Minto
D)Lord Curzon
Answer: Lord Curzon
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