More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the fold of the Indian National Movement?
A)The partition of Bengal
B)The famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1900
C)The Surat Split
D)The Jallianwala Bagh episode
Answer: The partition of Bengal
- Q. Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramdas
C)Namdeva
D)Eknath
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to mean
A)a positive state of law
B)truth
C)tolerance of the wrong and unjust
D)doing good even to the evildoers
Answer: tolerance of the wrong and unjust
- Q. Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
A)Jung Bahadur Rana
B)Bahadur Shah Jafar
C)Begum Hazrat Mahal
D)Tatya Tope
Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Q. Indian Mughal paintings originated during the rule of which Mughal Emperor?
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Humayun
- Q. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of
A)Hoysala
B)Chola
C)Pallava
D)Rashtrakuta
Answer: Pallava
- Q. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
A)Arch
B)Dome
C)The narrow columns
D)Corbel brackets
Answer: Dome
- Q. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Tibetan
D)Not written in any language but orally transmitted
Answer: Pali
- Q. The Mountbatten plan did not envisage the inclusion of the __________ province in the Indian dominion
A)Sind
B)Bihar
C)Madras
D)Bombay
Answer: Sind
- Q. Provision was made by the Charter Act of 1813 for the establishment of a Church at __________
A)Bombay
B)Madras
C)Calcutta
D)Pondicherry
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Three major powers that emerged in southern India in the 7th century AD were I. Cheras II. Cholas III. Chalukyas iV. Pallavas V. Pandyas
A)II, III, IV
B)I, II, V
C)III, IV, V
D)I, II, IV
Answer: I, II, V
- Q. Where had civil rebellions against the British initially started?
A)Bengal and Bihar
B)Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
C)Odisha
D)Madras and Calcutta
Answer: Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
- Q. What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
A)Administrative reforms
B)Social reforms
C)Educational reforms
D)Political consolidation
Answer: Educational reforms
- Q. During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?
A)Ashok
B)Harsha
C)Kanishka
D)Chandragupta-II
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Who among the following had during his reign introduced a new calendar, a new system of coinage, and new scales of weights and measures?
A)Murshid Quli Khan
B)Tipu Sultan
C)Raghunath Rao
D)Lord Cornwallis
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
A)To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
B)To oust the British from India
C)To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society
D)To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community
Answer: To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
- Q. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born in the year :
A)1982
B)1872
C)1884
D)1892
Answer: 1872
- Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
A)Rigidity of Caste
B)Slavery
C)Prostitution
D)Widow remarriage
Answer: Widow remarriage
- Q. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on
A)August 1,1947
B)August 10,1947
C)July 14,1947
D)July 4,1947
Answer: July 4,1947
- Q. When did the British Govt. start ruling India directly?
A)After the Battle of Panipat
B)After the Battle of Plassey
C)After the war of Mysore
D)After Sepoy Mutiny
Answer: After Sepoy Mutiny
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