More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi?
A)Ramakrishna Mission
B)Sevagram Ashram
C)Phoenix Ashram
D)Sabarmati Ashram
Answer: Ramakrishna Mission
- Q. Boston Tea Party’ protest was associated with the revolution of
A)Italy
B)America
C)Franch
D)India
Answer: America
- Q. The immediate forerunner of the Indian National congress was
A)Indian National Conference
B)Indian Association of Calcutta
C)British India association
D)Indian Union
Answer: Indian National Conference
- Q. Jainism was divided into two sects – Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) – During the reign of the
A)Mauryas
B)Nandas
C)Kusanas
D)Shungas
Answer: Mauryas
- Q. Greek Roman Art has found a place in
A)Gandhara
B)Ellora
C)Kalinga
D)Bhuddhist Art
Answer: Gandhara
- Q. Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law
A)Government of India Act of 1935
B)Rowlatt Act of 1919
C)Indian Council Act of 1909
D)Government of India Act of 1919
Answer: Rowlatt Act of 1919
- Q. Which of the following is not true about First Anglo-Mysore War?
A)Hyder Ali defeated the English in the First Anglo-Mysore War
B)First Anglo-Mysore War fought in AD 1767-69
C)Treaty of Madras was the result of First Anglo-Mysore War
D)All of the above are incorrect
Answer: Hyder Ali defeated the English in the First Anglo-Mysore War
- Q. The first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was
A)Satyendra Nath Tagore
B)Gokhale
C)Ramanuja
D)Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
- Q. Where was Christopher Columbus from
A)Genoa
B)Venice
C)Spain
D)Portugal
Answer: Genoa
- 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. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
A)Sea port
B)Rock cut architecture
C)Cotton cultivation
D)Pottery
Answer: Pottery
- Q. Kalinga’s ruler Kharavela gave his protection to
A)Shaivism
B)Hinduism
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. Who had introduced the Indian Universities Act 1904?
A)Lord Hardinge
B)Lord Ripon
C)Lord Curzon
D)Lord Auckland
Answer: Lord Curzon
- 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
- Q. Name three important forms of Satyagraha
A)Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion
B)Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
C)Non-cooperation, revolution and referendum
D)Revolution, plebiscite and boycott
Answer: Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
- Q. Baba Ram Singh passed away on November 29, __________
A)1887
B)1885
C)1889
D)1923
Answer: 1885
- Q. Who among the following is the great disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and helped in spreading the message that there are many roads to god and salvation and service of god for man was embodiment of god?
A)Swami Vivekananda
B)Raja Rammohan Roy
C)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar receive Shiksha (enlightenment)?
A)Nasik
B)Ayodhya
C)Ujjain
D)Kiskindha
Answer: Ayodhya
- Q. When was ancient Rome founded?
A)753 BC
B)776 BC
C)752 BC
D)742 BC
Answer: 753 BC
- Q. Which of the following statement is not true about the Indian National Congress?
A)W.C. Bannerjee was the first president of congress
B)It was formed in 1885
C)It was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay
D)Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
Answer: Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
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