More Questions on History
- 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. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was
A)Dupleix
B)Warren Hastings
C)Clive
D)Shuja-ud-Daulah
Answer: Clive
- Q. Who said that Indian National Congress is a ‘begging institute’?
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh
- Q. What were the taxes extracted by Church during late eighteenth century in the French Society called
A)Taille
B)Tithes
C)Livre
D)Jizya
Answer: Tithes
- Q. Who wrote in 1900 to the Secretary of state for India-‘It is my firm belief that the congress is staggering towards its downfall and it is my great desire that during my stay in India I should help in its peaceful demise?”
A)Lord Hardinge
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Lord Minto
Answer: Lord Curzon
- Q. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
A)Aranyakas
B)Samhitas
C)Brahmanas
D)Upanishads
Answer: Brahmanas
- Q. Two Sayid brothers Sayid Abdullah Khan and Sayid Hussan Ali Khan (who rose to become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the reign of
A)Rafi-ud-DaIjat
B)Farrukhsiyar
C)Rafi-ud-Daula
D)Muhammad Shah
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. Which of the following is not true about Tipu Sultan?
A)His autobiography was Tarikh-i-Khudai
B)He was a Great admirer of Jagadguru Sankracharya of Sringeri
C)He died during the fourth Anglo-Mysore war
D)He laid the foundation of Krishnaraj Sagar Dam on Cauvery
Answer: His autobiography was Tarikh-i-Khudai
- Q. Shortugai (Indus Valley Civilization site) is in which country?
A)Pakisthan
B)India
C)Afganisthan
D)Tibet
Answer: Afganisthan
- Q. Which of the following is related to the concept of Nirguna Brahman?
A)Visisthadvaita
B)Advaita
C)Both A & B
D)Neither A nor B
Answer: Advaita
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
A)Vagabhatta
B)Bhanugupta
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
- Q. Krishnadevaraya built the Krishnaswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of
A)Calcutta
B)Karnataka
C)Jammu & Kashmir
D)Kerala
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided ‘a machine with strong brakes but no engine’?
A)Rajendra Prasad
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Gol Gumbaz was built in which century?
A)16th
B)15th
C)17th
D)18th
Answer: 17th
- Q. Which of the following trio leaders referred to as Lal, Bal and Pal during the freedom movement?
A)Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
C)Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopala Krishna Gokhale
D)Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
- Q. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________
A)The Interim Government
B)The Indian National Congress
C)The Viceroy
D)The Princes of the States
Answer: The Interim Government
- Q. Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India
A)Bentinck
B)Ripon
C)Curzon
D)Mayo
Answer: Ripon
- Q. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
A)1912
B)1911
C)1920
D)1925
Answer: 1911
- Q. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
A)Saluva Dynasty
B)Sangama Dynasty
C)Tuluva Dynasty
D)Aravidu Dynasty
Answer: Sangama Dynasty
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