More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following cannot be said to be a cardinal principle of the theosophical society?
A)Aimed Hindu spiritual wisdom through western enlightenment
B)It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
C)It believed in the existence of unique connections between god and every being
D)It believed in the possibility of reincarnation and karma
Answer: It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
- Q. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?
A)Harappa
B)Kalibangan
C)Alamgirpur
D)Lothal
Answer: Harappa
- Q. The first newspaper which was published in India was
A)The Bombay Gazette
B)The Calculatta Gazette
C)The Oriental Maganize of Calculatta
D)The Bengal Gazette
Answer: The Bengal Gazette
- Q. According to Gregory of Tours, which of the following was true about Clovis’s conversion?
A)He began to consider conversion when his army was defeated by the Christian Alamanni
B)He was forced to convert by the bishops
C)He forced his army to be baptized after he was
D)At the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde
Answer: At the behest of his wife, the queen Clotilde
- Q. Who was the King of Britain during the First World War ?
A)Anarew VIII
B)Philip I
C)George V
D)Jonn Vll
Answer: George V
- Q. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
A)Ensure racial and communal harmony
B)Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
C)Found a religious institution
D)Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims
Answer: Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
- Q. Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of
A)1858
B)1853
C)1892
D)1833
Answer: 1892
- Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for failure of Young Bengal Movement? I. Suppression by British new law II. Did not involve peasant cause III. Radicalism was bookish in character and did not develop links with masses
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both II and III
D)All the above
Answer: Both II and III
- Q. The language in which Buddha preached?
A)Urdu
B)Hindi
C)Pali
D)Hebrew
Answer: Pali
- Q. Jahangir (1605-1627 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Mughal
Answer: Mughal
- Q. The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by
A)Sir William Jones
B)TB Macaulay
C)GK Gokhale
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Sir William Jones
- Q. Bimbisara was succeeded by
A)Ajatashatru
B)Ashoka
C)Vasudeva
D)Chandragupta Maurya
Answer: Ajatashatru
- Q. The momentous decision to transfer the capital from Calcutta to Delhi, to annul the partition of Bengal and to abolish Indian indentured labour were taken during the Viceroyalty of Lord
A)Minto
B)Hardinge
C)Chelmsford
D)Reading
Answer: Hardinge
- Q. Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak ?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
- Q. Frederick the Great was the king of
A)Italy
B)France
C)Britain
D)Prussia
Answer: Prussia
- Q. What is pietra dura?
A)Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
B)A form of music
C)Armour
D)None of the above
Answer: Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
- Q. Babur (1526-1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Nanda
B)Mughal
C)Maurya
D)Haryanka
Answer: Mughal
- Q. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
A)Plantations and mines
B)Railways
C)Banking and insurance
D)Shipping
Answer: Railways
- Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
A)Peasantry
B)Zamindars
C)Income-tax payers
D)All the above
Answer: Peasantry
- Q. Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Shambhuchand Mukherhee, Kali Mohan Das and Jogesh Chandra Dutt were editors of:
A)Hindu
B)Amrit Bazar Patrika
C)Sudharak
D)Yugantar
Answer: Amrit Bazar Patrika
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