More Questions on History
- Q. The Arya Samaj Movement had been started by
A)Devendranath Tagore
B)Swami Dayanand
C)Swami Vivekananda
D)Keshub Chandra Sen
Answer: Swami Dayanand
- Q. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
A)he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
B)his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
C)after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
D)he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal
Answer: after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
- Q. When the Congress Ministries were formed in the provinces in June 1937, the Viceroy of India was
A)Lord Irwin
B)Lord Willingdon
C)Lord Linlithgow
D)Viscount Wavell
Answer: Lord Linlithgow
- Q. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
A)Maitreyi
B)Kalhana
C)Kalidasa
D)Panini
Answer: Panini
- Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in
A)Arabic
B)Persian
C)Sanskrit
D)French
Answer: Arabic
- Q. When did Mahatma Gandhi go on fast unto death for the first time?
A)1917
B)1921
C)1918
D)1915
Answer: 1918
- Q. Prithviraja-III (1168-1192) was a best known __________ruler
A)Gahadavala
B)Chauhan
C)Chalukya
D)Brahmana
Answer: Chauhan
- Q. Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
A)Vincent Smith
B)Badayuni
C)Barni
D)W.Haig
Answer: Vincent Smith
- Q. To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian?
A)Man Singh-I
B)Raja Todar Mal
C)Birbal
D)Tansen
Answer: Tansen
- Q. Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan proposing the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan :
A)On June 3, 1947
B)On May 3, 1947
C)On July 3, 1947
D)On August 3, 1947
Answer: On June 3, 1947
- Q. About the formation of which organization A.O. Hume said “A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action urgently needed.”
A)Young Indian Organization
B)Bhinav Bharat
C)Young India
D)Indian National Congress
Answer: Indian National Congress
- Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
A)Cornwallis
B)Clive
C)Waren Hastings
D)William Bentinck
Answer: Clive
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)none of the above
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. In 1906 Dadabhai Naoroji had passed a resolution approving the issues of swadeshi and national education in:
A)The Lucknow Session of the Indian National congress
B)The Calcutta Session of the Indian National congress
C)The Meerut Session of the Indian National congress
D)The Lahore Session of the Indian National congress
Answer: The Calcutta Session of the Indian National congress
- Q. In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company’s rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?
A)Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
B)Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
C)Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
D)Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
Answer: Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
- Q. Tilak was sentenced and transported to
A)Mandalay
B)Mandal
C)Australia
D)Andaman
Answer: Mandalay
- Q. Prince Salim was the name of the future Emperor__________
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Jahangir
D)Akbar
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. John Locke profounded
A)Theory of Divine Rights
B)Social Contract Theory
C)Patriarchal Theory
D)Theory of Force
Answer: Social Contract Theory
- Q. Industrial Revolution was started from which country
A)Germany
B)Franch
C)Italy
D)England
Answer: England
- Q. Who deciphered Ashokan inscription?
A)Lady Hardinge
B)Robert Clive
C)James Prinsep
D)Dalhousie
Answer: James Prinsep
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