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Q. Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

A
Columbus
B
Magellan
C
Bartholomew Dias
D
Vasco da Gama

Correct Answer

Bartholomew Dias

More Questions on History

  • Q. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
    A)Punjab
    B)Assam
    C)Bengal
    D)N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
    Answer: N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
  • Q. Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
    A)Pulakesin-Il
    B)Pulakesin-I
    C)Vikramaditya-I
    D)Vikramaditya-II
    Answer: Pulakesin-Il
  • Q. In the Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”?
    A)Gramini
    B)Kulapa
    C)Vispati
    D)Gopati
    Answer: Gramini
  • Q. Which Mughal Ruler’s gave permission for collecting Chauth and Sardesh Mukhi on Maratha land to Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath?
    A)Rafi-ud-Darajat
    B)Farrukhsiyar
    C)Rafi-ud-Daula
    D)Muhammed Shah
    Answer: Farrukhsiyar
  • Q. Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother__________
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Jahangir
    C)Babur
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilisation?
    A)RD Banerji
    B)Sir John Marshall
    C)A Cunningham
    D)Daya Ram Sahani
    Answer: A Cunningham
  • Q. The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by
    A)Morley
    B)Hume
    C)Tilak
    D)Gokhale
    Answer: Tilak
  • Q. The Governor of the East India Company was
    A)Appointed by the British Parliament
    B)Appointed by the monarch of England
    C)Elected by the members of the East India Company
    D)Nominated by the Mughal Emperor
    Answer: Elected by the members of the East India Company
  • Q. Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Kharshthi
    B)Tamil
    C)Unknown
    D)Brahmi
    Answer: Unknown
  • Q. A resolution declaring ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed in the Congress Session held at
    A)Calcutta
    B)Lahore
    C)Gaya
    D)Haripura
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year
    A)1415
    B)1385
    C)1453
    D)1469
    Answer: 1453
  • Q. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the ‘interlopers’ represented by the
    A)Indigenous merchants
    B)Portuguese
    C)British free merchants
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British free merchants
  • Q. The Indian National Congress was formed __________
    A)1887
    B)1885
    C)1888
    D)1895
    Answer: 1885
  • Q. The foreign traveller who visited Indian during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert description of the Peacock Throne, was
    A)Omrah' Danishmand khan
    B)Geronimo Verroneo
    C)Travernier
    D)Austinof Bordeaux
    Answer: Travernier
  • Q. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at
    A)Calcutta
    B)Bombay
    C)Gujarat
    D)Poona
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
    A)Prevent disloyalty towards the British
    B)Improve the administration of the Indian States
    C)Tone up the British Indian administration
    D)Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
    Answer: Prevent the French influence in the Indian States
  • Q. Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was __________ at home to administer the East India Company
    A)A Secretary
    B)A Committee of 24
    C)A Council of Lords
    D)A Board of Revenue
    Answer: A Committee of 24
  • Q. One of the important factors that led to the World War-II the humiliating provisions in one of the following treaties. Which is that treaty?
    A)Treaty of Versailles
    B)Treaty of Paris
    C)Treaty of Lorraine
    D)Treaty of Brussels
    Answer: Treaty of Versailles
  • Q. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the
    A)Sisunagas
    B)Haryankas
    C)Nandas
    D)Mauryas
    Answer: Nandas
  • Q. Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans?
    A)Jewellery
    B)Pottery
    C)Carpentry
    D)Blacksmith
    Answer: Blacksmith

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