More Questions on History
- Q. The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________
A)Racial arrogance of the British
B)Introduction of western education in India
C)Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
D)Queen's proclamation of 1858
Answer: Introduction of western education in India
- Q. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
A)Lord Lytton
B)Lord Ripon
C)Lord William Bentic
D)Gladstone
Answer: Lord Ripon
- Q. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon’s reign is significant because
A)it put restrictions on the vernacular press
B)it limited the Britishers political authority
C)it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
D)it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
Answer: it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
- Q. Who of the following leaders is not associated with the Brahmo Samaj?
A)Keshab Chandra Sen
B)Debendranath Tagore
C)Raja ram Mohan Rai
D)Atma Ram Pandurang
Answer: Atma Ram Pandurang
- Q. Chandragupta Maurya was born in
A)563 BC
B)340 BC
C)189 BC
D)99 BC
Answer: 340 BC
- Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
- Q. Who was the President of Indian National congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?
A)Sardar Patel
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Maulana Azad
D)Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Answer: Acharya J. B. Kripalani
- Q. Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India ?
A)Portuguese
B)French
C)Dutch
D)Danish
Answer: Danish
- Q. Who said that “Man by nature is a political animal”?
A)Aristotle
B)Plato
C)Hobbes
D)Rousseau
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. Who had written the book “poverty and Un-British rule in India”
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)R. C. Dutta
C)D. R. Gadgil
D)P. C. Mahalnobis
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The Theosophical Society was officially formed in . . . . ., United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others
A)Calcutta
B)Madras
C)Bombay
D)New York City
Answer: New York City
- Q. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler
A)Iltutmish
B)Qutubuddin Aibak
C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 by
A)Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
B)asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points Programme to remove the evils of the British rule
C)asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
D)launching the non-payment of taxes campaign
Answer: Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
- Q. What was the role of Tatia Tope in 1857 mutiny? I. He was commander-in-chief of the army of Nana Saheb II. He organized Bhils of Panchamahal region against the British III. He helped Begum Hazrat Mahal to capture Awadh
A)I and II only
B)II only
C)II and III only
D)All of the above
Answer: I and II only
- Q. Under which document was the separate electorate granted for muslims ?
A)The Permanent Settlement
B)Charter Act of 1813
C)Mahalwari System Reforms
D)Morley Minto Reforms
Answer: Morley Minto Reforms
- Q. The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________
A)1793
B)1693
C)1893
D)1933
Answer: 1793
- Q. Who took the throne after Chandragupta Maurya?
A)Ashoka
B)Bimbisara
C)Bindusara
D)Vishnugupta
Answer: Bindusara
- Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva
B)Ganesh
C)Durga
D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
- Q. Buddha means
A)The Religious Preacher
B)The Enlightened one
C)The Genius
D)The Powerful
Answer: The Enlightened one
- Q. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
A)Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war
B)After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
C)He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
D)Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
Answer: He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
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