More Questions on History
- Q. Who had set up the Anti-Untouchability League for the eradication of the evil of untouchability?
A)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B)Jagjivan Ram
C)Acharya Kripalani
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Napoleon got finally overthrown in the Battle of Waterloo in the year
A)1813
B)1814
C)1815
D)1816
Answer: 1815
- Q. In violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Non-Cooperation movement
C)Civil Disobedience movement
D)None of the above
Answer: Civil Disobedience movement
- Q. What was the capital of Pallava Dynasty?
A)Tiruchirapalli
B)Kanchipuram
C)Tanjore
D)Chennai
Answer: Kanchipuram
- Q. I. Akbar’s Gold Mohur bore the figures of Sita and Ram II. Akbar’s Gold Mohur bore the image of Prophet Mohammad Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to the Akbar reign?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. In which year was the partition of Bengal scrapped?
A)1911
B)1908
C)1923
D)1931
Answer: 1911
- Q. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to mean
A)a positive state of law
B)truth
C)tolerance of the wrong and unjust
D)doing good even to the evildoers
Answer: tolerance of the wrong and unjust
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?
A)Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
B)Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
C)Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
D)Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
Answer: Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
- Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the Act of 1935, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between
A)The Federating Units and the Federal Government
B)The Federating Units
C)The Federal Government and a Federating Units
D)The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council
Answer: The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council
- 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. Federal form of government at centre was introduced in India under
A)Indian Councils Act of 1909
B)Government of India Act of 1909
C)Government of India Act of 1935
D)Indian Independence Act of 1947
Answer: Government of India Act of 1935
- Q. The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women
A)1878
B)1875
C)1975
D)1956
Answer: 1975
- Q. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
A)Mauryas
B)Satavahanas
C)Guptas
D)Cholas
Answer: Satavahanas
- Q. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar took place on :
A)April 13, 1919
B)March 13, 1919
C)May 13, 1919
D)June 13, 1919
Answer: April 13, 1919
- Q. The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year
A)325BC
B)331 BC
C)322 BC
D)365 BC
Answer: 331 BC
- Q. Under Mauryas each province was placed under a__________
A)Commander
B)Prince
C)Council
D)Minister
Answer: Prince
- Q. When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was
A)Rana Pratap
B)Rana Udai Singh
C)Rana Kumbha
D)Rana Amar Singh
Answer: Rana Udai Singh
- Q. The first constitutional measure introduced by the British in India which worked till the framing of the Indian Constitution was
A)the Act of 1935
B)the Act of 1919
C)Indian Independence Bill
D)Cabinet Mission Plan
Answer: the Act of 1935
- Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? According to Pitt’s India Act the Board of Control would consist of
A)Secretary of State for India
B)The Chancellor of the Exchequer
C)Four Privy Councillors
D)The Governor-General
Answer: The Governor-General
- Q. Which of the following are correct regarding Shahjahan? I. Ousted the Portuguese from Hugli II. Created the office of Amin for assessment of revenue III. Kahabat Khan was appointed governor of Lahore IV. Ali Mardan Khan surrendered Kandhar to Mughals
A)I, II and IV
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)All the above
Answer: I, II and IV
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