More Questions on History
- Q. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, lifelong outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in favour of it
B)There was no other go after he was presented with a fait accompli
C)To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
D)The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League
Answer: To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
- Q. In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :
A)February 1932
B)February 1925
C)February 1935
D)February 1937
Answer: February 1937
- Q. What is the correct meaning of Khanqah?
A)A form of veena
B)A form of music
C)The place where Sufi Mystics lived
D)None of the above
Answer: The place where Sufi Mystics lived
- Q. As per Wavell’s Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of __________
A)Parliament
B)Viceroy
C)An Indian Member of the Executive Council
D)Secretary of State
Answer: An Indian Member of the Executive Council
- Q. The office of Governor-General of India was created by the
A)Government of India Act, 1858
B)Government of India Act, 1833
C)Charter Act, 1833
D)Charter Act, 1813
Answer: Charter Act, 1833
- Q. When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of State for India was
A)Curzon
B)Salisbury
C)Wedgwood Benn
D)Montagu
Answer: Wedgwood Benn
- Q. The ‘Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College’ later became the
A)JamiaMilia Muslim University
B)Osmania University
C)Baraktullah University
D)Aligarh Muslim University
Answer: Aligarh Muslim University
- Q. Identify, among the following, the saint who had preached non-sectarianism in Medieval times
A)Ramananda
B)Tukaram
C)Dadu
D)Raghunandan
Answer: Dadu
- Q. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88
A)S. N. Banerjee
B)W. T. Stead
C)H. P. Blavatsky
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
A)Rangpur
B)Pataliputra
C)Sukatagendor
D)Lothal
Answer: Pataliputra
- Q. With the fall of which among the following the French Revolution began?
A)Communes
B)Bastille
C)Jacobin Club
D)Pilinitz
Answer: Bastille
- Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Jordan
D)Syria
Answer: Iraq
- Q. Which Indian revolutionary was called by the Britishers as ‘The Father of Indian Disaffection and biggest traitor’?
A)Lala Hardyal
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)M G Ranade
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through
A)Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance
B)Doctrine of Lapse
C)War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D)None of the above
Answer: Doctrine of Lapse
- Q. The Buddhist sect Mahayana formally came into existence during the reign of
A)Ashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Dharmapala
D)Kanishka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Abhinandannath Tirthankar initiated first Parna after how many days of receipt of Diksha?
A)Two
B)One
C)Three
D)Four
Answer: Two
- Q. What was Chandragupta-II also known as?
A)Skanda Gupta
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Vikramaditya
D)Rama Gupta
Answer: Vikramaditya
- Q. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August?
A)On this day Mahatma Gandhi started 'Quit India Movement'
B)On this day the Indian National Congress had demanded "Poorna Swaraj"
C)Anniversary of formation of Interim Government
D)Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
Answer: Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
- Q. Bengal British India Society founded in Calcutta on 20 April 1843, was the __________ political public association to be formed in British India, the first being the zamindari association (1837)
A)Second
B)First
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: Second
- Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?
A)It did not have any woman member
B)It did not include any Indian as a member
C)It was appointed before the stipulated time
D)If refused to meet prominent Indian leaders
Answer: It did not include any Indian as a member
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