More Questions on History
- Q. Joseph François Dupleix was the commander of the __________ forces in India
A)British
B)French
C)American
D)Dutch
Answer: French
- Q. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at
A)Vaishali
B)Pataliputra
C)Kundalavana
D)Bodh Gaya
Answer: Kundalavana
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A)Buddhist order or organisation
B)Buddhist monastery
C)A kind of tomb where the relics of Buddha and other Buddhist monks are kept
D)A Buddhist assembly hall or temple
Answer: A kind of tomb where the relics of Buddha and other Buddhist monks are kept
- Q. Who was the first to distinguish between cause and immediate origins of an event?
A)Pericles
B)Herodotus
C)Plutarch
D)Thucydides
Answer: Thucydides
- Q. Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the Harappan Civilization?
A)R.D. Banerjee
B)Sir Johan Marshall
C)A. Cunningham
D)Daya Ram Sahani
Answer: A. Cunningham
- Q. __________in his book ‘Economic history of India’ wrote ‘If India is poor today it is through the operation of economic causes’
A)R. C. Dutt
B)Dadhabai Naoroji
C)Ranade
D)R. P. Datt
Answer: R. C. Dutt
- Q. The Peasant and the Raj is the work of __________
A)A. R. Desai
B)Eric Stokes
C)D. N. Dhanagare
D)Shirin Mehta
Answer: Eric Stokes
- Q. Who said “Where there is no law, there is no freedom”?
A)Lenin
B)Bentham
C)Marx
D)Locke
Answer: Locke
- Q. Which of the following are the innovative means used by Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to bring Sanskrit education to all?
A)Brought new prose style
B)Devised new Bengali primer
C)Both A & B
D)Continued the same method without any new innovation
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Poona pact?
A)It was signed on January 23, 1932
B)It was signed between Madan Mohan Malaviya and Dr. Ambedkar
C)It was signed in yarvada jail in Puna
D)This act increased the number of seats reserved for depressed class from 71 to 147
Answer: It was signed on January 23, 1932
- Q. Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Red Fort Complex
- Q. Which of the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A)He started Ganpati Festval in 1893
B)He wrote 'Gita Rahasya'
C)He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
D)He started home rule league in 1916
Answer: He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
- Q. 1911 Revolution of China resulted in
A)Federalism
B)Establishment of a Republic
C)Democracy
D)Increased problems of people
Answer: Establishment of a Republic
- Q. Cortez discovered Mexico in the year
A)1519
B)1506
C)1532
D)1560
Answer: 1519
- Q. Which of the following metals was not known during the Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Gold
B)Iron
C)Copper
D)Silver
Answer: Iron
- Q. Which Bhakti saint believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
A)Chaitanya
B)Gnanadev
C)Namadeva
D)Ekanatha
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Who was the first Gupta ruler who assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja?
A)Chandragupta I
B)Skandhgupta
C)Chandragupta II
D)Kumaragupta
Answer: Chandragupta I
- Q. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record the achievements of
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ashoka
C)Samudragupta
D)Chandragupta II
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from
A)Pindari menace
B)Russian menace
C)Rohelas
D)Attack by Burmese
Answer: Russian menace
- Q. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
A)1912
B)1911
C)1920
D)1925
Answer: 1911
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