More Questions on History
- Q. The Home Rule Society, popularly called ‘India House’ , had been established in London to promote the cause of Indian independence, by
A)Madan Lal Dhingra
B)Lala Hardayal
C)Shyamji Krishna Varma
D)V D Savarkar
Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
- Q. Alexander the Great was the king of which kingdom
A)Macedonia
B)Rome
C)Epirus
D)Cyprus
Answer: Macedonia
- Q. When was the Carolingian dynasty replaced in the western lands?
A)918
B)911
C)987
D)996
Answer: 987
- Q. Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters was done on 9th August?
A)Boycott of Simon Commission
B)Salt Satyagraha
C)Champaran Satyagraha
D)Kakori Mail train robbery
Answer: Kakori Mail train robbery
- Q. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of
A)Arcot
B)Trichinopoly
C)Wandiwash
D)Pondicherry
Answer: Wandiwash
- Q. Which of the following reform is the legislative contribution of Raja Rammohan Roy?
A)Indianisation of superior services
B)Abolition of sati
C)Reduction of export duties on Indian goods
D)Abolition of east India company's trading rights
Answer: Abolition of sati
- Q. Who was the first to raise the slogan ‘Inquilab zindabad’?
A)M Kelappan
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Veer Savarkar
D)Shankaran Nair
Answer: Bhagat Singh
- Q. The Upanishads were translated by Dara Shikoh in Persian under the title of
A)Sirr-i-Akbar
B)Mayma-ul-Bahrain
C)Al-Fihrist
D)Kitabul Bayan
Answer: Sirr-i-Akbar
- Q. The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as
A)Mantriparishad
B)Parishad
C)Ashtapradhan
D)Rajyaparishad
Answer: Ashtapradhan
- Q. Who developed system ranks of binary patterns?
A)Aryabhata
B)Baudhayana
C)Mahavira
D)Pingala
Answer: Pingala
- Q. Kalidasa’s works include: I. Abhijnanashakuntalam II. Meghadutam III. Raghuvamsa IV. Malvikagnimitram V. Ritusamhara VI. Kumarasambhava Select the correct option
A)I, II, IV, V and VI
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, III , IV and V
D)All of them
Answer: All of them
- Q. The United Kingdom is a classic example of a/an
A)Absolute monarchy
B)Aristocracy
C)Constiutional monarchy
D)Polity
Answer: Constiutional monarchy
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of in modern Indian history?
A)August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B)Morley-Minto Reforms, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
C)Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
D)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms
Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
- Q. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on :
A)June 5, 1931
B)July 5, 1931
C)March 5, 1931
D)January 5, 1931
Answer: March 5, 1931
- Q. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
A)V. D. Savarkar
B)Brahma Datt
C)Dr. Gopal
D)Ashok Mehta
Answer: Ashok Mehta
- Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following rulers? I. Muizuddin Bahram Shah II. Iltutmish III. Raziya IV. Rukhnuddin Firuz
A)II, IV, III, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)III, II, IV, I
D)IV, III, I, II
Answer: II, IV, III, I
- Q. When was the last Bulgarian noble surrendered to the Byzantine Empire?
A)927
B)924
C)1014
D)1018
Answer: 1018
- Q. The caste system of India was created for
A)Recognization of the dignity of labour
B)Immobility of labour
C)Economic uplift
D)Occupational division of labour
Answer: Occupational division of labour
- Q. What is pietra dura?
A)Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
B)A form of music
C)Armour
D)None of the above
Answer: Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
- Q. Who proclaimed the First Crusade?
A)Peter the Hermit
B)Alexios I Komnenos
C)Pope Gregory VII
D)Pope Urban II
Answer: Pope Urban II
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