More Questions on History
- Q. The American Civil War saw the end of
A)Landlordism
B)Slavery
C)Monarchy
D)Apartheid
Answer: Slavery
- Q. Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacturing of Harappan seals?
A)Bronze
B)Terracotta
C)Copper
D)Iron
Answer: Terracotta
- Q. Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because
A)He had lost his title
B)The Queen had humiliated him
C)The British had stopped his pension
D)His estate had been snatched from him
Answer: The British had stopped his pension
- Q. Who played Socrates to the first generation of the English educated young men of Bengal
A)Rai Narain Bose
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Henry Vivian Derozio
D)Drinkwater Bethun
Answer: Henry Vivian Derozio
- Q. The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
A)Rashtra Jagriti
B)Jay He
C)Bharat Vidhata
D)Matribhoomi
Answer: Bharat Vidhata
- Q. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
A)1919
B)1918
C)1920
D)1923
Answer: 1919
- Q. Sher Shah defeated Humayan and captured Gaur in the battle of
A)Chausa in 1539 A.D.
B)Ghaghra is 1529 A.D.
C)Panipat in 1526 A.D.
D)Khanwa in 1527 A.D.
Answer: Chausa in 1539 A.D.
- Q. Arrange the following events in correct sequence with reference to the Indian freedom struggle I. Passing of ‘Indian Press Act’ II. Surat Split of Congress III. Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement IV. Passing of ‘Rowlatt Act’
A)II, I, III, IV
B)I, II, III, IV
C)II, I, IV, III
D)I, II, IV, III
Answer: II, I, IV, III
- Q. The East India Company had taken Bombay from
A)Charles I
B)The Dutch
C)Charles II
D)The Portuguese
Answer: Charles II
- Q. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in
A)Taxila
B)Swarnagiri
C)Ujjain
D)Tosali
Answer: Taxila
- Q. Who was the founder of Kushan Empire?
A)Virna Kadphises
B)Kanishka
C)Kujula Kadphises
D)Vasiskha
Answer: Kujula Kadphises
- Q. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
A)he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
B)his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
C)after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
D)he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal
Answer: after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
- Q. A ‘Sabha’ in the Vedic period was a/an
A)Royal Court
B)Institution of professional men in villages
C)Mantri Parishad
D)National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
Answer: National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
- Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
B)Chauri Chaura incident
C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
D)Kakori train dacoity incident
Answer: Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
- Q. Who was elected as First Consul of the Consulate of France?
A)Napoleon Bonaparte
B)Adolf Hitler
C)Napoleon III
D)Maximiliean Robespierre
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was
A)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
B)Allauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar
D)Muhamad bin Quasim
Answer: Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar
- Q. The Indian People play people’s role in the people’s war was the slogan of:
A)Indian National Congress
B)The Forward Block
C)Communist Party of India
D)None of these
Answer: Communist Party of India
- Q. When was the Tripartite Pact signed?
A)1940
B)1939
C)1941
D)1945
Answer: 1940
- Q. Who among the following writer’s book gives the detail information about the invasion of India by Alexander?
A)Megasthenes
B)Herodotus
C)Arrian
D)Ptolemy
Answer: Arrian
- Q. Who is known as the first pope of Vatican City
A)Clement XIII
B)Pope Benedict XV
C)Pope Pius XI
D)Benedict XIII
Answer: Pope Pius XI
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