More Questions on History
- Q. In which of the following towns is “Moti Masjid” situated?
A)Jaipur
B)Agra
C)Lahore
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Agra
- Q. The quintessence of Gandhian thought is
A)Metaphysics
B)Satyagraha
C)Spiritualism
D)Moksha
Answer: Satyagraha
- Q. Who was the founder of ‘Gadhar party’
A)Chandarshekhar Azad
B)Sachindranath Sanyal
C)Lala Har Dayal
D)Batukeshwar Dutt
Answer: Lala Har Dayal
- Q. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
A)Encouraging to give up puradh system
B)Spreading education among Muslim women
C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
D)Propagating Quran as the only source
Answer: Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
- Q. Who is known as the founder of the ‘Republic of Turkey’
A)Fevzi Cakmak
B)Ismet Inonu
C)Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
D)None of the above
Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
- Q. The Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution at :
A)Bombay Session, 1934
B)Wardha Session, 1942.
C)Tripuri Session, 1939
D)Ramgarh Session, 1940
Answer: Wardha Session, 1942.
- Q. The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was
A)SS Joshi
B)SA Dange
C)MN Roy
D)PC Joshi
Answer: MN Roy
- Q. The Nehru Report of 1928 with proposals for constitutional reforms had been prepared by
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Motilal Nehru
C)Kamla Nehru
D)All of the above
Answer: Motilal Nehru
- Q. AI Hilal’ was a newspaper launched for propagating nationalism by
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Syed Ahmed Khan
C)Abul Kalam Azad
D)DE Wacha
Answer: Abul Kalam Azad
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history? I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language. II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The foreign traveller who visited Indian during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert description of the Peacock Throne, was
A)Omrah' Danishmand khan
B)Geronimo Verroneo
C)Travernier
D)Austinof Bordeaux
Answer: Travernier
- Q. Purushapura is the other name for
A)Pataliputra
B)Patna
C)Peshawar
D)Punjab
Answer: Peshawar
- Q. The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in
A)November, 1945
B)September, 1945
C)September, 1946
D)January, 1947
Answer: September, 1946
- Q. I. Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the “Calcutta Unitarian Committee”. II. Social Service League was established by Mahadev Govind Ranade. III. Deccan Education Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. IV. Annie Besant started the Central Hindu School. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct with reference to the reformers & leaders of India’s Struggle for Independence?
A)I & IV
B)I, II & IV
C)II & III
D)III Only
Answer: I & IV
- Q. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
A)1919
B)1918
C)1920
D)1923
Answer: 1919
- Q. Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs?
A)Shah Jahan
B)Jahangir
C)Humayun
D)Babur
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Justice C. Y. Chintamani called Government of India Act 1935?
A)Lame Duck
B)Lazy Duck
C)Lazy Federation
D)Lame Federation
Answer: Lame Federation
- Q. Who among the following had written down the ‘Ramcharita’?
A)Chand Bardoi
B)Sandhyakara Nandi
C)Banabhatta
D)Kalhana
Answer: Sandhyakara Nandi
- Q. Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of
A)Ghagra
B)Panipat
C)Khanwa
D)Kannauj
Answer: Kannauj
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