More Questions on History
- Q. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were
A)protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts
B)restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
C)lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of repressive laws
D)None of the above
Answer: restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
- Q. Who is known as the father of American Constitution
A)George Washington
B)James Madison
C)John Adams
D)Thomas Jefferson
Answer: James Madison
- Q. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence I. Non-Cooperation Movement II. Civil Disobedience Movement III. Chauri – Chaura
A)I, III, II
B)I, II, III
C)II, I, III
D)III, II, I
Answer: I, III, II
- Q. The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in
A)Golconda
B)Bijapur
C)Hampi
D)Baroda
Answer: Hampi
- Q. Name the language that was designated as the ‘Camp Language’ during the Medieval Period
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Hindi
D)Urdu
Answer: Urdu
- Q. Who wrote in 1900 to the Secretary of state for India-‘It is my firm belief that the congress is staggering towards its downfall and it is my great desire that during my stay in India I should help in its peaceful demise?”
A)Lord Hardinge
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Lord Minto
Answer: Lord Curzon
- Q. The Rohelas helped the Afghan invaders in 1761 in the Battle of
A)Plassey
B)Bauxar
C)Arcot
D)Panipat
Answer: Panipat
- Q. First Indian Commander-in-Chief was
A)Gen. K. M. Kariappa
B)Gen. K. S. Thimayya
C)S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
D)None of the above
Answer: Gen. K. M. Kariappa
- Q. Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi’s assassination. “None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth”?
A)Nelson Mandela
B)Bertrand Russel
C)Albert Einstein
D)Leo Tolstoy
Answer: Albert Einstein
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint emphasised the essential oneness of all religion by describing Hindus and Muslims ‘as pots of the same clay’?
A)Tulsidas
B)Kabir
C)Ramananda
D)Raidasa
Answer: Kabir
- Q. The American Civil War saw the end of
A)Landlordism
B)Slavery
C)Monarchy
D)Apartheid
Answer: Slavery
- Q. Champaran Satyagraha was related to
A)Mill-owners
B)Indigo
C)Plague
D)Fresh assessment of land
Answer: Indigo
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult? I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti. II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Who was the author of famous Persian series of 52 stories Tutinama?
A)Amir Khusrau
B)Nakhshabi
C)Abul Fazl
D)Hasan Nizami
Answer: Nakhshabi
- Q. The Harappans did not know the use of
A)Bronze
B)Copper
C)Gold
D)Iron
Answer: Iron
- Q. Dadabhai Naroji has described his theory of ‘Drain of Wealth’ in the book
A)British Rule and its Consequences
B)Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
C)Exploitative Nature of British Rule in India
D)Nature of British Colonial Rule
Answer: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
- Q. The huge wealth of the Mughals Cell into the hands of __________ after the capture of Delhi in 1739
A)The English
B)Nadir Shah
C)The French
D)The Portuguese
Answer: Nadir Shah
- Q. Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. in
A)Babylon
B)Persia
C)Macedonia
D)Taxila
Answer: Babylon
- Q. Who had strongly advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)C Rajagopalachari
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C Rajagopalachari
- Q. Justice movement was started by? I. C. N. Mudaliar II. T. M. Nair III. P. Tyagaraja
A)Only b
B)Only a
C)By both A and B
D)All the three
Answer: By both A and B
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