More Questions on History
- Q. Who brought the education available in the monasteries of Northumbria?
A)Bede
B)Alcuin
C)Einhard
D)Rabanus Maurus
Answer: Alcuin
- Q. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangzeb was
A)Har Rai
B)Tegh Bahadur
C)Amar Das
D)Angad
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political crisis because
A)of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders
B)he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt
C)both A and B above
D)of INA's initial success on India's eastern borders
Answer: both A and B above
- Q. Which of the British Acts provided for the establishment of All India Federation at the centre ?
A)The Government of India Act 1919.
B)The Government of India Act 1935.
C)Indian Independence act 1947
D)The Registration act, 1908
Answer: The Government of India Act 1935.
- Q. Choose the correct option I. Dharmpala was the founder of the Pala Empire. II. Mihir Bhoja belongs to Pratihar dynasty. III. Mihir bhoja was the devotee of Lord KRISHNA.
A)Only I, III
B)Only I, II
C)Only II
D)All of the above
Answer: Only II
- Q. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their
A)carving
B)monolithic structure
C)polish
D)uniformity of workmanship
Answer: polish
- Q. Which of the following leader associated with Barout in Uttar Pradesh during 1857 revolts?
A)Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah
B)Shah Mal
C)Tatya Tope
D)Veer Kuwar Singh
Answer: Shah Mal
- Q. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak got constructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)?
A)Ajmer
B)Agra
C)Delhi
D)Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: Ajmer
- Q. Humayun’s Tomb was built by
A)Bega Begum
B)Humayun
C)Babur
D)Akbar
Answer: Bega Begum
- Q. Who defined the “Long Nineteenth Century”?
A)Ernest Gallner
B)Benedict Anderson
C)Eric Hobsbawm
D)Karl Marx
Answer: Eric Hobsbawm
- Q. In 1932, Poona Pact was signed between:
A)Gandhiji and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B)Gandhiji and Jawahar Lal Nehru
C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Gandhiji and Md. Ali Jinnah
Answer: Gandhiji and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Which of the following is not true about the Muslim League?
A)It was established in Calcutta in 1906
B)It was established by the Nawab Salimullah
C)The league supported the partition on Bengal
D)The league opposed the Swadeshi movement
Answer: It was established in Calcutta in 1906
- Q. From which language, has the term ‘democracy’ been derived?
A)Hebrew
B)Greek
C)English
D)Latin
Answer: Greek
- Q. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in :
A)1920
B)1924
C)1916
D)1911
Answer: 1924
- Q. Which of the following countries is regarded as the home of ‘Fabian Socialism’?
A)England
B)Russia
C)France
D)Italy
Answer: England
- Q. Who was in command of the nationalist movement before Gandhi had assumed leadership of the Congress?
A)Motilal Nehru
B)C R Das
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)Lokmanya Tilak
Answer: Lokmanya Tilak
- Q. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with
A)Kolhapur Bomb Case
B)Alipore Bomb case
C)Lahore Conspiracy Case
D)Kakori
Answer: Alipore Bomb case
- Q. To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar
A)prohibited cow-killing
B)encouraged cow-killing
C)taxed cow-killing
D)remained silent to cow-killing
Answer: prohibited cow-killing
- Q. As per Indian Independence Act, the suzerainty of His Majesty over the Indian State would come to an end on __________
A)14 August 1947
B)15 August 1947
C)15 August 1950
D)26 January 1950
Answer: 14 August 1947
- Q. Which of the following teachings was given to people by Rishabhnath before starting of an Era?
A)Masi
B)Krishi
C)Asi
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
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