More Questions on History
- Q. In 1893 Mahatma Gandhi went to South Africa in connection with the trial of a merchant:
A)Sachindra Bakshi
B)Hemu Kalani
C)Manmath Nath Gupta
D)Abdulla Seth
Answer: Abdulla Seth
- Q. Zamindari Association was the political association of modern India
A)Second
B)First
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: First
- Q. The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was
A)Karachi
B)Islamabad
C)Lahore
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Karachi
- Q. Who is the author of Vande Mataram?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Q. Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
A)Yajur Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)Sama Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- Q. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
A)Dadabhai Naroji
B)W. C. Bannerji
C)Gopalkrishna Gokhale
D)Gandhiji
Answer: Dadabhai Naroji
- Q. Who wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras?
A)Tulsidas
B)Mirabai
C)Kabir
D)Chaitanya
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Assertion (A): On 25th April, 1809, the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjit Singh and East India Company. Reason (R): Ranjit Singh wanted to increase the realm of his empire with the help of the company
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by
A)The Indian Legislature
B)The Viceroy's Council
C)The Parliament in England
D)The Secretary of State
Answer: The Parliament in England
- Q. Concerning the caste system, __________said the following to Narayana Guru: “The casteHindus and the low caste-Hindus are both the sons of Hinduism. The caste-Hindu is the elder brother who shoulders responsibility, and he therefore exercises certain privileges. The low casteHindu is his younger brother who is to be cared for. If the elder brother turns out to be somewhat rough and aggressive that should not make the younger brother a runaway from his mother Hinduism.”
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Chattambi Swamikal
C)Tilak
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of
A)1861
B)1858
C)1860
D)1871
Answer: 1861
- Q. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
A)Kanishka I
B)Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka I
- Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers
A)H. P. Blavatsky
B)Annie Besant
C)W. T. Stead
D)H. S. Olcott
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Gandhara Art is the combination of
A)Indo Greek
B)Indo Roman
C)Indo Islamic
D)Indo China
Answer: Indo Greek
- Q. Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
A)Hunter Commission
B)Macaulay's Minute
C)Charter Act
D)Wood's Despatch
Answer: Wood's Despatch
- Q. Dadabhai Naoroji’s book ‘poverty and un British rule in India’ published in __________ analysed the nature of the British rule in India
A)1901
B)1898
C)1908
D)1946
Answer: 1901
- Q. Theosophical society was started by whom and where, initially?
A)Blavatsky and Olcott in united states
B)A.O Hume in India
C)M.G Ranade in India
D)Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa
Answer: Blavatsky and Olcott in united states
- Q. Mozart was born in which country
A)Switzerland
B)Italy
C)Austria
D)Germany
Answer: Austria
- Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)85
B)80
C)90
D)95
Answer: 95
- Q. As per Pitt’s India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________
A)The Court of Directors
B)The Board of Control
C)The House of Commons
D)The House of Lords
Answer: The Court of Directors
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