More Questions on History
- Q. Cortez discovered Mexico in the year
A)1519
B)1506
C)1532
D)1560
Answer: 1519
- Q. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
A)Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
B)This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
D)The diarchy was introduced at the centre
Answer: The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?
A)The Viceroy was given special powers
B)Diarchy was established in the provinces
C)The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers
D)The federal legislature was to be bicameral
Answer: Diarchy was established in the provinces
- Q. To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs Annie Besant published the newspaper (s)
A)Young India and Home Rule News
B)New India and Commonweal
C)Mahratta and Kesari
D)Home Rule Courier
Answer: New India and Commonweal
- Q. The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisher reformer named
A)Vishnu Shastri
B)Jagannath Shankar
C)Bal Shastri
D)Krishna Shastri
Answer: Bal Shastri
- Q. Jantar Mantar is in
A)Assam
B)Rajasthan
C)Bihar
D)Gujrat
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Who among the following built the Gomateshwara statue at Sravanabelagola ?
A)Kharvela
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Amoghavarsha
D)Chamundaraya
Answer: Chamundaraya
- Q. Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :
A)Princely states
B)Governor’s provinces
C)Governor’s provinces and princely states
D)None of these
Answer: Governor’s provinces and princely states
- Q. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization was
A)Persian
B)Dravidian
C)Sanskrit
D)Undecipherable
Answer: Undecipherable
- Q. Prince of Piligrims’ was the name attributed to
A)Hiuen-tsang
B)Fa-Hien
C)I-tsing
D)Megasthenes
Answer: Hiuen-tsang
- Q. Subhash Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi, Azad and Nehru) and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called
A)Swatantra Bharat Brigade
B)Himalayan Brigade
C)Bhagat Singh Brigade
D)Subhash Brigade
Answer: Subhash Brigade
- Q. When King George-V and Queen of India visited India, a magnificent Durbar was held at
A)Delhi
B)Calcutta
C)Bombay
D)Madras
Answer: Delhi
- Q. “The Three Emperors League” 1873 was also known as
A)Triple Alliance
B)Dreikaiserbund Treaty
C)Reinsurance Treaty
D)The Dual Alliance
Answer: Dreikaiserbund Treaty
- Q. I. System of Purva Mimamsa was propagated by sage Jaimini, a disciple of Veda Vyasa. II. The main objective of the Purva Mimamsa School is to interpret and establish the authority of the Vedas. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Purva Mimamsa?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. When did Greco-Persian Wars end?
A)449 BC
B)460 BC
C)447 BC
D)424 BC
Answer: 449 BC
- Q. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
A)Agrarian Civilization
B)Urban Civilization
C)Mesolithic Civilization
D)Paleolithic Civilization
Answer: Urban Civilization
- Q. Who was advocated of the famous INA Trials?
A)Asaf Ali
B)Bhulabhai Desai
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: Bhulabhai Desai
- Q. Who said, “India is for Indians?”
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Syed Hasan Imam
C)Dr. S.Gopal
D)Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ In
A)Amarakosa
B)The Light of Asia
C)Buddhacharita
D)Jatak Tales
Answer: Amarakosa
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