More Questions on History
- Q. Which reforms Act had created the office of the secretary of state for India?
A)The Government of India Act, 1858
B)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
C)The Indian Councils Act, 1861
D)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1908
Answer: The Government of India Act, 1858
- Q. Who was the eldest brother among the Pandavas?
A)Bhima
B)Yudhishthira
C)Sahadeva
D)Nakula
Answer: Yudhishthira
- Q. Narayana Guru was born on August 22, 1856, in the village of __________ near Thiruvananthapuram
A)Karunagapally
B)Chempazhanthi
C)Kayamkulam
D)Kannur
Answer: Chempazhanthi
- Q. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
A)Government of India Act, 1858
B)Charter Act of 1813
C)Charter Act of 1853
D)Charter Act of 1833
Answer: Charter Act of 1853
- Q. Which of the following Government of India Act gave separate representation to the Muslims?
A)Act of 1919
B)Act of 1909
C)Act of 1935
D)Act of 1947
Answer: Act of 1909
- Q. Who was “The First American”?
A)James Madison
B)Benjamin Franklin
C)John Adams
D)George Washington
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
- Q. The Rig Veda consists of
A)1028 hymns
B)1000 hymns
C)500 hymns
D)2000 hymns
Answer: 1028 hymns
- Q. The Quit India Movement was Launched in 1942 in the month of
A)March
B)January
C)August
D)December
Answer: August
- Q. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at
A)Ajmer
B)Kalanaur
C)Gaur
D)Kabul
Answer: Kalanaur
- Q. Which of the following saint wrote Sri-Bhasya?
A)Vallabh
B)Ramanuja
C)Tukaram
D)Eknath
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. Assertion (A): English was taken as the medium of instruction in India by the William Bentinck. Reason (R): William Bentinck wanted to promote western culture in India
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: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of
A)Phillip Reading
B)Phillip Uartog
C)Uartog Reading
D)None of these
Answer: Phillip Uartog
- Q. Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulanav Abdul Kalam Azad
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Vallabh Bhai Patel and M. A. Jinnah
D)Morarji desai and J. B. Kripalani
Answer: Vallabh Bhai Patel and M. A. Jinnah
- Q. Which Ottoman Sultan defeat Byzantine Empire and capture Constantinople city in 1453
A)Bayezid II
B)Mehmed II
C)Murad II
D)Mehmed IV
Answer: Mehmed II
- Q. Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April __________
A)1919
B)1918
C)1926
D)1925
Answer: 1919
- Q. Which of the following could be associated with Buddhism? I. Rejection of the authority of Vedas II. Denial of God III. Belief in the categories of jiva and ajiva IV. The concept of nirvana V. Theory of prakriti and purusha
A)II,III,IV and I
B)I,II and III
C)I,II and IV
D)I,III,IV and V
Answer: I,II and IV
- Q. Punic Wars were fought between
A)Greece and Rome
B)Greece and Gaul
C)Rome and Gaul
D)Rome and Carthage
Answer: Rome and Carthage
- Q. Rajatarangini was written by
A)Alberuni
B)Kalhana
C)Harsha Vardhana
D)Kautilya
Answer: Kalhana
- Q. Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?
A)Lord Hastings
B)Lord William Bentinck
C)Lord Cornwallis
D)Lord Wellesley
Answer: Lord Hastings
- Q. __________ a notable disciple of Sree Narayana Guru introduced Guru’s visions and ideals to the western world
A)Kumaranasan
B)Nataraja Guru
C)Chattambi Swamikal
D)K.Madhavan
Answer: Nataraja Guru
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