More Questions on History
- Q. A new phase began in the Guru’s life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose__________, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram
A)Sivagiri
B)Karunagapally
C)Kayamkulam
D)Kannur
Answer: Sivagiri
- Q. Which of the following is not among the regions where the Britishers had first set up trading posts?
A)Goa
B)Bengal
C)Coromandel Coast
D)Gujarat
Answer: Goa
- Q. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
A)Queen Elizabeth
B)Queen Mary
C)James I
D)Queen Anne
Answer: James I
- Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
A)Pitt's India Act
B)Regulating Act
C)Charter Act
D)Company Act
Answer: Regulating Act
- Q. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
A)Establishment of village industries
B)Abolition of machinery
C)Adoption of non-violence
D)Trusteeship theory
Answer: Trusteeship theory
- Q. The capital of Kanishka was
A)Benares
B)Puruspura
C)Allahabad
D)Sarnath
Answer: Puruspura
- Q. Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
A)Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
B)War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb
C)Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc.
D)All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
Answer: All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
- Q. Who was the first European to translate the Bhagavad Gita into English?
A)William Jones
B)Alexander Cunningham
C)James Prinsep
D)Charles Wilkins
Answer: Charles Wilkins
- Q. The Singh Sabha intended to restore Sikhism to its past purity by publishing historical religious books, magazines and journals, to propagate knowledge using Punjabi, to return Sikh apostates to their original faith, and to involve highly placed __________in the educational programme of the Sikhs
A)Frenchmen
B)Portuguese
C)Dutch
D)Englishmen
Answer: Englishmen
- Q. Which of the following upheavals took place In Bengal immediately after the revolt of 1857?
A)Indigo disturbances
B)Santhal rebellion
C)Sanyasi rebellion
D)Pabna disturbances
Answer: Indigo disturbances
- Q. The Pitt’s India Act empowered the Governor-General with
A)A casting vote
B)Power of vote
C)The power to dismiss the council
D)The power to add more members to the council
Answer: A casting vote
- Q. Which monarch is known as ‘the Sun King’ and also the longest of monarchs of major countries in European history
A)Henry III of England
B)Louis XIV of France
C)Louis XIII of France
D)Edward I of England
Answer: Louis XIV of France
- Q. Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British
A)Chandrashekhar Azad
B)Jitin Das
C)Rajguru
D)Kalpana - Dutt
Answer: Rajguru
- Q. Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?
A)Shyama Shastri
B)Tyagaraja
C)Muthu Swami Diskshitar
D)Swati Thirunal
Answer: Swati Thirunal
- Q. Who was the author of United States Declaration of Independence
A)George Washington
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)Abraham Lincoln
D)Benjamin Franklin
Answer: Thomas Jefferson
- Q. According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of the Chief Justice and
A)Two Judges
B)Five Judges
C)Six Judges
D)Three Judges
Answer: Three Judges
- Q. What was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating against when he succumbed to police brutality?
A)Minto-Morley Reforms
B)Rowlatta Act
C)Simon Commission
D)Pitts India Act
Answer: Simon Commission
- Q. Sri Narayana Guru was born into an __________ family.
A)Nayar
B)Ezhava
C)Pulaya
D)Vannan
Answer: Ezhava
- Q. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce
A)Bronze implements
B)Seals
C)Cotton
D)Barely
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
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