More Questions on History
- Q. What was the reason for Franks rapid rise in western Europe?
A)Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
B)Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
C)Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
D)Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
Answer: Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
- Q. In 1612 __________established a trading post in Gujarat
A)French
B)British
C)Spain
D)Dutch
Answer: British
- Q. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
A)Jhelum
B)Ravi
C)Sutlej
D)Chenab
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. Indian Dyarchy was started by :
A)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
B)Indian Council Act, 1861
C)Indian Council Act, 1992
D)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
Answer: Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
- Q. When was Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile?
A)1248
B)1200
C)1203
D)1261
Answer: 1248
- Q. Krishnadevaraya built the Krishnaswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of
A)Calcutta
B)Karnataka
C)Jammu & Kashmir
D)Kerala
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Pearl Harbour, an American Naval and Airforce base was attacked by
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)France
D)England
Answer: Japan
- Q. Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
A)Ekanatha
B)Namadev
C)Tukaram
D)Gnanadeva
Answer: Gnanadeva
- Q. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?
A)Aravidu
B)Sangam
C)Tuluva
D)Saluva
Answer: Tuluva
- Q. Which among the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government aided schools and colleges?
A)Educational Despatch, 1854
B)Pitts India Act, 1784
C)Macaulay Minute, 1835
D)Regulating Act, 1773
Answer: Macaulay Minute, 1835
- Q. The upliftment of the backward classes had been the prime concern of the
A)Prarthana Samaj
B)Arya Samaj
C)Satyashodhak Samaj
D)Ramakrishna Mission
Answer: Satyashodhak Samaj
- Q. Who spoke “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom”?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Rajagopalachari
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?
A)Akbar
B)Aurangazeb
C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Q. Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formula?
A)Rig Veda
B)Sama Veda
C)Yajur Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Yajur Veda
- Q. When was the kingdom between the Rhine and Rhone rivers created?
A)864
B)843
C)876
D)877
Answer: 843
- Q. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
A)Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war
B)After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
C)He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
D)Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
Answer: He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
- Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are 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 are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. In which year, New Zealand became the first country in world to grant women vote
A)1893
B)1887
C)1898
D)1905
Answer: 1893
- Q. In which of the following system of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protection to the interest of farmers?
A)Ryotwari Settlement of Madras
B)Permanent Settlement of Bengal
C)Zamindari Settlement of Central States
D)Malgujari (land revenue) Settlement of United State
Answer: Ryotwari Settlement of Madras
- Q. Raja Rammohan Roy’s contribution to education are: I. Assisted David Hare in setting Hindu college II. English school at Calcutta was maintained at his own cost III. Established Vedanta College which taught only western social and physical sciences
A)Both II and III
B)Only III
C)Only I and II
D)All the above
Answer: Only I and II
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