More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?
A)Berar
B)Bijapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Bedar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Against Lord and State was written by
A)Sri Ramakrishna
B)K. N. Panikkar
C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
D)Shyama Charan Sen
Answer: K. N. Panikkar
- Q. The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in
A)November, 1945
B)September, 1945
C)September, 1946
D)January, 1947
Answer: September, 1946
- Q. The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of
A)propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
B)constant interference by Governors in day-to-day administration
C)India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War
D)failure of the British to define their war aims
Answer: failure of the British to define their war aims
- Q. Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by?
A)Udayin and Shishunaga
B)Harihara and Bukka
C)Devavarman and Vainya
D)Mahendraverman and Sirmara
Answer: Harihara and Bukka
- Q. Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
A)Dhyana Mudra
B)Abhaya Mudra
C)Dharmachakra Mudra
D)Bhumisparsa Mudra
Answer: Dharmachakra Mudra
- Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?
A)Rudradaman-I in 78 AD
B)Kadphises in 58 BC
C)Vikramaditya in 58 BC
D)Kanishka in 78 AD
Answer: Kanishka in 78 AD
- Q. The English established their first factory in India at
A)Surat
B)Bombay
C)Sutanati
D)Madras
Answer: Surat
- Q. When did Otto I secure recognition of his title?
A)972
B)936
C)973
D)967
Answer: 972
- Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Pramatma in Kannada region?
A)Nimbarka
B)Mirabai
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Madhav
Answer: Madhav
- Q. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of
A)Brahmanas
B)Samhitas
C)Aranyakas
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak, for which he was sentenced to six years transportation in July 1908?
A)for insiting violence during the Surat session of the INC
B)for being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
C)for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
D)for being instrumental in the murder of the British Plaque commissioner in Poona.
Answer: for seditious writings in his paper Kesari
- Q. The Gupta Saka was founded by
A)Chandra Gupta, the Second
B)Chandra Gupta, the First
C)Samudra Gupta
D)Kumara Gupta
Answer: Chandra Gupta, the First
- Q. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?
A)Sunga
B)Satavahana
C)Nanda
D)Kanva
Answer: Sunga
- Q. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
A)Gold
B)Silver
C)Iron
D)Copper
Answer: Copper
- Q. Robert Clive, the Governor General of the __________
A)French
B)Dutch
C)British
D)Portuguese
Answer: British
- Q. The Tokyo Conference which passed a resolution to form an Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was a conference of
A)Indians living in Tokyo
B)different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
C)Indian prisoners of war in Japanese custody
D)Indian revolutionaries living outside India
Answer: different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
- Q. Who established East India Association in London 1866?
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Subhash Chandra Bose
C)V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
D)Hemu Kalani
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Krishnamohan started the __________ in 1831
A)Hindu Pioneer
B)Enquirer
C)Quill
D)Bengal Spectator
Answer: Enquirer
- Q. Why was the Second Round Table Conference failed?
A)Suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement
B)Priority to be given to communal question
C)Grant of Dominion Status
D)Date of transfer of power
Answer: Priority to be given to communal question
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