More Questions on History
- Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
A)Self government
B)Complete independence
C)Economic independence
D)Political independence
Answer: Self government
- Q. The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________
A)1793
B)1693
C)1893
D)1933
Answer: 1793
- Q. The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the __________ decision to partition Bengal
A)British
B)French
C)Dutch
D)Portuguese
Answer: British
- Q. Boston Tea Party’ protest was associated with the revolution of
A)Italy
B)America
C)Franch
D)India
Answer: America
- Q. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between
A)Akbar and Medini Rai
B)Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
C)Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
D)Akbar and Uday Singh
Answer: Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
- Q. As per ‘August Offer’ the British objective for India was __________
A)Puma Swaraj
B)Dominion Status
C)Responsible Government
D)Provincial Authority
Answer: Dominion Status
- Q. Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War?
A)Chandragupta
B)Samudragupta
C)Shivaji
D)Ashoka
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was
A)Subsidiary Alliance
B)Doctrine of Lapse
C)Mediatisation
D)Annexation of Indian States
Answer: Subsidiary Alliance
- Q. The eminent Bengali novelist and composer of national song Vande Mataram who aroused a new consciousness in the 19th century Bengal Society was :
A)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B)Rabindranath Tagore
C)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
D)None of the above
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Q. The immortal national Song ‘Vande Mataram’ has been written by
A)Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyaya
B)Rabindranath Tagore
C)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
D)Surendranath Bandopadhyaya
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya
- Q. Who was the first chairman of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
A)Liu Shaoqi
B)Mao Zedong
C)Hua Guofeng
D)Hu Yaobang
Answer: Mao Zedong
- Q. Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658 at
A)Aurangabad
B)Agra
C)Fatehpur Sikri
D)Delhi
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
A)Vajrata
B)Anangpal
C)Rudrane
D)Devraja
Answer: Anangpal
- Q. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
A)Devaraya
B)Harihara
C)Krishnadevaraya
D)Bukka
Answer: Krishnadevaraya
- Q. Who was the master of imperial mint at Delhi during the reign of Akbar?
A)Mansur
B)Khwaza Abdus Samad
C)Mir Sayyid Ali
D)Jehangir
Answer: Khwaza Abdus Samad
- Q. The Bombay Association, the first political association in Bombay presidency was founded by __________ in 1852
A)Pulinbehari Sarkar
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Amaresh Chakravarty
D)Prankrishna Parija
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The term ‘Philosophy’ is derived from which of the following?
A)Ancient Roman
B)Ancient Greek
C)Hebrew Language
D)English
Answer: Ancient Greek
- Q. Assertion (A): Wazir Nizam-ul-Mulk left Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah to realize his own ambition of founding the State of Hyderabad. Reason (R): Muhammad Shah, instead of supporting his able Wazir, intrigued against him.
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. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
- Q. Who was the first to use the term ‘Adivasi’ to refer to the tribal people?
A)Thakkar Bappa
B)Jyotiba Phule
C)M N Srinivas
D)B R Ambedkar
Answer: Thakkar Bappa
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