History MCQ Question Answers

History Gk (quiz) MCQ question and answers. Suitable for aspirants preparing for SSC-CGL and State Level Examinations of all states and also Bank, SSC, Railway, UPSC conducted NDA/ CDS/ IFS/ IES / CSE etc. examinations.

History World History

Q. Who said’ ‘I am the State’?

A.
Napoleon-I of France
B.
James-II of England
C.
Louis-XIV of France
D.
Hitler of Germany

Answer

Correct Answer : Louis-XIV of France

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who scripted Gandhiji’s favorite song ‘Vaishnav Jan to __________ ‘?

A.
Premanand
B.
Narsi Mehta
C.
Chunilal
D.
Dharmiklal

Answer

Correct Answer : Narsi Mehta

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History World History

Q. Who secured papal recognition of his kingship in 1328?

A.
Edward I of England
B.
Edward Bruce
C.
Edward II of England
D.
Robert the Bruce

Answer

Correct Answer : Robert the Bruce

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British Rule History

Q. Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?

A.
Lord Wellesley
B.
Robert Clive
C.
Dupleix
D.
Lord Macaulay

Answer

Correct Answer : Robert Clive

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1928?

A.
Mangal Pandey
B.
Bhagat Singh
C.
Sukhdev
D.
Bipin Chandra Pal

Answer

Correct Answer : Bhagat Singh

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History World History

Q. Who speaks of Cabinet system as “the steering wheel of the ship of state”?

A.
Muin
B.
Lowell
C.
Marriot
D.
Bagehot

Answer

Correct Answer : Muin

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History Modern Indian

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

Correct Answer : Jawaharlal Nehru

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History World History

Q. Who started the construction of Colosseum in Rome

A.
Vespasian
B.
Nero
C.
Titus
D.
Domitian

Answer

Correct Answer : Vespasian

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History Independence

Q. Who started the English weekly ‘New India’?

A.
Bipin Chandra Pal
B.
Lala Lajpat Rai
C.
Dada Bhai Naoroji
D.
Madan Mohan Malviya

Answer

Correct Answer : Bipin Chandra Pal

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History Modern Indian

Q. Who started the first English newspaper in India?

A.
Raja Rammohan Roy
B.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C.
J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
D.
Lord William Bentinck

Answer

Correct Answer : J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)

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