Kerala PSC Previously Asked History Questions

1 Swadeshi Movement was started in the year?

Ans : 1905

2 Who was the heroine of Quit India Movement?

Ans : Aruna Asaf Ali

3 Gandhiji started his Dhandi march from

Ans : Sabarmathi

4 Who is considered as the father of History?

Ans : Herodotus

5 Vaso-da-Gama disovered India in the year

Ans : 1498

6 "The King of England who signed ""Magna Carta"" was"

Ans : King John II

7 Who was the first leader of All India Trade Union Congress(AITUC)?

Ans : Subhash Chandra Bose

8 "Who was known as ""Man of Destiny"" ?"

Ans : Napolean Bonapart

9 Which colour was commonly used in Harappan Pottery?

Ans : Red

10 The Indian freedom fighter who was known as 'Frontier Gandhi' is

Ans : Khan Abdul Gafar Khan

11 Tansen ,a great musician of his times, was in the Court of

Ans : Akbar

12 Suez Canal was opened for traffic in the year

Ans : 1869

13 """Ballot is stronger than the Bullet"" Who said this?"

Ans : Abraham Lincoln

14 The first Olympic games was held in

Ans : 776 BC

15 The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at

Ans : Dhaka

16 Ankar Vat is a temple in

Ans : Combodia

17 John. F.Kennedy was killed in the year

Ans : 1963

18 The Congress party was formally split into extrimists and moderates at the Surat session of

Ans : 1907

19 Indian National Army fought Second World War against

Ans : British

20 Modern Olympic games started in 1896 in

Ans : Athens

21 Which of the following dynastics was ruling over north India at the time of Alexander's invasion ?

Ans : Nanda

22 The year in which Second World War started

Ans : 1939

23 Burma, presently Myanmar was separated from British India in the year

Ans : 1935

24 Who was the designer of the Statue of Liberty in USA ?

Ans : Fredric Auguste

25 First common wealth was held at

Ans : Hamilton(Canada)

26 The fifth story of Qutabminar was added by which King

Ans : Firos sha Tuglaque

27 French revolution began in the year

Ans : 1789

28 Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the

Ans : Budhists

29 The 'Master of Greek Comedy' is

Ans : Aristophanes

30 The only women ruler of Delhi Sultanate Raziya Sultana was the daughter of

Ans : Ilthumish

31 Where is Black Pagoda

Ans : Konark

32 """Ashta Pradhan"" adorned the court of"

Ans : Shivaji

33 Beginning of Saka Era

Ans : 78 AD

34 Indian Association was founded by

Ans : Surendranath Banerjee

35 Holly book of Judans

Ans : The Toras

36 The year in which the ship Titanic sank

Ans : 1912

37 Israel came into existence in the year

Ans : 1948

38 Who was the founder of city of 'Amritsar' ?

Ans : Guru Ramdas

39 Founder of Arya Samaj was

Ans : Dayananda Saraswathi

40 The word 'Hindu'as reference to the people of India was first used by

Ans : The Arabs

41 The Civilization which developed on the banks of the river Tiber is known as

Ans : Roman

42 In which year was Jesus Christ born ?

Ans : BC 4

43 From which country did Fascist party originate

Ans : Italy

44 The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year

Ans : 1921

45 "The ""East India Company was founded in India durinhg the reighn of"

Ans : Akbar

46 Russian revolution took place in the year

Ans : 1917

47.Who is the father of Indian Renaissance ?

Ans : Raja Ram MohanRay

48.First Deputy Prime Minister of India ?

Ans : Sardar Vallabhai Patel

49.Who was the First Prime Minister of India to face the No-Confidence Motion ?

Ans : Jawahar Lal Nehru

50.Who was the last Viceroy of British India ?

Ans : Lord Canning