Thursday, August 16, 2012

Some History Questions for you

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

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