Modern History interview questions

Which one of the following statements regarding Harappan Civilization is correct?

1. The inhabitants of Harappa grew and used cotton
2. The Harappan Civilization was rural- based
3. The inhabitants of Harappa had neither knowledge of copper nor bronze
4. The standard Harappan seals were made of clay

In the Hunter Commission report, special emphasis was laid on the development of

1. Primary education
2. Technical education
3. Higher education
4. Girl’s education

Who headed the cabinet Mission?

1. Lord Pathic Lawrence
2. A.V. Alexander
3. Staford Cripps
4. None of these

Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called ‘Golden Thershold’?

1. Annie Besant
2. Aruna Asaf Ali
3. Sarojni Naidu
4. Vijayalaxmi Pandit

The state of Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India Through

1. Mayo’s Provincial settlement
2. War against Gangadhar Rao
3. The Policy of Doctrine of Lapse
4. The policy of Subsidiary Alliance

The Marathi fortnightly, ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’ was started by

1. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. B.D. Savarkar
4. B.R. Ambedkar

In which field of Art did Jamini Roy make his name?

1. Drama
2. Painting
3. Music
4. Sculpture

Who gave the concept of Sampoorna Kranti (Total Revolution)?

1. Lenin
2. Karl Marx
3. Jai Prakash Narayan
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Till date, who is the only Indian to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for literature?

1. R.K. Narayan
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4. Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’

Which one of the following was an émigré communist journal of M.N. Roy?

1. Arushila
2. Vanguard
3. The Worker
4. Kisan Sabha

Primarily from which country did the Dutch seize colonies in Southeast Asia?

1. France
2. England
3. Spain
4. Portugal

Which of the following became England’s first successful colony in North America?

1. Jamestown
2. Pennsylvania
3. Plymouth Rock
4. Charleston

Which of the following is not place of worship for Christianity?

1. Cathedral
2. Chapel
3. Church
4. Fire Temple

Where did the ‘Chartist Movement’ occur?

1. Germany
2. U.S.A.
3. France
4. England

The famous painting ‘Sun Flower’ was done by

1. Van Gogh
2. Leonardo da Vinci
3. Pablo Picasso
4. Michael Angelo

Which was the first significant work in a modern European language?

1. Utopia
2. Gargantua
3. Divine comedy
4. The prince

Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when the Suez Canal was completed in 1869?

1. Attlee
2. Lloyd George
3. Churehil
4. Disraeli

This of the following was given the status of ‘honorary whites’ by South Africa?

1. Philippines
2. Japanese
3. Dutch
4. Belgians

The War of Independence of America was fought against the

1. Britain
2. France
3. Royal people of America
4. German

Which is considered as the oldest civilization of the world?

1. Mesopotamia Civilization
2. Egyptian Civilization
3. Harappan Civilization
4. Greek Civilization

Which period of the Egyptian ancient History is known as the ‘Age of the Pyramids’?

1. Old kingdom
2. New Kingdom
3. Middle Kingdom
4. None of these

The industrial Revolution in the last quarter of the eighteenth century in England first affected the

1. Coal mining industry
2. Iron and steel industry
3. Shipping industry
4. Cotton textiles industry

Where is the Church St. Sophia located?

1. Constantinople
2. Rome
3. London
4. Paris

The worldwide economic crisis originating in USA began in

1. 1927
2. 1929
3. 1931
4. 1939

When did Prophet Muhammad die?

1. 630 AD
2. 632 AD
3. 622 AD
4. 636 AD

Which was not a Roman Philosopher?

1. Octavian
2. Cicero
3. Seneca
4. Lucretius

Which of the following kings is associated with the ‘Magna Carta’?

1. Henry III
2. Queen Elizabeth I
3. Henry I
4. King John

When Napoleon became emperor he called himself the

1. Emperor of France
2. Emperor of the French people
3. Emperor of the French Republic
4. None of these

Which of the following countries is associated with Bloody Sunday?

1. U.S.A.
2. Japan
3. Russia
4. England

Who wrote the book ‘The Republic’?

1. Plato
2. Rousseau
3. Socrates
4. Aristotle