History
History SSC Maharashtra Board Multiple Choice Questions With Answers
1) It may be said that, ______ was the founder of modern historiography.
A) VoltaireB) René DescartesC) Leopold RankéD) Karl Marx
Ans : Voltaire
2) ______ wrote the book entitled ‘Archaeology of Knowledge’.
A) Karl MarxB) Michel FoucaultC) Lucien FebvreD) Voltaire
Ans : Michel Foucault
3) 'Dialectics’ method was explained by ______.
A) VoltaireB) HegelC) Leopold RankéD) Karl Marx
Ans : Hegel
4) At the onset of the twentieth century ______school of historiography in France, gave a new direction to history writing.
A) Annales SchoolB) MarxistC) DialecticsD) Feminist
Ans : Annales School
5) ______ explained the class theory.
A) Karl MarxB) Michel FoucaultC) Lucien FebvreD) Voltaire
Ans : Karl Marx
6) ______ was the first Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
A) Alexander CunninghamB) William JonesC) John Marshall
D) Friedrich Max Muller
Ans : Alexander Cunningham
7) ______ translated the Sanskrit text of ‘Hitopadesh’ in German language.
A) James MillB) Friedrich Max MullerC) MountstuartElphinstoneD) Sir John Marshall
Ans : Friedrich Max Muller
8) Rajtarangini is the history of ______.
A) KashmirB) BengalC) MaharashtraD) Rajastan
Ans : Kashmir
9) Mahatma Phule unfolded the history of the ‘shudratishudra’ commuunities in his book ______.
A) The UntouchablesB) Who Were the ShudrasC) GulamgiriD) Stripurush Tulana
Ans : Gulamgiri
10) Nationalistic writings in Maharashtra were inspired by ______.
A) Vishnushastri ChiplunkarB) V. K. RajawadeC) Tarabai ShindeD) G. S. Sardesa
Ans : Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
11) The earliest museum in the world was discovered in the excavations at the city of ______.
A) DelhiB) HarappaC) UrD) Kolkata
Ans : Ur
12) The National Archives of India is in ______.
A) New DelhiB) KolkataC) MumbaiD) Chennai
Ans : New Delhi
13) ______ is considered as the mother of science and all other subjects.
A) PhilosophyB) EthicsC) HistoryD) Genealogy
Ans : Philosophy
14) The main office of the National Film Archives of India is located in ______.
A) MumbaiB) PuneC) NagpurD) Aurangabad
Ans : Pune
15) Kalbelia is a folk dance in the ______ state is part of the World Heritage List.
A) MaharashtraB) PunjabC) RajasthanD) Tamil Nadu
Ans : Rajasthan
16) The Kas Plateau in the Western Ghats is in the ______ district.
A) SangliB) KolhapurC) SolapurD) Satara
Ans : Satara
17) The first English newspaper in India was started by ______.
A) James Augustus HickeyB) John MarshallC) Bhalshastri JamabhekarD) Allen Hume
Ans : James Augustus Hickey
18) Television is an ______ medium.
A) VisualB) AudioC) Audio-visualD) Print
Ans : Audio-visual
19) Balshastri Jambhekar started the first magazine ______ in Marathi language.
A) DarpanB) DigdarshanC) PragatiD) Kesari
Ans : Digdarshan
20) A newspaper representing the masses of the Indian society was started by Krishnarao Bhalekar was ______.
A) DeenbandhuB) DnyanodayC) KesariD) Prabhakar
Ans : Deenbandhu
21) The ______ programmes are broadcasted in 24 regional languages as well as 146 dialects of Indian languages.
A) YuvawaniB) Vividh BharatiC) Radio MirchiD) FM Radio
Ans : Vividh Bharati
22) The honour of printing an illustration in an Indian newspaper for the first time, goes to ______.
A) DarpanB) DigdarshanC) PragatiD) Dnyanoday
Ans : Dnyanoday
23) The ancient event of Olympic competitions used to be held at ______.
A) Olympia, GreeceB) RomeC) IndiaD) China
Ans : Olympia, Greece
24) Thomas Cook established a travel agency selling _________
A) HandicraftsB) ToysC) Food itemsD) Tourist tickets
Ans : Tourist tickets
25) Bhilar is known as the ‘Village of __________’
A) BooksB) PlantsC) MangoesD) Forts
Ans : Books