History Important MCQs for WB Board Class 10

1. Who is known as the Father of History?

a) Thucydides
b) Herodotus
c) Kalhana
d) Marc Bloch

Ans: b) Herodotus

2. The Subaltern Studies group was formed under the leadership of:
a) Romila Thapar
b) Ranajit Guha
c) R. C. Majumdar
d) Bipan Chandra

Ans: b) Ranajit Guha

3. The book Rajatarangini was written by:
a) Banabhatta
b) Kalidasa
c) Kalhana
d) Ashvaghosha

Ans: c) Kalhana

4. The Annales School was founded by:
a) E. P. Thompson
b) Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre
c) Ranajit Guha
d) Eric Hobsbawm

Ans: b) Marc Bloch and Lucien Febvre

5. The Dramatic Performances Act was passed in:
a) 1857
b) 1876
c) 1885
d) 1905

Ans: b) 1876

6. New Social History mainly discusses:
a) Political leaders
b) Kings and dynasties
c) Common people
d) Military battles

Ans: c) Common people

7. The first Indian silent film was:
a) Alam Ara
b) Jamai Shashthi
c) Raja Harishchandra
d) Pather Panchali

Ans: c) Raja Harishchandra

8. The first railway in India ran between:
a) Howrah and Burdwan
b) Delhi and Agra
c) Bombay and Thane
d) Madras and Bangalore

Ans: c) Bombay and Thane

9. Which of the following is a theme of modern historiography?
a) Gender history
b) Sports history
c) Food habits
d) All of the above

Ans: d) All of the above

10. Who wrote A History of Hindu Chemistry?
a) Jagadish Chandra Bose
b) Prafulla Chandra Ray
c) C. V. Raman
d) Meghnad Saha

Ans: b) Prafulla Chandra Ray

11. The book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was written by:
a) Thomas Kuhn
b) Eric Hobsbawm
c) E. P. Thompson
d) Fernand Braudel

Ans: a) Thomas Kuhn

12. The Photographic Society of Bengal was established in:
a) 1854
b) 1856
c) 1872
d) 1880

Ans: b) 1856

13. Environmental history studies the relationship between:
a) Rulers and subjects
b) Humans and environment
c) Trade and economy
d) Religion and politics

Ans: b) Humans and environment

14. The Indian Forest Act of 1878 divided forests into:
a) Two categories
b) Four categories
c) Three categories
d) Five categories

Ans: c) Three categories

15. Who wrote The Making of the English Working Class?
a) Eric Hobsbawm
b) E. P. Thompson
c) Ranajit Guha
d) Marc Bloch

Ans: b) E. P. Thompson