More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?
A)Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra
B)Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvagosha
C)Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta
D)Kalidas, Kamba, Vasumitra
Answer: Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra
- Q. Mahabalipuram is an important city that reveals the interest of arts of
A)Cholas
B)Pallavas
C)Pandyas
D)Chalukyas
Answer: Pallavas
- Q. When did the Soviet Union disintegrated into Independent Republics?
A)1991
B)1990
C)1992
D)1993
Answer: 1991
- Q. Which of the following School of art noted for its vitality and assimilative character just because of Brahmanism, Jainism and Buddhism?
A)Amaravati School of Art
B)Gandhara School of Art
C)Mathura School of art
D)None of the above
Answer: Mathura School of art
- Q. Who was the founder of the Kanva dynasty?
A)Vishnusarma
B)Suserman
C)Vasudeva
D)Vasumitra
Answer: Vasudeva
- Q. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
A)Calcutta
B)Lucknow
C)Bombay
D)Madras
Answer: Bombay
- Q. A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete Independence) as Indian’s political goal was passed in the __________ Congress of 1929
A)Lahore
B)Shimla
C)Madras
D)Calcutta
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Which among the following fort was known as the ‘Key of Deccan’?
A)Ajaygarh
B)Kalinjar
C)Asirgarh
D)Gulbarga
Answer: Asirgarh
- Q. The varnas came to be transformed into the hereditary castes during the
A)Gupta period
B)Later Vedic period
C)Mauryan period
D)Vedic period
Answer: Later Vedic period
- Q. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order- I. Nandas II. Shisu nagas III. Mauryas IV. Hariyankas
A)II, I, IV and III
B)IV, II, III and I
C)IV, II, I and III
D)III, I, IV and II
Answer: IV, II, I and III
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the establishment of parties during Indian Struggle Movement?
A)Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj party
B)Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Swaraj party, Muslim League
C)Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party
D)Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Muslim League
Answer: Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj party
- Q. Painting reached its highest level of development during the reign of
A)Aurangzeb
B)Akbar
C)Jahangir
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. By whom among the following was the Paramdham Ashram established?
A)Swami Vivekananda
B)Acharya Kripalani
C)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
D)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
- Q. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
A)Dr. J. Jayalalitha
B)Nandini Satpathy
C)Sucheta Kripalani
D)Ms. Mayawati
Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
- Q. Mahavira’s first disciple was
A)Sthulabhadra
B)Bhadrabahu
C)Charvaka
D)Jamali
Answer: Jamali
- Q. What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram?
A)Prasadas
B)Rathas
C)Mathika
D)Gandhakuti
Answer: Rathas
- Q. Which nationalist had stoutly preached “Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am an Indian”?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)MK Gandhi
C)Swami Vivekanand
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Swami Vivekanand
- Q. Shivaji submitted to Jai Singh and signed the treaty of
A)Purandhar
B)Poona
C)Konkan
D)Surat
Answer: Purandhar
- Q. Which of the following systems of Indian Philosophy uphold the ideology of Charvakism, Ajivika, Jainism and Buddhism?
A)Unorthodox System of Indian Philosophy
B)Orthodox System of Indian Philosophy
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Unorthodox System of Indian Philosophy
- Q. August Offer 1940 was made by the Viceroy
A)Linlithgow
B)Willingdon
C)Minto
D)Lytton
Answer: Linlithgow
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