More Questions on History
- Q. Who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt
A)Ibrahim Pasha
B)Muhammad Ali
C)Abbas I
D)Sa'id Pasha
Answer: Muhammad Ali
- Q. The previous name of Zaire was
A)Liberia
B)Benin
C)Congo
D)Sierra Leone
Answer: Congo
- Q. Who was one of the teachers of Alexander the Great
A)Aristotle
B)Plato
C)Socrates
D)None of the above
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira adds which of the followings as the fifth vow?
A)Non-injury
B)Abstention from stealing
C)Brahmacharya or continence
D)Non-attachment
Answer: Brahmacharya or continence
- Q. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
A)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
B)Firoz Tughlaq
C)Alauddin Khalji
D)Sikandar Lodi
Answer: Sikandar Lodi
- Q. Which among the following book based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj?
A)Gaudavaho
B)Rajatarangini
C)Malavikagnimitram
D)All of the above
Answer: Gaudavaho
- Q. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
A)Cow was sacred to them
B)Horse sacrifice was known to them
C)Pashupati' was venerated by them
D)The culture was generally static
Answer: Pashupati' was venerated by them
- Q. Humayun had to run away from India after he was defeated in the battle of
A)Ghagra
B)Panipat
C)Khanwa
D)Kannauj
Answer: Kannauj
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to
A)work for harijan welfare
B)consolidate Khadi programme
C)cl do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence
D)write his autobiography
Answer: work for harijan welfare
- Q. In which year Japan attacked Manchuria
A)1931
B)1928
C)1936
D)1939
Answer: 1931
- Q. The Diwani Adalat was presided over by
A)Governor
B)Collector
C)Resident
D)Nawabs
Answer: Collector
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saint popularised Vaishnava cult in Gujarat?
A)Narasi
B)Chaitanya
C)Tulsidas
D)Sankar Dev
Answer: Narasi
- Q. Study of inscription is called
A)Numismatic
B)Archaeology
C)Epigraphy
D)Palaeography
Answer: Epigraphy
- Q. When was the kingdom between the Rhine and Rhone rivers created?
A)864
B)843
C)876
D)877
Answer: 843
- Q. In 1916-18 the Home Rule League movement was launched under the leadership of :
A)G. S. Khaparde and Sir S. Subramania Iyer
B)Mohammad Ali Jinnah and G. S. Khaparde
C)Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Sir S. Subramania Iyer and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials known as?
A)Mansabdar
B)Faujdar
C)Kotwal
D)Amin
Answer: Faujdar
- Q. Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar?
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Who built the famous Charminar of Hyderabad?
A)Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
B)Krishndev Rai
C)Nadir Shah
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
- Q. In European history, which year is known as the year of revolution
A)1765
B)1732
C)1848
D)1896
Answer: 1848
- Q. Ashoka sent missionaries to
A)Tibet and Ceylon
B)China and Kashmir
C)Tibet and China
D)Kashmir and Ceylon
Answer: Tibet and Ceylon
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