More Questions on History
- 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 of the following statement is wrong?
A)Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
B)Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
C)Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC
D)Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator
Answer: Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
- Q. Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system in madras?
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Lord Hastings
C)Sir Thomas Munro
D)Lord Cannemara
Answer: Sir Thomas Munro
- Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
A)Italy
B)Uzbekistan
C)Morocco
D)Russia
Answer: Italy
- Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
A)Industry
B)Infra structure
C)Agriculture
D)Services
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. When was congress split?
A)At Benares session in 1905
B)At Surat session in 1907
C)At Madras in1908
D)At Lahore in1909
Answer: At Surat session in 1907
- Q. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
A)Rousseau
B)Locke
C)Hegel
D)Plato
Answer: Rousseau
- Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
A)Samkhya
B)Purva Mimamsa
C)Nyaya
D)Uttara Mimamsa
Answer: Samkhya
- Q. The battle of Balakot was in __________
A)1821
B)1806
C)1831
D)1896
Answer: 1831
- Q. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
A)Sumanta
B)Dannayaka
C)Nayaka
D)Mahanayakacharya
Answer: Mahanayakacharya
- Q. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
A)Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
B)Yajurveda
C)Upanishads
D)Shatapatha Brahmana
Answer: Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding Gyana Prasarak Mandalis or student literary and scientific societies is / are correct? I. Formed by common people to educate youth II. Had two branches Marathi and Guajarati III. Aimed to start schools for girls. IV. Organized lectures to propagate their ideas
A)I III and IV only
B)I and II only
C)II and III only
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. Who wrote the article “The Gospel of Wealth”?
A)Cornelius Vanderbilt
B)Andrew Carnegie
C)Dale Carnegie
D)Napoleon Hill
Answer: Andrew Carnegie
- Q. The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the __________ decision to partition Bengal
A)British
B)French
C)Dutch
D)Portuguese
Answer: British
- Q. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
A)South of Vindhya
B)South of Arawali
C)South of Satpura
D)South of Satmola
Answer: South of Vindhya
- Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?
A)Babur
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Akbar
Answer: Babur
- Q. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by
A)Alauddin Hasan
B)Ahmad Shah-I
C)Mahmud Gavan
D)Firoz shah Bahmani
Answer: Alauddin Hasan
- Q. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?
A)Ajatasatru
B)Ashoka
C)Bindusara
D)Bimbisara
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. The most important craftsman in the Vedic period was the
A)goldsmith
B)blacksmith
C)carpenter
D)barber
Answer: carpenter
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