More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?
A)Muhammad Ghori
B)Mahmud of Ghazni
C)Iltutmish
D)Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni
- Q. When Japan handed over Andaman Nicobar islands to Subhash Chandra Bose in Nov. 1943, he named these islands as :
A)Samaj Island and Swaraj Island respectively
B)Shaheed Island and Samaj Island respectively
C)Swaraj Island and Shaheed Island respectively
D)Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively
Answer: Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively
- Q. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of
A)1858
B)1853
C)1813
D)1784
Answer: 1858
- Q. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
A)uniformity
B)beauty and utility
C)sanitation and public health
D)demographic factor
Answer: sanitation and public health
- Q. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
A)In the name of the Crown
B)By the Company
C)By a Board of Directors
D)In the name of Governor-General of India
Answer: In the name of the Crown
- 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. Which of the following principle propagated by Aligarh school which helped in bringing reforms in Muslims? I. Intolerance to other religions and religious texts II. Quran was the only authoritative work for Islam and all others are secondary. Therefore said belief in only Islam III. Incorporate modern western thought
A)Both I and II
B)Only I
C)Both II and III
D)All the above
Answer: Both II and III
- Q. The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the __________ decision to partition Bengal
A)British
B)French
C)Dutch
D)Portuguese
Answer: British
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Smritis? I. It deals with the performance of duties, customs and laws prescribed according to Dharma II. It is concerned mainly with the rules of the organization of the monasteries
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. I. Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name II. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz – Sunday & Thursday. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Amar Shonar Bangla’ the national anthem of Bangladesh was composed by whom?
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Rabindranath Tagore
C)Surendranath Banerjee
D)Anand Mohan Bose
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
A)Satnamis
B)Pothi
C)Vaishanavism
D)Shaivism
Answer: Satnamis
- Q. The Tokyo Conference which passed a resolution to form an Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was a conference of
A)Indians living in Tokyo
B)different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
C)Indian prisoners of war in Japanese custody
D)Indian revolutionaries living outside India
Answer: different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
- Q. Taxila University was located between which two rivers?
A)Jhelum and Ravi
B)Indus and Jhelum
C)Beas and Indus
D)Satluj and Indus
Answer: Indus and Jhelum
- Q. The weekly Commonweal was founded by
A)Bipan Chandra Pal
B)Annie Besant
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula contained in
A)Attlee's Declaration
B)Cabinet Mission Plan
C)June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan
D)Both B and C above
Answer: June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan
- Q. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in
A)Mongolia
B)Persia
C)Afghanistan
D)Turkey
Answer: Mongolia
- Q. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
A)Harshavardhana
B)Banabhatta
C)Baskarvardhana
D)Bindusara
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Visakhadatta sketches the event after the death of Samudragupta in his work
A)Devi Chand Guptam
B)Mudrarakasam
C)Mrichekakatika
D)Malavikagnimitra
Answer: Mudrarakasam
- Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Andal?
A)Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
B)Andal was a woman Alvar, the most striking features of her compositions were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date)
C)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity
D)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Krishna; her verses express her love for the deity
Answer: Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
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