More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini’s great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?
    A)It was stated that with Panini the language attained its highest state of development and thereafter there was improvement only in its vocabulary
    B)It was most probably composed towards the 4th century BC
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. Champaran Satyagraha was led by __________
    A)Pulinbehari Sarkar
    B)Amaresh Chakravarty
    C)Gandhi
    D)Patel
    Answer: Gandhi
  • Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
    A)Shiva
    B)Ganesh
    C)Durga
    D)Vishnu
    Answer: Shiva
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Sena dynasty?
    A)Hemanta Sena
    B)Ballal Sena
    C)Lakshman Sena
    D)Vijay Sena
    Answer: Hemanta Sena
  • Q. The organisation ‘League of Nations’ was founded after the end of
    A)World War II
    B)World War I
    C)Crimean War
    D)Vietnam War
    Answer: World War I
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Aryankas? I. It is a treatise of forest which explain the rituals while dwelling into the philosophical discussions of the Brahmanas. II. They record the transitions between ritualistic symbolism of Brahmanas and philosophical aspects of Upanishads
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Who called Muazzam as Shahi-i- Bekhabar?
    A)Zulfikar khan
    B)Kafi Khan
    C)Kam Baksh
    D)Nur Jahan
    Answer: Kafi Khan
  • Q. The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of
    A)propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
    B)constant interference by Governors in day-to-day administration
    C)India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War
    D)failure of the British to define their war aims
    Answer: failure of the British to define their war aims
  • Q. Which of the following was the most important feature of the Montague-Chelmsford reforms?
    A)The Factory Act
    B)Self-government
    C)System of Dyarchy
    D)Transfer of Power of Congress
    Answer: System of Dyarchy
  • Q. When was “The Communist Manifesto” written?
    A)1872
    B)1848
    C)1890
    D)1882
    Answer: 1848
  • Q. Agra Fort was built by
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. Kabir was contemporary of
    A)Sultan Sikandar Lodi
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Both (A) and (B) above
    D)Babur
    Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called
    A)Vasubandhu
    B)Upagupta
    C)Ambhi
    D)Asvagosha
    Answer: Upagupta
  • Q. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period?
    A)Foreign accounts
    B)Literary works
    C)Numismatic evidence
    D)Epigraphic sources
    Answer: Numismatic evidence
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Buxar is__________
    A)1767
    B)1764
    C)1784
    D)1864
    Answer: 1764
  • Q. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1757
    D)1765
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Which of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
    A)Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
    B)Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
    C)Asiatic Society Library
    D)Rampur Raza Library
    Answer: Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
  • Q. Crimean War was started in the year
    A)1857
    B)1853
    C)1862
    D)1870
    Answer: 1853
  • Q. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
    A)Mauryas
    B)Satavahanas
    C)Guptas
    D)Cholas
    Answer: Satavahanas

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