More Questions on History

  • Q. Which one of the following novels was a source of inspiration for the freedom fighters in India?
    A)Anandmath
    B)Pariksha Guru
    C)Rangbhoomi
    D)Padmarag
    Answer: Anandmath
  • Q. In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to__________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system
    A)Sabarmati
    B)Dandi
    C)Champaran
    D)Chauri Chaura
    Answer: Champaran
  • Q. Atmopadesa Satakam is the work of __________
    A)Chattambi Swamikal
    B)Dr. Palpu
    C)C. Kesavan
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The land measures of the Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned in
    A)Uttirameru Inscription
    B)Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
    C)Kudumiyammalai Inscription
    D)Kasadudi Copper Plates
    Answer: Thalavaipuram Copper Plates
  • Q. Mahabandula was the great General of the
    A)Sikhs
    B)Marathas
    C)Nepalese
    D)Burmese
    Answer: Burmese
  • Q. Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha?
    A)Bimbisara
    B)Udayin
    C)Ajatshatru
    D)Mahapadma Nanda
    Answer: Bimbisara
  • Q. Vasco da Gama a sailor belongs to __________.
    A)American
    B)Portuguese
    C)German
    D)South American
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualistic practices start?
    A)14th century BC
    B)19th century BC
    C)5th century AD
    D)600 BC
    Answer: 600 BC
  • Q. King Kharavela was the greatest ruler of the Chedi Dynasty of
    A)Kalinga
    B)Cholamandalam
    C)Kannauj
    D)Purushpur
    Answer: Kalinga
  • Q. The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Rajendra Prasad
    C)Vallabhbhai Patel
    D)C Rajagopalachari
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. The striking feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
    A)Agrarian Civilization
    B)Urban Civilization
    C)Mesolithic Civilization
    D)Paleolithic Civilization
    Answer: Urban Civilization
  • Q. During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to
    A)Thailand and Cambodia
    B)Burma and Tibet
    C)Korea and Japan
    D)Indonesia and Vietnam
    Answer: Korea and Japan
  • Q. Calcutta medical college in__________
    A)1745
    B)1735
    C)1832
    D)1835
    Answer: 1835
  • Q. India became independent during the vice royalty of
    A)Wellesley
    B)William Bentinck
    C)Wavell
    D)Mountbatten
    Answer: Mountbatten
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)II and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Assertion (A): Akbar claimed divinity for himself. Reason (R): He thought that in the country of many beliefs such as India, the sovereign should not be associated with any one particular religion.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. The harappan economy was primarily__________ in nature
    A)Industrial
    B)Rural
    C)Urban
    D)Capitalist
    Answer: Urban
  • Q. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
    A)Dadabhai Naroji
    B)W. C. Bannerji
    C)Gopalkrishna Gokhale
    D)Gandhiji
    Answer: Dadabhai Naroji
  • Q. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
    A)Satkari Datta
    B)Derozio
    C)Swami Vivekananda
    D)Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsar
    Answer: Swami Vivekananda
  • Q. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the
    A)Twelve Upangas
    B)Fourteen Purvas
    C)Twelve Angas
    D)Fourteen Uparvas
    Answer: Twelve Angas

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