More Questions on History
- Q. What was the capital of Pallava Dynasty?
A)Tiruchirapalli
B)Kanchipuram
C)Tanjore
D)Chennai
Answer: Kanchipuram
- Q. The designation ‘amil’ during Akbar’s reign denoted a
A)Retail trader
B)Policeman
C)Postman
D)Revenue official
Answer: Revenue official
- Q. The __________ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India?
A)Portuguese
B)French
C)Danish
D)Dutch
Answer: Dutch
- Q. Where was the first Buddhist Council held?
A)Kashmir
B)Vaishali
C)Rajagriha
D)Pataliputra
Answer: Rajagriha
- Q. Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?
A)1857-1947
B)1857-60
C)1857-90
D)1845-1947
Answer: 1857-90
- Q. Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
A)Subhas Chandra Bose
B)P. C. Joshi
C)Acharya Narendra Dev
D)Ram Manohar Lohia
Answer: Acharya Narendra Dev
- Q. United Nations was formed in the year
A)1945
B)1944
C)1947
D)1948
Answer: 1945
- Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
- Q. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?
A)Sama Vedas
B)Rig Vedas
C)Brahamans
D)Aryankas
Answer: Rig Vedas
- Q. Whom did Bal Gangadhar Tilak refer to as his Political Guru?
A)Ram Mohan Roy
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Sisir Kumar
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: E
- Q. The first Famine Commission was constituted under
A)Sir John Strachey
B)Sir Richard Strachey
C)Roberts
D)Chamberlain
Answer: Sir Richard Strachey
- Q. When was the August Kranti pulled back?
A)1942
B)1947
C)1943
D)1945
Answer: 1942
- Q. The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British. It began in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company and later spread to Delhi, Agra, Awadh, Kanpur, Chambal and Lucknow.
A)Awadh
B)Delhi
C)Bombay
D)The Chambal Region
Answer: Bombay
- Q. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
A)Patriarchal
B)Patrilineal
C)Matriarchal
D)Matrilineal
Answer: Patriarchal
- Q. When did the invasion of Poland begin?
A)1936
B)1935
C)1937
D)1939
Answer: 1939
- Q. Mahabandula was killed at __________
A)Tenesserin
B)Rangoon
C)Danubyu
D)Prome
Answer: Danubyu
- Q. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Minister for Education was
A)Rajaji
B)Patel
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Q. When was Government of India Act passed?
A)1819
B)1818
C)1858
D)1800
Answer: 1858
- Q. Bijapur is known for its
A)Gol Gumbaz
B)Sever drought condition
C)Heavy rainfall
D)Statue of Gomateswara
Answer: Gol Gumbaz
- Q. For how many years Sumtinath Tirthankar prayed?
A)20
B)10
C)30
D)40
Answer: 20
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