More Questions on History
- Q. The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by
A)Ashoka
B)Kanishka
C)Harsha
D)Fa-Hien
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Who established Prarthana Samaj?
A)Derozio
B)Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
C)David Hare
D)Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
Answer: Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
- Q. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ launched by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi?
A)1939
B)1946
C)1942
D)1940
Answer: 1942
- Q. Buddha delivered his first sermon at __________
A)Sarnath
B)Sanchi
C)Kapilvastu
D)Vaisali
Answer: Sarnath
- Q. The Kuka movement started in mid-nineteenth century in
A)Maharashtra
B)Western Punjab
C)Bengal
D)Madhya Bharat
Answer: Western Punjab
- Q. Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A)Sankara
B)Ramanuja
C)Guru Nanak
D)Chaitanya
Answer: Sankara
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Dara Shikoh I. Dara Shikoh was the youngest son of Shahjahan. II. Dara Shikoh was the devotee of Qadiri Silsila.
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Only II is correct
- Q. The Indian National Congress was the first organized expression of Indian nationalism on an all India Scale; a retired English LC.S officer played an important rule in its formation
A)Man Mohan Gosh
B)A. O. Hume
C)W. C. Banerjee
D)S. N. Sen
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
A)10th Century AD
B)9th Century AD
C)12th Century AD
D)14th Century AD
Answer: 14th Century AD
- Q. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by
A)1821
B)1721
C)1895
D)1921
Answer: 1895
- Q. The famous painting ‘Last Supper’ is a creation of
A)Vincent van Gogh
B)Michaelangelo
C)Leonardo Da Vinci
D)Sandro Botticelli
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
- Q. In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists?
A)1908
B)1907
C)1909
D)1910
Answer: 1907
- Q. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?
A)Nagpur
B)Satara
C)Jhansi
D)Punjab
Answer: Punjab
- Q. The Rig Veda consists of
A)1028 hymns
B)1000 hymns
C)500 hymns
D)2000 hymns
Answer: 1028 hymns
- Q. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
A)Arjan Dev
B)Tegh Bahadur
C)Har Gobind
D)Nanak
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. Under which British Act was the provision to establish a Federation of India concession of Governor’s provinces and Princely states made?
A)Government of India Act 1925
B)Government of India Act 1918
C)Government of India Act 1930
D)Government of India Act 1935
Answer: Government of India Act 1935
- Q. The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
A)Fatehpur Sikri
B)Andman and Nicobar
C)Mandalay
D)Rangoon
Answer: Rangoon
- Q. Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed which city as Alinagar?
A)Agra
B)Calcutta
C)Ferozpur
D)Fatehpur
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
A)Agriculture
B)Sea faring
C)Working in mines
D)Service in the army
Answer: Agriculture
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