More Questions on History
- Q. Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha started in 1851 by Naoroji Furdonji, Dadabahi Naroji, S.S. Bengalee and other was a
A)Parsi education Reform Association
B)Parsi Economical Reform Association
C)Parsi culture Reform Association
D)Parsi religious Reform Association
Answer: Parsi religious Reform Association
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the impact of Bhakti Movement? I. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Hindu literature in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music. II. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Buddhist text in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. The Constitution drawn by the Constituent Assembly (provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan) would be implemented by
A)The British Government
B)Parliament
C)Viceroy
D)Indian National Congress
Answer: The British Government
- Q. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about
A)three centuries
B)two centuries
C)four centuries
D)a little over one century
Answer: three centuries
- Q. Which of the following was defended by Chand Bibi against the Mughals?
A)Berar
B)Bijapur
C)Ahmednagar
D)Bedar
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. When was Anglo-Zulu War fought?
A)1898
B)1879
C)1899
D)1900
Answer: 1879
- Q. Who declared that he would talk of religion only when he succeeded in removing poverty and misery from the country, for religion could not appease hunger?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in
A)Rock edicts
B)Archaeological excavations
C)Coins
D)Pillar edicts
Answer: Rock edicts
- Q. Which of the following has not been found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites?
A)Sheep
B)Buffalo
C)Cow
D)Pig
Answer: Cow
- Q. Harsha was defeated by
A)King of Valabhi
B)Sasanka
C)Bhaskarvarman
D)Pulakeshin II
Answer: Pulakeshin II
- Q. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
A)Prakrit
B)Sanskrit
C)Pali
D)Sauraseni
Answer: Pali
- Q. Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao-II?
A)Convention of Wadgaon
B)The Treaty of Purandhar
C)Treaty of Bassein
D)Treaty of Salbai
Answer: Treaty of Bassein
- Q. High courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in
A)1919
B)1935
C)1862
D)1861
Answer: 1862
- Q. Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
A)Yajur Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)Sama Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- Q. Which Brigadier was associated with Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
A)Arthur Wellesly
B)General Dyer
C)General Harris
D)Colonel Wellesly
Answer: General Dyer
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?
A)Tipu Sultan
B)Haider Ali
C)Murshid Quli Khan
D)Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Lord Cornwallies
C)Lord Mayo
D)Lord Delhousie
Answer: Lord Wellesley
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
A)Kheda
B)Dandi
C)Sabarmati
D)Champaran
Answer: Champaran
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
A)Kabirdas
B)Sur Das
C)Tulsidas
D)Kalidasa
Answer: Sur Das
- Q. In which year, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established
A)1948
B)1945
C)1949
D)1952
Answer: 1949
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