More Questions on History
- Q. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
A)The village community
B)The cultivator
C)The king
D)The joint family
Answer: The king
- Q. The Woods Despatch of 1854 resulted in the
A)Introduction of the postal system
B)Founding of several Indian universities
C)Establishment of the education system
D)Abolition of child marriage
Answer: Establishment of the education system
- Q. During whose reign did William Hawkins visit the Mughal court to secure a right. to trade in Mughal ports?
A)Shah Jahan
B)Aurangzeb
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Alexander the Great died at __________
A)Babylon
B)Susa
C)Macedonia
D)Kabul
Answer: Babylon
- Q. Which of the following were the ideas popularized through theosophical society I. Doctrine of trans-migration of souls II. Universal brotherhood of man III. Reincarnation and Karma, and drew inspiration from philosophy of Upanishads and samkhya, yoga and Vedanta school IV. Against foreign rule
A)Only I and III
B)Only III
C)Only I, II and III
D)All the four are correct
Answer: Only I, II and III
- Q. Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were hanged on March 23, 1931?
A)Azad
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Rajguru
D)Sukhdev
Answer: Azad
- 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. Who was the author of the book My Experiment with Truth?
A)Tilak
B)Aurobindo
C)Gandhi
D)Vinobha
Answer: Gandhi
- Q. Tirthankar Ajitnath was detached from whose effects?
A)Acharya Aridaman
B)Padprabhu
C)Arahnath
D)Naminath
Answer: Acharya Aridaman
- Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
B)Large estate owners
C)Revenue collectors
D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer: Large estate owners
- Q. The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
A)William Logan
B)H.V. Connolly
C)Lord Ripond
D)Gladstone
Answer: H.V. Connolly
- Q. The first national leader to decry the salt tax in the Indian legislature was
A)M. K. Gandhi
B)G. K. Gokhale
C)J. L. Nehru
D)Netaji S C Bose
Answer: G. K. Gokhale
- Q. The Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire started in the year
A)1821
B)1805
C)1852
D)1895
Answer: 1821
- Q. When was The Government of India Act 1858 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom?
A)June,1857
B)August 2, 1858
C)January, 1858
D)December, 1857
Answer: August 2, 1858
- Q. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
A)Lord Dufferin
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Minto
D)None of these
Answer: Lord Dufferin
- Q. Name the ruler whose reign was a witness to both Vardhaman Mahavira and the Buddha preaching their respective doctrines?
A)Bimbisara
B)Udayin
C)Ajatashatru
D)Harshvardhana
Answer: Bimbisara
- Q. Which painting is made from Fresco style?
A)Piklikhal
B)Bhimbetka
C)Ajanta
D)Ellora
Answer: Ajanta
- Q. Select the correct statement related to the Bhakti Movement in Medieval History in India
A)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Jainism
B)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Buddhism
C)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
D)None of the above
Answer: To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
- Q. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was
A)Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
B)Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
C)Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
D)Hemachandra (Hemu)
Answer: Hemachandra (Hemu)
- Q. What was the name of the mother of Rishabhnath?
A)Sharemestha
B)Tara
C)Marudevi
D)Anuradha
Answer: Marudevi
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