More Questions on History
- Q. The worship of Mother goddess was related
A)With the Mediterranean Civilization
B)With the Aryan Civilization
C)With the Indus Valley Civilization
D)With the Vedic Civilization
Answer: With the Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. Which Bhakti saint opposed cast distinctions and sympathetic towards lower caste in the 6th century AD?
A)Chaitanya
B)Gnanadev
C)Namadeva
D)Ekanatha
Answer: Ekanatha
- Q. Who was the author of ‘Esoteric Christianity’?
A)J. Krishnamurti
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. In what respect did Jainism differ from Buddhism?
A)In denying the authority of the Vedas
B)In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
C)In opposing animal sacrifice
D)In its attitude towards trade
Answer: In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
- Q. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
A)No. X
B)No. XIII
C)No. XI
D)No. XII
Answer: No. XIII
- Q. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
A)1912
B)1911
C)1920
D)1925
Answer: 1911
- Q. Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
A)Amritsar
B)Gurdaspur
C)Lahore
D)Talwandi
Answer: Talwandi
- Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
A)Siddhanta Shiromani
B)Amarakosha
C)Brihat Samhita
D)Astanga Hridaya
Answer: Brihat Samhita
- Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily to promote among Indian Muslims
A)political consciousness
B)mutual unity and goodwill
C)feeling of loyalty to the British Government
D)hatred for the Congress
Answer: feeling of loyalty to the British Government
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
C)being permitted by the Congress
D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
- Q. In which city of South Africa was Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people?
A)Durban
B)Cape town
C)Johannesburg
D)Pretoria
Answer: Durban
- Q. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage in describing the progress of civilization?
A)The discovery of fire
B)Writing
C)Agriculture
D)The use of internet
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Jordan
D)Syria
Answer: Iraq
- Q. The philosophy propounded in the Upanishads is known as
A)Vedanta
B)Advaita
C)Yoga
D)Samkhya
Answer: Vedanta
- Q. What is called the magna carta of Western Education system in Indian?
A)Slavery Bill for Education
B)Dispatch of Charles wood secretary of state 1854
C)Wonder of Education refoms
D)None of these
Answer: Dispatch of Charles wood secretary of state 1854
- Q. Aruvipuram installation was done by __________
A)Narayana Guru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Chattambi Swamikal
D)C.Kesavan
Answer: Narayana Guru
- Q. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
A)Diwan-e-Aam
B)Diwan-e-khas
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Ibadat Khana
- Q. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
A)Harappa
B)Kalibangan
C)Mohenjodaro
D)Chanhudaro
Answer: Chanhudaro
- Q. Aurangzeb died in the year
A)1764
B)1760
C)1707
D)1700
Answer: 1707
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