More Questions on History
- Q. The Pitaka that contains pronouncements attributed to the Buddha, laying down numerous rules for the conduct of the order is
A)Sutta Pitaka
B)Vinaya Pitaka
C)Abhidhamma Pitaka
D)All the three Pitakas
Answer: Vinaya Pitaka
- Q. Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj in 1875 at
A)Lahore
B)Bombay
C)Nagpur
D)Ahmadnagar
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1928?
A)Mangal Pandey
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Sukhdev
D)Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: Bhagat Singh
- Q. What was the name of architect of Humayun’s Tomb?
A)Baram Khan
B)Man Singh
C)Mirak Mirza
D)Abul Fazal
Answer: Mirak Mirza
- Q. The Marathas first served the rulers of
A)Mughal empire
B)Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
C)Vijayanagar
D)Afghanistan
Answer: Muhammadan kingdoms of the south
- Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
A)Sea port
B)Rock cut architecture
C)Cotton cultivation
D)Pottery
Answer: Pottery
- Q. Who among the following built the Gomateshwara statue at Sravanabelagola ?
A)Kharvela
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Amoghavarsha
D)Chamundaraya
Answer: Chamundaraya
- Q. I. Nasir Jang II. Muzaffar Jang III. Anwaruddin IV. Chanda Sahib Which of the above ruler(s) is/are associated with the French during the course of the Carnatic wars?
A)III & IV
B)I & II
C)II & III
D)II & IV
Answer: II & IV
- Q. What was the capital of Pallava Dynasty?
A)Tiruchirapalli
B)Kanchipuram
C)Tanjore
D)Chennai
Answer: Kanchipuram
- Q. Which of the following is/are mantra of Jainism?
A)All philanthropies acts are renounced for life-long
B)All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
- Q. Year of the Battle of Buxar is__________
A)1767
B)1764
C)1784
D)1864
Answer: 1764
- Q. The youngest President of the Indian National Congress, who held that office at the age of 35, was
A)Subhash Chandra Bose
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Annie Besant
D)Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: Abul Kalam Azad
- Q. When was the Molotov – Ribbentrop Pact signed?
A)1940
B)1939
C)1941
D)1945
Answer: 1939
- Q. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
A)Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
B)Yajurveda
C)Upanishads
D)Shatapatha Brahmana
Answer: Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
- Q. Who among the following was impeached in the UK for his actions in India?
A)Lord Ripon
B)Lord Wavell
C)Lord Hastings
D)Lord Cornwallis
Answer: Lord Hastings
- Q. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
A)First Carnatic War
B)Battle of Wandiwash
C)Battle of Buxar
D)Battle of Plassey
Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
- Q. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an
A)Regulating Act
B)White Paper
C)Ordinance
D)Resolution
Answer: Regulating Act
- Q. Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a halfnaked fakir?
A)Lord Irwin
B)Lord Wavell
C)Lord Willingdon
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Winston Churchill
- Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?
A)Bindusara
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Ajatashatru
D)Pulakesin
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. Robert Clive, the Governor General of the __________
A)French
B)Dutch
C)British
D)Portuguese
Answer: British
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