More Questions on History
- Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in
A)The promotion of people's welfare by him
B)His extensive conquests
C)His marathon army
D)His exclusive patronage of Buddhism
Answer: The promotion of people's welfare by him
- Q. Punjab was annexed to the British empire during the reign of Governor General
A)Lord Dalhousie
B)Lord Bentinck
C)Lord Cornwallis
D)Lord Canning
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. Indian Association formed in __________ was one of the pioneer political associations with an all India outlook
A)1776
B)1769
C)1874
D)1876
Answer: 1876
- Q. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on
A)September 2, 1946
B)August 16, 1946
C)October 15, 1946
D)July 29, 1946
Answer: August 16, 1946
- Q. Bahadur Shah was the
A)Successor of Sher Shah Suri
B)Last ruler of the Lodis
C)Last Mughal ruler
D)Successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji
Answer: Last Mughal ruler
- Q. Who got construced ‘Grand Trunk Road’?
A)Ashoka
B)Akbar
C)Shershah Suri
D)Samudra Gupta
Answer: Shershah Suri
- Q. Which of the following are the main reasons for failure of Young Bengal Movement? I. Suppression by British new law II. Did not involve peasant cause III. Radicalism was bookish in character and did not develop links with masses
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both II and III
D)All the above
Answer: Both II and III
- Q. Who among the following writer’s book gives the detail information about the invasion of India by Alexander?
A)Megasthenes
B)Herodotus
C)Arrian
D)Ptolemy
Answer: Arrian
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history? I. Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature II. A large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Which of the following was the prime objective of M.K Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha?
A)Economic relief to the common people
B)Complete Independence for India
C)Repeal of salt laws
D)Curtailment of the Government's powers
Answer: Repeal of salt laws
- Q. The immediate cause for the outbreak of the first World War was
A)The imprisonment of Lenin
B)The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
C)The ambition of America to dominate the world
D)The sudden death of Lloyd George
Answer: The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
- Q. The Jaina literature is known as
A)Epics
B)Tripitakas
C)Aryasutras
D)Angas
Answer: Angas
- Q. I. Hawkins was the first Englishman to visit Jahangir’s court II. Hawkins was called by the name of English Khan, by Jahangir Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Hawkins?
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: Both I and II are correct
- Q. What was the reason for the breakup of the Carolingan Empire?
A)Vikings began raiding northern France
B)Charlemagne's descendants were politically weak and disunited
C)Charlemagne's grandsons divided the empire into three parts
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Assertion (A): The Kushanas issued a large number of gold coins. Reason (R): The period was marked by flourishing trade
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the
A)Jains
B)Parsis
C)Jews
D)Buddhists
Answer: Parsis
- Q. Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
A)Amritsar
B)Gurdaspur
C)Lahore
D)Talwandi
Answer: Talwandi
- Q. Who among the following leader draws his inspiration from M.K Gandhi?
A)Jayaprakash Narayan
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D)Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- Q. What is Gandhi’s definition of Rama Raj?
A)Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
B)The rule as it was during the time of Rama
C)The greatest good of all
D)The absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofa king
Answer: Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
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