More Questions on History
- Q. The Vijaynagar ruler Krishna Dev Raya’s work ‘Amuktamalayada’ was written in which language?
A)Malayalam
B)Tamil
C)Kanada
D)Telugu
Answer: Telugu
- Q. Who was the Chief Architect of the World Trade Centre, New York?
A)Minoru Yamasaki
B)Le Corbusier
C)Edwin Lutyens
D)Charles Correa
Answer: Minoru Yamasaki
- Q. Of the following who did not revolt against Aurangzeb?
A)Satnamis
B)Jats
C)Prince Akbar
D)Shayista Khan
Answer: Shayista Khan
- Q. __________first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomar Rajputs
A)Patliputra
B)Delhi
C)Calcutta
D)Taxila
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the ‘Golden Age’ of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
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 but R is not a correct explanation of A
- Q. Which famous book was written by Nostradamus
A)Das Kapital
B)Les Propheties
C)The Tempest
D)None of the above
Answer: Les Propheties
- Q. Who proclaimed the First Crusade?
A)Peter the Hermit
B)Alexios I Komnenos
C)Pope Gregory VII
D)Pope Urban II
Answer: Pope Urban II
- Q. Which of the following statement is not related to the Akbar’s reign?
A)A syncretic religion, called "divine faith," which stressed loyalty to the emperor
B)Religious toleration for Hindus and Sikhs
C)A centralized administrative structure with ministers appointed to regional provinces
D)Education and basic rights for Indian women
Answer: Education and basic rights for Indian women
- Q. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
A)Prakrit
B)Sanskrit
C)Pali
D)Sauraseni
Answer: Pali
- Q. What was the number of Gandhars of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
A)114
B)112
C)116
D)118
Answer: 116
- Q. Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?
A)W A Hume
B)Khan Abdul Gaffar
C)Annie Besant
D)None of these
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon’s reign is significant because
A)it put restrictions on the vernacular press
B)it limited the Britishers political authority
C)it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
D)it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
Answer: it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
- Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers
A)H. P. Blavatsky
B)Annie Besant
C)W. T. Stead
D)H. S. Olcott
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24 th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at __________ and died at __________
A)Kusinara and Pava
B)Vaishali and Rajagriha
C)Kundagrama and Pava
D)Kashi and Champa
Answer: Kundagrama and Pava
- Q. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
A)Kanishka I
B)Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka I
- Q. Sawai Raja Jai Singh was the ruler of __________
A)Ajmer
B)Amber
C)Satara
D)Kannauj
Answer: Amber
- Q. In which year, America joined the Second World War
A)1940
B)1939
C)1941
D)1942
Answer: 1941
- Q. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
A)Mughal Leader
B)Jat Leader
C)Maratha Leader
D)Sikh Leader
Answer: Maratha Leader
- Q. Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law
A)Government of India Act of 1935
B)Rowlatt Act of 1919
C)Indian Council Act of 1909
D)Government of India Act of 1919
Answer: Rowlatt Act of 1919
- Q. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
A)Angas
B)Prabandhas
C)Nibandhas
D)Chartis
Answer: Angas
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