More Questions on History
- Q. Tripitakas are sacred books of
A)Hindus
B)Buddhists
C)Jains
D)None of the above
Answer: Buddhists
- Q. Who had given the slogan of ‘Do or Die’ during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the ‘Quit India’ resolution?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the hands of
A)Governor-General in Council
B)Parliament
C)Board of Control
D)Crown
Answer: Governor-General in Council
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct issues related to the Raja Rammohan Roy? I. Abolition of Sati II. Abolition of Child marriage III. Widow Remarriage
A)I, II and III
B)I Only
C)I and II
D)II and III
Answer: I Only
- Q. From which port of England, Titanic started its journey
A)Southampton
B)Liverpool
C)Manchester
D)Sunderland
Answer: Southampton
- Q. Who started the journal ‘The Commonweal’?
A)Annie Besant
B)N. G. Chandavarkar
C)M. G. Ranade
D)R. G. Bhandarkar
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
A)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
B)Ramabai Saraswati
C)Lord Edwin Montague
D)Dorothy Jinarajadasa
Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
- 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 the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?
A)Ravi Kirti
B)Bhani
C)Banabhatta
D)Vishnu Sharma
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar?
A)Deer
B)Humped Bull
C)Elephant
D)Horse
Answer: Deer
- Q. Mozart was born in which country
A)Switzerland
B)Italy
C)Austria
D)Germany
Answer: Austria
- Q. The immediate cause for the Mutiny was
A)The Social Legislation of 1856
B)Doctrine of Lapse
C)The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
D)The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity
Answer: The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
- Q. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
A)Hinayana
B)Mahayana
C)Digambar
D)Theravad
Answer: Digambar
- Q. The revolutionary who was associated with the Indian Independence League was :
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Rash Behari Bose
C)Rajguru
D)None of these
Answer: Rash Behari Bose
- 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 local name of Mohenjodaro is
A)Mound of the tree
B)Mound of the living
C)Mound of the dead
D)Mound of the survivor
Answer: Mound of the dead
- Q. On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?
A)June 3, 1947
B)May 2, 1947
C)July 4, 1947
D)August 5, 1957
Answer: June 3, 1947
- Q. The famous painting ‘Monalisa’ was the creation of
A)Leonardo-da-Vinci
B)Michael Angelo
C)Picasso
D)Van Gogh
Answer: Leonardo-da-Vinci
- Q. Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities? I. Resistance to child marriage. II. Resistance to widow remarriage. III. Spread of education. IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability. V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.
A)II and IV
B)I and III
C)II, V
D)Only V
Answer: II, V
- Q. Which of the following is in the World Heritage list?
A)Hampi
B)Khajuraho
C)Nalanda ruins
D)All of the Above
Answer: All of the Above
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