Q. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?

Correct Answer

Guru Ramdas

More Questions on History

  • Q. Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi was called as ‘Mahatma’ by
    A)Motilal Nehru
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
  • Q. The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
    A)expulsion of Tilak from the INC
    B)election of the President of the INC
    C)demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
    D)resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
    Answer: election of the President of the INC
  • Q. The partition of Bengal had to be annulled in __________
    A)1911
    B)1907
    C)1928
    D)1929
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Akbar-II
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Who He said, “I accept as Dharma whatever is in full conformity with impartial justice, truthfulness and the like; that which is not opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas. Whatever is not free from partiality and is unjust, partaking of untruth and the like, and opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas—that I hold as adharma”.He also said “He, who after careful thinking, is ever ready to accept truth and reject falsehood; who counts the happiness of others as he does that of his own self, him I call just”
    A)Ranjit Singh
    B)Baba Ram Singh
    C)Lal Singh
    D)Dayananda Saraswathi
    Answer: Dayananda Saraswathi
  • Q. Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
    A)Devapala
    B)Mahipala
    C)Gopala
    D)Dharampala
    Answer: Dharampala
  • Q. To whom did Akbar gave the title Mian?
    A)Man Singh-I
    B)Raja Todar Mal
    C)Birbal
    D)Tansen
    Answer: Tansen
  • Q. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
    A)Lothal
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Suktagendor
    D)Sotka Koli
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. During 18th century who among the following philosophers said these famous words? “Man is born free but is every where in chains.”
    A)Jack Dareda
    B)Voltaire
    C)Jean Jacques Rousseaou
    D)Montesqueue
    Answer: Jean Jacques Rousseaou
  • Q. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
    A)To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
    B)To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
    C)To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
    D)To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
    Answer: To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
  • Q. Gandhiji launched the Non-cooperation movement in:
    A)The year 1915
    B)The year 1910
    C)The year 1917
    D)The year 1920
    Answer: The year 1920
  • Q. Which philosopher said about the Holy Roman Empire that “it is neither Holy nor Roman nor Empire”
    A)Montesquieu
    B)Voltaire
    C)Diderot
    D)Rousseau
    Answer: Voltaire
  • Q. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Nanda
    B)Maratha
    C)Haryanka
    D)Maurya
    Answer: Maratha
  • Q. Atmopadesa Satakam is the work of __________
    A)Chattambi Swamikal
    B)Dr. Palpu
    C)C. Kesavan
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The Regulating Act was passed in the year
    A)1773
    B)1793
    C)1763
    D)1783
    Answer: 1773
  • Q. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak got constructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)?
    A)Ajmer
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Who was called India’s Napoleon because of his victories?
    A)Chandragupta
    B)Skandagupta
    C)Brahmagupta
    D)Samudragupta
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of Tudor dynasty in England
    A)Richard III
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VII
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Henry VII

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