More Questions on History
- Q. The most important craftsman in the Vedic period was the
A)goldsmith
B)blacksmith
C)carpenter
D)barber
Answer: carpenter
- Q. The Veda that contains charms and spells toward off evils and diseases is
A)Atharvaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Samaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. Who among the following leader presided the historic 1916 Lucknow Session of the Congress?
A)Madan Mohan Malviya
B)Annie Besant
C)Ambika Charan Majumdar
D)Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: Ambika Charan Majumdar
- Q. Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
A)Muhammad Shah
B)Alamgir-I
C)Jahadar Shah
D)Shah Alam-II
Answer: Shah Alam-II
- Q. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the
A)Sisunagas
B)Haryankas
C)Nandas
D)Mauryas
Answer: Nandas
- Q. Taxila was a famous site of
A)Mauryan art
B)Early Vedic art
C)Gandhara art
D)Gupta art
Answer: Gandhara art
- Q. Who has called the Prime Minister Primus inter pares (first among equlas)?
A)Harcourt
B)Morely
C)Laski
D)Lowell
Answer: Morely
- Q. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was
A)establishment of representative institutions
B)wider employment of Indians in higher public services
C)self-government to India
D)Only A and B above
Answer: Only A and B above
- Q. Which of the following statement is related with the provision of the Charter Act of 1833?
A)Put an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China
B)Allowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China
C)Has not interfered with Company's tea trade and trade with China
D)Allowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China for ten years
Answer: Put an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China
- Q. In 1907, after the passing of Col. H. S. Olcott, __________ became the second International President of the Theosophical Society
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Annie Besant
C)Ahalya Rangnekar
D)Bhabani Charan Mitra
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Vishishtadvaita. II. He said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
A)To gain possession of the wealth of India
B)To destroy idolatry
C)To spread Islam into India
D)To establish a Muslim State in India
Answer: To gain possession of the wealth of India
- Q. In order to restrict the freedom of the press, the British government passed “The Indian official secrets Act” in
A)1904
B)1907
C)1903
D)1896
Answer: 1904
- Q. When the Simon Commission visited India the Viceroy was
A)Lord Irwin
B)Lloyd George
C)Lord Reading
D)Lord Ripon
Answer: Lord Irwin
- Q. Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?
A)Banabhatta
B)Pusyamitra Sunga
C)Kautilya
D)Kalidasa
Answer: Kalidasa
- Q. That all appointments made by the President and an treaties signed by him must be ratified by the Senate in U.S.A. indicates
A)Theory of checks and balances
B)Theory of separation of powers
C)Due process of law
D)Rule of law
Answer: Theory of checks and balances
- Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
- Q. Who was a founder member of the Russian Populist Movement “Anarchism”?
A)Gorkhy
B)Mikhail Bakunin
C)Leo Tolstoy
D)Turganew
Answer: Mikhail Bakunin
- Q. Find out the correct statement (s) related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Its proponents preached the ‘unity of the god-head’ and emphasized that ‘devotion to God’ and faith in him led to salvation. II. It laid stress on equality of all human beings and universal brotherhood.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
A)Baba Farid
B)Muin-ud-din Chishti
C)Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
D)Shah Alam Bukhari
Answer: Muin-ud-din Chishti
- Indian History
- Ancient History
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Jainism And Buddhism
- Mauryan Empire
- Magadha Empire
- Harshavardhana Empire
- Vedic Age
- Medieval History
- Bhakti Movement
- Gulam Dynasty
- Khalji Dynasty
- Lodi and Sayyid Dynasty
- Tughlaq Dynasty
- Maratha Empire
- Sikh Empire
- Mughal Empire
- 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- British Rule
- Modern Indian
- Independence
- World History