More Questions on History
- Q. I. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism. II. The Pala rulers of eastern India were patrons of Buddhism. Which of these statement (s) is/are correct?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only II
- Q. In which year, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established
A)1948
B)1945
C)1949
D)1952
Answer: 1949
- Q. The song Jana-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindranath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
A)Morning Song of India
B)Tatva Bodhini
C)Bharat Vidhata
D)Rashtra Jagrati
Answer: Bharat Vidhata
- Q. Brahmavidya Panchakam is a Sanskrit work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)K. Madhvan Nair
D)Dr. Palpu
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. During the reign of Bindusara there was unrest at __________
A)Pushkalavati
B)Ujjayani
C)Taxila
D)Rajagriha
Answer: Taxila
- Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. The East India Company was established in the year
A)1600 AD
B)1607 AD
C)1700 AD
D)1669 AD
Answer: 1600 AD
- Q. Which of the following writers has called Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi as a monument of his folly, not of wisdom?
A)Vincent Smith
B)Badayuni
C)Barni
D)W.Haig
Answer: Vincent Smith
- Q. Satyarth Prakash was written by __________
A)Lala Hardyal
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Dayanand Saraswati
D)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. Which one of the following famous ruler is called as ‘Father of Inscriptions’?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Ashoka
D)Kanishka
Answer: Samudra Gupta
- Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
A)Rigidity of Caste
B)Slavery
C)Prostitution
D)Widow remarriage
Answer: Widow remarriage
- Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Aryan Economy? I. Aryans, crossed the nomadic stage. II. Lion, elephants, & Boar were not known to them. III. Coins were known to them.
A)II, III
B)Only I
C)I, III
D)All of the above
Answer: Only I
- Q. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
A)George Washington
B)Abraham Lincoln
C)John F. Kennedy
D)William Wallace Lincoln
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
- Q. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Quit India Movement
C)Non-Cooperation Movement
D)Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: Swadeshi Movement
- Q. Which one of the following Indus cities has houses with doors on the main streets?
A)Surkotada
B)Lothal
C)Chanhudaro
D)Banawali
Answer: Lothal
- 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. According to Marx, the source of value is
A)Land
B)Capital
C)Labour
D)None of the above
Answer: Labour
- Q. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in
A)Taxila
B)Swarnagiri
C)Ujjain
D)Tosali
Answer: Taxila
- Q. Fascism believes in the application of the principle of
A)Democracy
B)Dictatorship
C)Utilitarianism
D)Totalitarianism
Answer: Totalitarianism
- Q. Which of the following Mughal ruler who tried to create affinity between Sikh and Maratha by granted the right to collect Sardesh Mukhi of Deccan but not Chauth to the Marathas?
A)Muazzam
B)Jahander Shah
C)Akbar
D)Farukhsiyar
Answer: Muazzam
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