More Questions on History
- Q. With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed
A)Shayista khan
B)Afzal khan
C)Muhamad Khan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Afzal khan
- Q. Montagu who toured in India in 1918 was a
A)Member of Viceroy's Council
B)Member of Privy Council
C)Secretary of State for India
D)Viceroy of India
Answer: Secretary of State for India
- Q. The Indian Independence Act was passed in
A)01 August 1947
B)18 July 1947
C)01 June 1947
D)01 September 1947
Answer: 18 July 1947
- Q. Akbar married a bride from
A)Jaisalmer
B)Bikaner
C)Jaipur
D)Udaipur
Answer: Udaipur
- Q. The revolutionary who died of a 64 days hunger strike was
A)Batukeshwar Dutt
B)Sukh Dev
C)Jatin Das
D)Raj Guru
Answer: Jatin Das
- Q. Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
A)Ekanatha
B)Namadev
C)Tukaram
D)Gnanadeva
Answer: Gnanadeva
- Q. Which world Heritage Site is built on the right bank of the Yamuna River?
A)Hawa Mahal
B)Taj Mahal
C)Hurnayurr's Tomb
D)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
Answer: Taj Mahal
- Q. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was
A)Jatin Das
B)Surya Sen
C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
D)CR Das
Answer: Surya Sen
- Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar receive Shiksha (enlightenment)?
A)Nasik
B)Ayodhya
C)Ujjain
D)Kiskindha
Answer: Ayodhya
- Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
A)In the "Lower town'
B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
C)Near the river Ravi
D)Beside the western gate of the city
Answer: Near the river Ravi
- Q. Aurangzeb put his father under house arrest in Agra Fort
A)Shah Jahan
B)Humayun
C)Akbar
D)Bahadur Shah
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak began his drive for new awakening among the Indians by publishing two newspapers in 1881
A)The Maratha and Samwad
B)The Maratha and Kesari
C)The Samwad and Kesari
D)The Maratha and Kumudi
Answer: The Maratha and Kesari
- Q. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was
A)Shah Parvez
B)Shah Muhammad
C)Shah Abbas
D)Shah Raza
Answer: Shah Abbas
- Q. Two highest gods in the Vedic religion were
A)Vishnu and Mitra
B)Agni and Savitri
C)Indra and Varuna
D)Surya and Pushan
Answer: Indra and Varuna
- Q. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?
A)Grihastha- Brahmacharya- Vanaprashta- Sanyasa
B)Brahmacharya- Grihashta- Vanaprastha- Sanyasa
C)Brahmacharya- Vanprastha- Sanyasa- Grihastha
D)Grihastha- Sanyasa- Vanaprastha- Brahmacharya
Answer: Brahmacharya- Grihashta- Vanaprastha- Sanyasa
- Q. Who of the following leaders is not associated with the Brahmo Samaj?
A)Keshab Chandra Sen
B)Debendranath Tagore
C)Raja ram Mohan Rai
D)Atma Ram Pandurang
Answer: Atma Ram Pandurang
- Q. Who quoted “The problems of day cannot be solved by motions, resolutions and can be solved only by blood and iron.”
A)Bismarck
B)Hitler
C)Kaiser William IV
D)King Frederick William IV
Answer: Bismarck
- Q. The battle between Babur and Rana Sanga was fought at
A)Chunar
B)Panipat
C)Khanwa
D)Jaunpur
Answer: Khanwa
- Q. Which one of the following is not included in the ‘Eight Fold Path’ of Buddhism?
A)Right Effort
B)Right Speech
C)Right Desire
D)Right Conduct
Answer: Right Desire
- Q. The theory of “natural rights” was propounded by
A)Locke
B)Hobbes
C)Bentham
D)Marx
Answer: Locke
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