More Questions on History
- Q. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Bimbisar
C)Bindusara
D)Ashoka
Answer: Bindusara
- Q. What was the age of Akbar at the time of his coronation at Kalanaur?
A)Fifteen
B)Thirteen
C)Eighteen
D)Twenty
Answer: Thirteen
- Q. Ram Prasad Bismil had been associated with the case?
A)Kanpur conspiracy
B)Alipore bomb
C)Kokori bomb
D)Meerut conspiracy
Answer: Kokori bomb
- Q. Nanu met Kunjan Pillai, who later came to be known as Chattampi Swamikal. Kunjan Pillai, who discovered and appreciated Nanu’s philosophical genius and passion for Yoga, introduced him to__________, a ‘Hatha yogi’
A)Thycattu Ayyaavu
B)Madan Asan
C)Krishnan Vaidyan
D)Kumaran Asan
Answer: Thycattu Ayyaavu
- Q. The Deccan Educational Society founded by
A)Jyotiba Phule
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Firoz Shah Mehta
D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj Mahal is not correct?
A)It was built by Shah Jahan
B)It is a magnificent Mausoleum
C)It is situated outside Agra Fort
D)The names of artisans who builtd it are engraved on it
Answer: The names of artisans who builtd it are engraved on it
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the__________
A)Arya Samaj
B)Brahmo Samaj
C)Ramakrishna Mission
D)Theosophical society
Answer: Brahmo Samaj
- Q. To face the Maratha Army the Rohelas chief entered into a pact with
A)The French
B)The Nawab of Awadh
C)The Portuguese
D)The Sikhs
Answer: The Nawab of Awadh
- Q. Who was the first to give the call for Swarajya – “India for Indians”?
A)Lokmanya Tilak
B)Dayanand Saraswati
C)Sri Aurobindo
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. What is the meaning of Kaivalya Gyan (enlightenment) received by Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
A)Sangeet Siksha
B)Shastra Gyan
C)Nartya Siksha
D)Brahma Vidya
Answer: Brahma Vidya
- Q. After how many years of practice Sambhavnath acquired Kewalya Gyan and formed DharamTirth?
A)12
B)10
C)14
D)16
Answer: 14
- Q. The State Jhansi was made a part of the British Empire in India through
A)Policy of Subsidiaty Alliance
B)Doctrine of Lapse
C)War against Rani Lakshmi Bai
D)None of the above
Answer: Doctrine of Lapse
- Q. In 1937 , an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s proposals for ‘basic education’ through the vernacular medium was held at
A)Bombay
B)Surat
C)Ahmedabad
D)Wardha
Answer: Wardha
- Q. Indian Association formed in __________ was one of the pioneer political associations with an all India outlook
A)1776
B)1769
C)1874
D)1876
Answer: 1876
- Q. Chandra Gupta Maurya spent his last days here
A)Pataliputra
B)Kashi
C)Ujjain
D)Shravanabelagola
Answer: Shravanabelagola
- Q. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) was
A)Menander
B)Demetrius
C)Eukratises
D)Heliocles
Answer: Menander
- Q. Which decade is called as the “Era of Decolonisation”?
A)1980's
B)1950's
C)1990's
D)1970's
Answer: 1950's
- Q. Which one is the oldest existing University in the World
A)University of al-Karaouine
B)University of Oxford
C)Al-Azhar University
D)University of Bologna
Answer: University of al-Karaouine
- Q. The Hindu College was started in 1817 at
A)Bombay
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Pondicherry
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?
A)They worshipped gods in the form of human beings
B)The Harappans were phallus worshippers
C)They placed their gods in temples
D)They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess
Answer: They placed their gods in temples
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