More Questions on History
- Q. When did Xinhai Revolution occur?
A)1900
B)1872
C)1911
D)1912
Answer: 1911
- Q. Which Veda deals with magical hymn or charms of spell?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. Who wrote Vedanta-Parijatasourabha, a commentary on the Brahma Sutra, in simple language?
A)Ramanuja
B)Nimbarka
C)Madhva
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Nimbarka
- Q. When did Europe captured Jerusalem?
A)1088
B)1081
C)1095
D)1099
Answer: 1099
- Q. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
A)Upper middle class
B)Priestly class
C)Rich peasantry
D)Urban Landlords
Answer: Upper middle class
- Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?
A)Bindusara
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Ajatashatru
D)Pulakesin
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. The first Viceroy of India was
A)Lord Hardinge
B)Lord Canning
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Lord Elgin
Answer: Lord Canning
- Q. Swarajist Party was organised by
A)Subash Chandra Bose
B)Motilal Nehru
C)Annie Besant
D)Gokhale
Answer: Motilal Nehru
- Q. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
A)Tivara
B)Kunala
C)Mahendra
D)Jalauka
Answer: Tivara
- Q. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
A)Trade and Commerce
B)Agriculture
C)Crafts
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
A)Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
B)War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb
C)Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc.
D)All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
Answer: All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
- Q. Sati was prohibited by
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Warren Hastings
C)Lord William Bentinck
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord William Bentinck
- Q. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?
A)Surdas
B)Sant Kabir
C)Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Sant Kabir
- Q. Identify the revolutionary among the following who was not active in London?
A)Ashfaqullah
B)Shyamji Krishna Varma
C)Lala Hardayal
D)V D Savarkar
Answer: Ashfaqullah
- Q. “Go back to Vedas” This call is given by
A)Vivekananda
B)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
C)Jyotiba Phule
D)Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. Which year did Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath?
A)1892
B)1858
C)1882
D)None of these
Answer: 1882
- Q. Rani Gaidinliu was a rebel leader against the Britishers from:
A)Uttar Pardesh
B)Manipur
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Manipur
- Q. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the Princely States would be represented by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly
A)93
B)90
C)103
D)100
Answer: 93
- Q. Who is called as the ‘second Ashoka’ ?
A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Kanishka
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?
A)Sunga
B)Satavahana
C)Nanda
D)Kanva
Answer: Sunga
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