More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following is/are mantra of Jainism?
A)All philanthropies acts are renounced for life-long
B)All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
- Q. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was
A)Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
B)the Native Infantry Mutiny (1824)
C)Sholapur Mutiny (1838)
D)Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824)
Answer: Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
- Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
A)Nagarjuna
B)Parsva
C)Asvaghosha
D)Vasumitra
Answer: Asvaghosha
- Q. The Kuka movement started in mid-nineteenth century in
A)Maharashtra
B)Western Punjab
C)Bengal
D)Madhya Bharat
Answer: Western Punjab
- Q. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
A)Abul Fazl
B)Abu Said
C)Firdausi
D)AI-Beruni
Answer: AI-Beruni
- Q. Who secured papal recognition of his kingship in 1328?
A)Edward I of England
B)Edward Bruce
C)Edward II of England
D)Robert the Bruce
Answer: Robert the Bruce
- Q. From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Mahabodhi Temple Complex
- Q. Assertion (A): The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music was written in Aurangzeb’s reign. Reason (R): Aurangzeb was a great patron of Classical Indian Music.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism? I. The world is full of sorrows. II. People suffer on account of desires. III. If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained. IV. The existence of God and Soul must be recognised.
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- 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. SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the Metropolitan Institute at
A)Madras
B)Bombay
C)Calcutta
D)Bangalore
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Who is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?
A)Agni
B)Indra
C)Pashupati
D)Vishnu
Answer: Indra
- Q. Who was Nur Jahan’s son-in-law?
A)Nazim
B)Khurram
C)Abdul
D)Shahryar
Answer: Shahryar
- 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. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
A)To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
B)To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
C)To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
D)To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
Answer: To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
- Q. Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories. They were
A)Humayun and Jahangir
B)Babar and Humayun
C)Babar and Jahangir
D)Jahangir and Shahjahan
Answer: Babar and Jahangir
- Q. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
A)Amoghvarsha-I
B)Dantidurga
C)Krishna-I
D)Vatsraja
Answer: Krishna-I
- Q. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of
A)1858
B)1853
C)1813
D)1784
Answer: 1858
- Q. Who was the Chairman of the Union Powers Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
A)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C)Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
D)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Which of the following act was the revision of Vernacular Act?
A)Newspaper Act, 1908
B)Indian Press act, 1910
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Indian Press act, 1910
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