More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab?
A)Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana
B)Pallavas and Chalukyas
C)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
D)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms
Answer: Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
- Q. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence. I. Champaran Satyagraha II. Partition of Bengal III. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
A)II, III, I
B)I, II, III
C)II, I, III
D)I, III, II
Answer: II, I, III
- Q. The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
A)Ashoka
B)Kanishka
C)Bimbisara
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Harshavardhana
- Q. Which of the following Ancient Indian literature was a treatise on the science of governance?
A)Arthsashtra
B)Manusmriti
C)Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: Arthsashtra
- Q. Which of the following British Prime Minister headed the First Round Table Conference in London?
A)Ramsay McDonald
B)Churchill
C)Chamberlain
D)Disraeli
Answer: Ramsay McDonald
- Q. Who propagated the Vaishnava Theology of Dvaitadvaita?
A)Ramanujacharya
B)Adi Shankaracharya
C)Nimbarkacharya
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Nimbarkacharya
- Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
A)Kshatriyas
B)Brahmanas
C)Vaishyas
D)Shudras
Answer: Shudras
- Q. In what respect did Jainism differ from Buddhism?
A)In denying the authority of the Vedas
B)In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
C)In opposing animal sacrifice
D)In its attitude towards trade
Answer: In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
- Q. In 1942 who appealed the Britishers to leave India in God’s hands?
A)Mohhamad Ali Jinnah
B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
C)Sardar patel
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. When did Congress pass the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A)1911
B)1890
C)1900
D)1872
Answer: 1890
- Q. Zamindari Association was the political association of modern India
A)Second
B)First
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: First
- Q. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record the achievements of
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ashoka
C)Samudragupta
D)Chandragupta II
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. Krishnamohan started the __________ in 1831
A)Hindu Pioneer
B)Enquirer
C)Quill
D)Bengal Spectator
Answer: Enquirer
- Q. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) fought in the Second World War against
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)Italy
D)Great Britain
Answer: Great Britain
- Q. The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan (Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940 at
A)Lahore
B)Karachi
C)Islamabad
D)Aligarh
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Baba Ram Singh passed away on November 29, __________
A)1887
B)1885
C)1889
D)1923
Answer: 1885
- Q. In the elections held in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 Congress Ministries were formed in :
A)Nine States
B)Eleven States
C)Five States
D)Ten States
Answer: Eleven States
- Q. Why did King Vipulvahan develop aversion for worldly life?
A)Because of son
B)Because of wife
C)Because of famine
D)Because of subjects
Answer: Because of famine
- 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. What was the name of capital of Anga (a mahajanapada)?
A)Varanasi
B)Champa
C)Kaushambi
D)Viratnagar
Answer: Champa
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