More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
A)Kalidas
B)Alara Kalama
C)Viswamitra
D)Vashistha
Answer: Alara Kalama
- Q. I. It favoured Dominion Status. II. It favoured a federal system. III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate. IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Nehru Report?
A)I & III
B)I & IV
C)II, III & IV
D)I, II & III
Answer: I, II & III
- Q. Aryabhatta, believed to have been born in the 5th century AD, was a most renowned scholar of
A)Biology
B)Astronomy
C)Medicine
D)Physiology
Answer: Astronomy
- Q. The background of the foundation of the Muslim League at . . . . . . on 30 December 1906 may be traced back to the establishment of the Indian national congress in 1885
A)Shahbag
B)Dhaka
C)Simla
D)Bengal
Answer: Dhaka
- Q. The harappan economy was primarily__________ in nature
A)Industrial
B)Rural
C)Urban
D)Capitalist
Answer: Urban
- 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. Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat. Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India.
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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
A)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
B)Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
C)Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
D)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
Answer: Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
- Q. Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War?
A)Chandragupta
B)Samudragupta
C)Shivaji
D)Ashoka
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. What was the capital of Pallava Dynasty?
A)Tiruchirapalli
B)Kanchipuram
C)Tanjore
D)Chennai
Answer: Kanchipuram
- Q. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?
A)Lord Cornwallis
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Sir John Shore
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Warren Hastings
- Q. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
A)Hinduism
B)Zoroastrianism
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Hinduism
- Q. The roots of the 1857 revolt lay in
A)Exploitative land revenue policy
B)Blatantly discriminatory policies
C)The policy of greased cartridges
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why Mahatma Gandhi is known as the Father of Nation?
A)Starting with opposition to the Rowlatt Acts, till the Quit India Movement he was the supreme leader and the main spirit behind the national movement
B)He was universally adored, admired and respected by all castes, communities and classes
C)His social political, economic and religious ideologies were based on Indian values with a very strong moral and ethical content
D)He was the founder President of the Indian National Congress
Answer: He was the founder President of the Indian National Congress
- Q. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at
A)Jaipur
B)Delhi
C)Agra
D)Amarkot
Answer: Agra
- Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
A)Nagarjuna
B)Parsva
C)Asvaghosha
D)Vasumitra
Answer: Asvaghosha
- Q. Which one of the following famous ruler is called as ‘Father of Inscriptions’?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Ashoka
D)Kanishka
Answer: Samudra Gupta
- Q. Whom did B.G.Tilak call the “Diamond of India”?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
- Q. Where French established their first factory?
A)Masaulipatam
B)Surat
C)Pulicat
D)Cochin
Answer: Surat
- Q. The title VIKRAMADITYA was assumed by:
A)Kanishka
B)Samudragupta
C)Chandragupta II
D)Ashoka
Answer: Chandragupta II
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