More Questions on History
- Q. During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the Indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam’s Hyderabad, Travancore, etc.) was/were
A)Praja Mandal Movement
B)State People's Movement
C)Both A and B above
D)Swaraj Movement
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the __________
A)Brahma Samaj
B)Arya Samaj
C)Ramakrishna Mission
D)Theosophical society
Answer: Arya Samaj
- Q. There are similarities between the seals found at Mohenjo-Daro and __________
A)China
B)Egypt
C)Sumeria
D)Afghanistan
Answer: Sumeria
- Q. Name the ruler whose patronage had been enjoyed by Jainism
A)Kharavela
B)Kanishka
C)Pushyamitra Sunga
D)Samudragupta
Answer: Kharavela
- Q. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya’s work Amuktamalyada, was in
A)Sanskrit
B)Telugu
C)Tamil
D)Kannada
Answer: Telugu
- Q. After which Tirthankar, Sambhavanath Tirthankar was born?
A)Ajitnath
B)Rishabnath
C)Abhinandan
D)Padyaprabhu
Answer: Ajitnath
- Q. Who among the following was known as the ‘Parrot of India’?
A)Amir Khusro
B)Hussain Shah
C)Barbak Shah
D)Nanak
Answer: Amir Khusro
- Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
A)Religious domination
B)Subtle conquest
C)A casteless society
D)Non-violence and peace
Answer: Non-violence and peace
- Q. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against
A)Golcunda
B)Bijapur
C)Marathas
D)All the above
Answer: Marathas
- Q. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Tibetan
D)Not written in any language but orally transmitted
Answer: Pali
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)II and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. To which of the republic of Buddha belong?
A)Sakyas
B)Licchavis
C)Mallas
D)None of the above
Answer: Sakyas
- Q. Nirankari movement was started by__________
A)Ranjit Singh
B)Baba Dyal Singh
C)Lal Singh
D)Tej Singh
Answer: Baba Dyal Singh
- Q. Which of the following is in the World Heritage list?
A)Hampi
B)Khajuraho
C)Nalanda ruins
D)All of the Above
Answer: All of the Above
- Q. The reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as ‘Lokhitavadi’ (For the well of others) was
A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B)MG Ranade
C)Pt Ramabai
D)GK Gokhale
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. Who among the following is referred to as ‘Desert Fox’?
A)Gen. Eisenhover
B)Lord Wavell
C)Gen. Rommel
D)Gen. McArthur
Answer: Gen. Rommel
- Q. The Indian tricolour was unfurled for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru
A)On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
B)At the ramparts of the red ford in 1947
C)When India became a democratic republic in 1950
D)When The Government of India Act was passed in 1935
Answer: On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
- Q. Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta started:
A)Som Prakash
B)Jugantar
C)Vichar Lahiri
D)Sandhya
Answer: Jugantar
- Q. Akbar defeated Hemu in which of the following battle?
A)Second Battle of Panipat
B)Battle of Haldighati
C)Battle of Talikota
D)Third Battle of Panipat
Answer: Second Battle of Panipat
- Q. According to Gandhiji, which of the following are the major means of Satyagraha ? I. non-cooperation II. Strike, III. Demonstration IV. Civil disobedience
A)I and IV are correct
B)I and II are correct
C)II and IV are correct
D)III and IV are correct
Answer: I and IV are correct
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