More Questions on History
- Q. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A)Medicine
B)Prophecy
C)Love
D)Peace
Answer: Prophecy
- Q. Which of the following Tamil literature was written by Ilango Adigal, brother of Senguvattan, a Chera King and who was a Jain monk is a highly regarded epic?
A)Elathi
B)Kainnilai
C)Silappatikaram
D)None of the above
Answer: Silappatikaram
- Q. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
A)cultivator
B)slave
C)neighbour
D)foreigner
Answer: neighbour
- Q. Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?
A)Madhava
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Chaitanya
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the following is not true about him
A)Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their scriptures
B)He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in Maharashtra in the 1870s
C)His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism
D)The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
Answer: The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
- Q. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had proclaimed the formation of the Provisional Government of Independent India (Azad Hind) in
A)Rangoon
B)Vienna
C)Tokyo
D)Singapore
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Which of the following is a wonder of the ancient world?
A)The colosseum of Rome
B)The statue of Jupiter Zeus at Olympia
C)The Leaning Tower of Pisa
D)The Mosque at St. Sophia (Constantinople)
Answer: The statue of Jupiter Zeus at Olympia
- Q. Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year
A)1415
B)1385
C)1453
D)1469
Answer: 1453
- Q. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
A)Lothal
B)Kalibangan
C)Suktagendor
D)Sotka Koli
Answer: Lothal
- Q. First meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was held in
A)New York
B)Paris
C)Moscow
D)London
Answer: London
- Q. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
A)early Buddhist texts
B)early Vedic texts
C)pre-Gupta inscriptions
D)post-Gupta inscriptions
Answer: pre-Gupta inscriptions
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti saint of Maharashtra responsible for creating a background for Maratha nationalism and also opposed all social distinctions?
A)Namadev
B)Gnandeva
C)Ekanath
D)Tukaram
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
A)Mridula Sarabhai
B)Annie Besant
C)Muthu Lakshmi
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
- Q. Magical charms and spells are given in which of the following Vedas?
A)Sarna Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)Yajurveda Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- Q. Who got the monumental ‘Rayagopurams’ in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiru-pati, etc., constructed?
A)Krishnadeva Raya
B)Vidyaranya
C)Harihara
D)Raja raj
Answer: Krishnadeva Raya
- Q. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
A)Ramanuja
B)Sankara
C)Madhava
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
A)Rashtra Jagriti
B)Jay He
C)Bharat Vidhata
D)Matribhoomi
Answer: Bharat Vidhata
- Q. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
- Q. Buddhism was first propagated outside India In
A)Cambodia
B)China
C)Thailand
D)Ceylon
Answer: Ceylon
- Q. Who in the year 1907 unfurled the first national flag at the International socialist conference in Stuttgart (Germany)?
A)Subash Chandra Bose
B)Madame Bhikaji Cama
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Sardar Patel
Answer: Madame Bhikaji Cama
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