More Questions on History
- Q. Who made tripartite periodisation standard?
A)Christoph Cellarius
B)Andreas Cellarius
C)Flavio Biondo
D)Genseric
Answer: Christoph Cellarius
- Q. The later Mughal King, popularly known as Shah-i-Bekhabar (the Heedless King), was
A)Jahandar Shah
B)Bahadur Shah
C)Muhammad Shah
D)Shah Alam I
Answer: Bahadur Shah
- Q. The principles of Ashoka’s Dharma (Dhamma) were taken from
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Brahmanism
D)The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period
Answer: The moral virtues of all Indian religions of that period
- Q. Zafarnama was letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh Gurus?
A)Arjan Dev
B)Hari Rai
C)Tegh Bahadur
D)Gobind Singh
Answer: Gobind Singh
- Q. In Buddhism ‘Bull’ is related to what incident of Buddha’s life?
A)Mahabhimiskramana
B)Birth
C)Enlightenment
D)Mahaparinirvana
Answer: Birth
- Q. When was the office of District Collector created?
A)1772
B)1786
C)1771
D)1773
Answer: 1772
- Q. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
A)Veda Vyasa
B)Valmiki
C)Vishnu Sharma
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
- Q. Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?
A)Kam Baksh
B)Azam shah
C)Akbar-II
D)Mauzzam
Answer: Azam shah
- Q. Who said that ‘the real seat of taste is not the tongue but the mind.’?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Aurobindo Ghosh
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
A)Establishment of village industries
B)Abolition of machinery
C)Adoption of non-violence
D)Trusteeship theory
Answer: Trusteeship theory
- Q. Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?
A)The Khaljis
B)The Guptas
C)The Mughals
D)The Sayyids
Answer: The Sayyids
- Q. Bibi Ka Maqbara was built by
A)Azam Shah
B)Humayun
C)Babur
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Azam Shah
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ was in the year __________
A)1757
B)1657
C)1765
D)1857
Answer: 1857
- Q. Which king of England was forced to signed the ‘Magna Carta’
A)King Louis
B)King Richard I
C)Henry III
D)King John
Answer: King John
- Q. __________, succeeded to the throne of Ferghana in 1494 when he was only 12 years old
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Babur
Answer: Babur
- Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? According to Pitt’s India Act the Board of Control would consist of
A)Secretary of State for India
B)The Chancellor of the Exchequer
C)Four Privy Councillors
D)The Governor-General
Answer: The Governor-General
- Q. Two Sayid brothers Sayid Abdullah Khan and Sayid Hussan Ali Khan (who rose to become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the reign of
A)Rafi-ud-DaIjat
B)Farrukhsiyar
C)Rafi-ud-Daula
D)Muhammad Shah
Answer: Muhammad Shah
- Q. During the tenure of which Governor general was the resolution of total independence passed?
A)Lord Minto
B)Lord Irwin
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Lord Reading
Answer: Lord Irwin
- Q. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
A)the presence of a 'council of ministers'
B)wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
C)the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
D)an extensive network of spy-system
Answer: the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
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