More Questions on History
- Q. The Sikh gurus who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib was
A)Har Rai
B)Nanak
C)Arjan
D)Bahadur
Answer: Arjan
- Q. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of
A)Pasupati
B)Nature
C)Trimurti
D)Mother Goddess
Answer: Nature
- Q. Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of __________ in 1772
A)Madras
B)Bengal
C)Bombay
D)Delhi
Answer: Bengal
- Q. Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial fire was also followed by
A)Greeks
B)Romans
C)Iranians
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The term Nirgrantha is associated with
A)Charvakas
B)Ajivikas
C)Jains
D)Pasupatas
Answer: Jains
- Q. Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India?
A)Persian
B)French
C)Portugese
D)Arabic
Answer: Persian
- Q. The Mongols under__________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219
A)Nadir Shah
B)Timur Lang
C)Ahmed Shah Abdali
D)Genghis Khan
Answer: Genghis Khan
- Q. Who among the following played an important role in Gadhar Movement?
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Shyamiji Krishna Verma
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
Answer: Lala Hardayal
- Q. Who was the successor of Charlemagne?
A)Lothair I
B)Charles the Bald
C)Louis the German
D)Louis the Pious
Answer: Louis the Pious
- Q. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
A)republics
B)democracy
C)oligarchy
D)monarchy
Answer: monarchy
- Q. Which movement got the support from both Hindus and Muslims?
A)Quit India Movement
B)Non-Cooperation Movement
C)Champaran Stayagraha
D)Anti-Partition Movement
Answer: Non-Cooperation Movement
- Q. Which one of the following mentioned division of the Mauryan Society into seven classes?
A)Indica
B)Ashoka's Edicts
C)Kautilya's Arthshastra
D)Vishnu Purana
Answer: Indica
- Q. In Tamil Nadu, the movement started with __________ and __________
A)The Vaisnava Alvars
B)The Saiva Nayanars
C)Nirguna Saints
D)Both A & B
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. Which of the following event compel M.K Gandhi to withdraw the Nation’s cooperation from the British Government?
A)Bhagat singh Hanging
B)Jallianwala massacre
C)Lathi charge
D)All of the above
Answer: Jallianwala massacre
- Q. Guru Gobind Singh was assassinated by a
A)Hindu
B)Mughal
C)Afghan Pathan
D)Sikh
Answer: Afghan Pathan
- Q. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to mean
A)a positive state of law
B)truth
C)tolerance of the wrong and unjust
D)doing good even to the evildoers
Answer: tolerance of the wrong and unjust
- Q. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
A)Gold
B)Silver
C)Iron
D)Copper
Answer: Copper
- Q. Who built the famous Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram?
A)Parameswara Varman II
B)Narasimhavarman II
C)Nandivarman II
D)Aparajita Varman
Answer: Nandivarman II
- Q. Name the religious personality who exercised a great influence over Shivaji
A)Guru Nanak Dev
B)Tukaram
C)Mirabai
D)Guru Ram Das
Answer: Guru Ram Das
- Q. Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
A)Government of India Act, 1919
B)Government of India Act, 1909
C)Government of India Act, 1935
D)None of these
Answer: Government of India Act, 1919
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