More Questions on History
- Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
A)Siddhanta Shiromani
B)Amarakosha
C)Brihat Samhita
D)Astanga Hridaya
Answer: Brihat Samhita
- Q. Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
A)Chandragupta
B)Srigupta
C)Samudragupta
D)Devicharangupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
- Q. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in
A)Pali texts
B)Prakrit texts
C)Sanskrit texts
D)Pictographical texts
Answer: Pali texts
- Q. Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a halfnaked fakir?
A)Lord Irwin
B)Lord Wavell
C)Lord Willingdon
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Winston Churchill
- Q. 1917 is known for
A)Battle of Waterloo
B)Battle of Trafalgar
C)End of the World War-I
D)The Russian Revolution
Answer: The Russian Revolution
- Q. __________ is remembered as the ‘Grand old man of India’
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Ranade
C)Pulinbehari Sarkar
D)Amaresh Chakravarty
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans?
A)Jewellery
B)Pottery
C)Carpentry
D)Blacksmith
Answer: Blacksmith
- Q. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
A)William Bentinck
B)Robert Clive
C)Warren Hasting
D)Col. Sanders
Answer: Warren Hasting
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Reformers influenced by the preaching of Sufi teachers?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Nanak
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the __________ art?
A)Maurya
B)Early Mathura
C)Gupta
D)Gandhara
Answer: Gupta
- Q. Which of the following place, Buddha was never depicted in a human form but was represented only as a symbol of either two footprints or wheel?
A)Loria
B)Sanchi
C)Kesaria
D)All of the above
Answer: Sanchi
- Q. The United Kingdom is a classic example of a/an
A)Absolute monarchy
B)Aristocracy
C)Constiutional monarchy
D)Polity
Answer: Constiutional monarchy
- Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
A)Vagabhatta
B)Bhanugupta
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
- Q. “Desire is the cause of all sufferings”. Which religion promoted this?
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Sikhism
D)Hinduism
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
A)underground drainage system
B)town planning
C)uniformity of weights and measures
D)large agricultural surplus
Answer: underground drainage system
- Q. The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
A)Nana Sahib
B)Bhakt Khan
C)Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
D)Jung Bhadur Rana
Answer: Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?
A)The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
B)The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
C)Only B
D)Both A & B
Answer: The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
- Q. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
A)Palluruthi
B)Vaikom
C)Aluva
D)Trichur
Answer: Aluva
- Q. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s views on Satyagraha is not correct?
A)It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression and exploitation
B)It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social, political and economic dominance
C)It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
D)Mahatma Gandhi's theory of Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering
Answer: It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
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