More Questions on History
- Q. The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the
A)Indian Association
B)Landholders Society of Calcutta
C)British Indian Association
D)Madras Native Association
Answer: Landholders Society of Calcutta
- Q. The world’s oldest continuously inhabited city is
A)Baghdad
B)Jerusalem
C)Istanbul
D)Damascus
Answer: Damascus
- Q. Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of brahmanpurushaprakritisatyaachyutaaniruddha
A)II, III, IV, V and VI
B)I, II, III, IV and V
C)I, II, IV, V and VI
D)I, III, IV, V and VI
Answer: I, III, IV, V and VI
- Q. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating
A)Jayachanda in the Battle of Chandawar
B)Prithviraj Chauhan in Second Battle of Tarain
C)The Chandelas
D)Both (A) and (B) above
Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
- Q. __________ was primarily responsible for making India a secular State
A)Patel
B)Gandhi
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Gokhale
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at
A)Kanpur
B)Delhi
C)Lucknow
D)Madras
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Who declared that he would talk of religion only when he succeeded in removing poverty and misery from the country, for religion could not appease hunger?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was
A)Ananda
B)Nagarjuna
C)Asanga
D)Padmasambhava
Answer: Padmasambhava
- Q. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
A)Havaldar
B)Jumadar
C)Faujdar
D)Hazari
Answer: Havaldar
- Q. All are of one Self-fraternity such being the dictum to avow, in such a light how can we take life and devoid of least pity go on to eat. Who said this?
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Tilak
C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
D)Sree Narayana Guru
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
A)Vikramaditya
B)Kanishka
C)Samudra Gupta
D)Ashoka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. The Brahmin minister of Sambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he invested the title of ‘Pinnacle of Poets’ was
A)Kavindra Acharya
B)Kavi Kalash
C)Kavi Bhusan
D)Kavi Martanda
Answer: Kavi Kalash
- Q. Who was the author of Kitab-ul-Hind?
A)Abul Fazl
B)Abu Said
C)Firdausi
D)AI-Beruni
Answer: AI-Beruni
- Q. The Buddha attained nirvana at __________
A)Sarnath
B)Bodh Gaya
C)Sanchi
D)Kusinagara
Answer: Bodh Gaya
- Q. Which two countries were involved in a Hundred Years War?
A)England and France
B)Turkey and Austria
C)Palestine and Israel
D)Germany and Russia
Answer: England and France
- Q. The war of Falklands was fought between which two countries
A)England and French
B)USA and Brazil
C)Japan and Korea
D)England and Argentina
Answer: England and Argentina
- Q. The Company lost all its administrative powers__________
A)By the Government of India Act of 1758
B)By the Government of India Act of 1658
C)By the Government of India Act of 1858
D)By the Government of India Act of 1958
Answer: By the Government of India Act of 1858
- Q. The following are the lessons taught to masses i.e. Muslim women in particular
A)Removal of purdah and spread of education
B)Urged the Muslims to give up medieval customs and ways of thought and behavior
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by
A)Ashoka
B)Kanishka
C)Harsha
D)Fa-Hien
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Communist Revolutionary Che Guevara was born in the city
A)Rosario
B)Havana
C)Matanzas
D)San Juan
Answer: Rosario
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