More Questions on History
- Q. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
A)Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
B)Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
C)Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
D)Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh
Answer: Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
- Q. Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests?
A)Ajivika School
B)Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
C)Purva Mimamsa
D)Vedanta
Answer: Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
- Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in
A)The promotion of people's welfare by him
B)His extensive conquests
C)His marathon army
D)His exclusive patronage of Buddhism
Answer: The promotion of people's welfare by him
- Q. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by
A)1821
B)1721
C)1895
D)1921
Answer: 1895
- Q. The East India Company had taken Bombay from
A)Charles I
B)The Dutch
C)Charles II
D)The Portuguese
Answer: Charles II
- Q. Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League?
A)16th August, 1946
B)3rd September, 1946
C)16th May, 1946
D)4th Decembar, 1946
Answer: 16th August, 1946
- Q. The Russo-Turkish war was started in the year
A)1768
B)1762
C)1773
D)1782
Answer: 1768
- Q. Bindusara was the son of?
A)Akbar
B)Ashoka
C)Chandragupta Maurya
D)Shivaji
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. Which dynasty ruled over ‘Magadha’ after Mauryan Dynasty?
A)Shunga
B)Satavahan
C)Nanda
D)Kanva
Answer: Shunga
- Q. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
A)Art
B)Religion
C)Literature
D)Architecture
Answer: Art
- Q. During the Mughal rule in the field of agriculture Parauti was the land
A)left fallow
B)annually cultivated
C)uncultivated
D)barren land
Answer: left fallow
- Q. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was
A)Shah Parvez
B)Shah Muhammad
C)Shah Abbas
D)Shah Raza
Answer: Shah Abbas
- Q. The official court language of the Guptas was
A)Prakrit
B)Pali
C)Hindi
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Sanskrit
- Q. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language ?
A)Munda
B)Santali
C)Awadhi
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Awadhi
- Q. Humayun restored his Indian kingdom with the help of the ruler of
A)Kabul
B)Arabia
C)Persia
D)Turkey
Answer: Persia
- Q. The Home Rule Society, popularly called ‘India House’ , had been established in London to promote the cause of Indian independence, by
A)Madan Lal Dhingra
B)Lala Hardayal
C)Shyamji Krishna Varma
D)V D Savarkar
Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
- Q. Which of the following countries is regarded as the home of ‘Fabian Socialism’?
A)England
B)Russia
C)France
D)Italy
Answer: England
- Q. Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?
A)Dakhma
B)Tripitaka
C)Khanjah
D)Synagogue
Answer: Khanjah
- 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. In which year Napoleon I crowned himself as Emperor of France
A)1804
B)1799
C)1807
D)1812
Answer: 1804
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