Q. “The word impossible is found, in the dictionary of fools” was the famous quote of
A
Alexander the Great
B
Hitler
C
Julius Caesar
D
Napoleon
Correct Answer
Napoleon
More Questions on History
Q. In __________, the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)) was established
A)1908 B)1904 C)1917 D)1920
Answer: 1920
Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
A)Italy B)Uzbekistan C)Morocco D)Russia
Answer: Italy
Q. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was
A)Devaraya I B)Bukka I C)Krishnadevaraya D)Ramaraya
Answer: Devaraya I
Q. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
A)Muhammad Ali B)Abdul Kalam Azad C)Zakir Hussain D)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
Answer: Abdul Kalam Azad
Q. The revolutionary who died of a 64 days hunger strike was
A)Batukeshwar Dutt B)Sukh Dev C)Jatin Das D)Raj Guru
Answer: Jatin Das
Q. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
A)Prakrit B)Sanskrit C)Pali D)Sauraseni
Answer: Pali
Q. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by
A)Alauddin Hasan B)Ahmad Shah-I C)Mahmud Gavan D)Firoz shah Bahmani
Answer: Alauddin Hasan
Q. Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as
A)Zoroastrianism B)Taoism C)Shintoism D)Paganism
Answer: Shintoism
Q. Ho Chi Minh was a leader of
A)South Vietnam B)North Vietnam C)North Korea D)South Korea
Answer: North Vietnam
Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
A)I and II B)Only I C)I and III D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q. Who was the author of the book My Experiment with Truth?
A)Tilak B)Aurobindo C)Gandhi D)Vinobha
Answer: Gandhi
Q. When was First Anglo Sikh War fought?
A)1826 A.D. B)1846 A.D. C)1725 A.D. D)1816 A.D.
Answer: 1846 A.D.
Q. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________
A)50 B)60 C)70 D)25
Answer: 50
Q. Who founded the Pala Empire?
A)Dharmapala B)Devapala C)Dhruva D)Gopala
Answer: Gopala
Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in
A)Arabic B)Persian C)Sanskrit D)French
Answer: Arabic
Q. Which of the following Vedas is rendered musically?
A)Yajur Veda B)Rig Veda C)Sama Veda D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Sama Veda
Q. Who was famously known as the Tuti-e-Hindustan?
A)Nakhshabi B)Utbi C)Amir Khusarau D)Tansen
Answer: Amir Khusarau
Q. The capital of the Bahmani Kings was
A)Bijapur B)Gulbarga C)Hampi D)Agra
Answer: Gulbarga
Q. Which was the oldest University?
A)Kanauj B)Gandhara C)Nalanda D)Vaishali
Answer: Nalanda
Q. Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rock edict number.
