More Questions on History
- Q. The name of the Indian Astronomer (who knew five astronomical systems), who lived in the 6th century was
A)Bhandarkar
B)Varahamihira
C)Pujyapada
D)Prasastapada
Answer: Varahamihira
- Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
A)Kalidas
B)Alara Kalama
C)Viswamitra
D)Vashistha
Answer: Alara Kalama
- Q. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their
A)carving
B)monolithic structure
C)polish
D)uniformity of workmanship
Answer: polish
- Q. The organisation ‘League of Nations’ was founded after the end of
A)World War II
B)World War I
C)Crimean War
D)Vietnam War
Answer: World War I
- Q. Who was the second President of America
A)Andrew Jackson
B)Thomas Jefferson
C)Abraham Lincoln
D)John Adams
Answer: John Adams
- Q. Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?
A)Ramanuja
B)Nimbarka
C)Madhva
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. Which sage or scholar had recast the original single Veda into four distinct Vedas?
A)Kapila
B)Patanjali
C)Vyasa
D)Shankaracharya
Answer: Vyasa
- 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. Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?
A)Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra
B)Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvagosha
C)Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta
D)Kalidas, Kamba, Vasumitra
Answer: Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra
- 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. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
A)Aranyakas
B)Samhitas
C)Brahmanas
D)Upanishads
Answer: Brahmanas
- Q. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by
A)Iltutmish
B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C)Balban
D)Bairam Khan
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Which one is the last of the ruling Chinese dynasties
A)Shang Dynsaty
B)Zhou Dynasty
C)Han Dynasty
D)Qing Dynasty
Answer: Qing Dynasty
- Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
A)Pradesa
B)Bhukit
C)Vithi
D)Ahara
Answer: Vithi
- Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
- Q. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
A)Government of India Act, 1858
B)Charter Act of 1813
C)Charter Act of 1853
D)Charter Act of 1833
Answer: Charter Act of 1853
- Q. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon’s reign is significant because
A)it put restrictions on the vernacular press
B)it limited the Britishers political authority
C)it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
D)it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
Answer: it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
- Q. Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
A)Guru Ramdas
B)Guru Angad
C)Guru Arjun
D)Guru Hargobind
Answer: Guru Angad
- Q. In the early Vedic-period, Varna system was based on
A)Birth
B)Education
C)Occupation
D)Talent
Answer: Occupation
- Q. With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated?
A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Hinduism
D)Christianity
Answer: Jainism
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