More Questions on History
- Q. Who founded the Pala Empire?
A)Dharmapala
B)Devapala
C)Dhruva
D)Gopala
Answer: Gopala
- Q. Choose the correct option I. Dharmpala was the founder of the Pala Empire. II. Mihir Bhoja belongs to Pratihar dynasty. III. Mihir bhoja was the devotee of Lord KRISHNA.
A)Only I, III
B)Only I, II
C)Only II
D)All of the above
Answer: Only II
- Q. When did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen?
A)1942
B)1941
C)1945
D)1940
Answer: 1945
- Q. “Din-i-Ilahi” was the new religion started by
A)Jahangir
B)Humayun
C)Akbar
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Buddhism in Nepal was introduced during the reign of
A)Ashoka
B)Samudragupta
C)Chandragupta
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Which one of the following sequences represents the correct chronological order?
A)Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram
B)Shahji, Shivaji, Rajaram, Sambhaji
C)Shahji, Sambhaji, Shivaji, Rajaram
D)Sambhaji, Shivaji, Shahji, Rajaram
Answer: Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram
- Q. Who defined the “Long Nineteenth Century”?
A)Ernest Gallner
B)Benedict Anderson
C)Eric Hobsbawm
D)Karl Marx
Answer: Eric Hobsbawm
- Q. The non cooperation movement was called off due to
A)Chauri Chaura Incident
B)Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy
C)Poona pact
D)Gandhi-Irwin pact
Answer: Chauri Chaura Incident
- Q. What name was given to Rishabhnath Tirthankar due to his father Nabhiraya?
A)Anantnath
B)Dharam Nath
C)Chandra Prabhu
D)Nabhisunu
Answer: Nabhisunu
- Q. Buland Darwaza is located in
A)Gujarat
B)West Bengal
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Tamil Nadu
Answer: Uttar Pradesh
- Q. Which one of the following was the cause of disintegration of the Mughal Empire?
A)Attacks of Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Abdali
B)War of succession among sons of Aurangzeb
C)Revolts of various communities like Jats, Sikhs, Rajputs etc.
D)All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
Answer: All of the above mentioned factors contributed to the downfall of the Mughal Empire.
- Q. Who is the author of Meghdoot?
A)Vishakhadatta
B)Shundraka
C)Kalidasa
D)Chanakya
Answer: Kalidasa
- Q. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from
A)Sevagram
B)Wardha
C)Sabarmati
D)Dandi
Answer: Sabarmati
- Q. Who had introduced the Indian Universities Act 1904?
A)Lord Hardinge
B)Lord Ripon
C)Lord Curzon
D)Lord Auckland
Answer: Lord Curzon
- Q. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
A)Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"
B)Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
- Q. The last great ruling dynasty of Magadha was
A)Kanva
B)Sunga
C)Kusana
D)Gupta
Answer: Gupta
- Q. Which is known as book of Melody?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Samveda
- Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow__________
A)Tea
B)Jute
C)Sugarcane
D)Wheat
Answer: Jute
- Q. The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the?
A)Pallavas
B)Chola
C)Pandyas
D)Kaktiya
Answer: Pallavas
- Q. Which of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?
A)Shaivism
B)Nirguna and Saguna
C)Sikkhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Nirguna and Saguna
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