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Q. Who is known as the father of Modern Medicine?

A
Euclid
B
Erastosthenes
C
Hippocrates
D
Pythagoras

Correct Answer

Hippocrates

More Questions on History

  • Q. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
    A)Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
    B)Tarabai
    C)Peshwa Bajirao
    D)Shahu
    Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
  • Q. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year
    A)1556 A.D.
    B)1526 A.D.
    C)1761 A.D.
    D)1776 A.D.
    Answer: 1761 A.D.
  • Q. What was the reason for Franks rapid rise in western Europe?
    A)Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
    B)Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
    C)Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
    D)Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
    Answer: Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
  • Q. Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided ‘a machine with strong brakes but no engine’?
    A)Rajendra Prasad
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought by Alexander the Great against
    A)Bessus
    B)King Darius III
    C)King Porus
    D)Spitamenes
    Answer: King Porus
  • Q. When did United Kingdom declared war on Germany which lead to World War II?
    A)18th August 1939
    B)4th April 1939
    C)28th August 1939
    D)3rd September 1939
    Answer: 3rd September 1939
  • Q. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?
    A)Surdas
    B)Sant Kabir
    C)Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Sant Kabir
  • Q. When was the first train steamed off in India?
    A)1853
    B)1848
    C)1875
    D)1880
    Answer: 1853
  • Q. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during “Battle of Plassey”?
    A)Mir Qasim
    B)Mir Jafar
    C)Sirajudduala
    D)None of these
    Answer: Sirajudduala
  • Q. The Moplahs of Malabar (Kerala) who were largely Muslim leaseholders and cultivators, indulged in a series of rebellions in Kerala between 1836-1919. Which of the following regarding these Moplah uprisings is not true?
    A)These uprisings were a peculiar form of rural terrorism
    B)They were mainly directed against the upper caste Hindu landlords
    C)Most of the Moplah martyrs were poor peasants of landless lobourers
    D)A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
    Answer: A small band of Moplahs committed collective suicides in the belief of being called Shahids (martyrs)
  • Q. The stone railing which Aurangzeb ordered to remove was presented to Keshav Rai Temple by
    A)Shivaji
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Dara Shikoh
    D)Dadaji
    Answer: Dara Shikoh
  • Q. For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi’s volunteers of the Salt satyagraha walk?
    A)36
    B)24
    C)12
    D)6
    Answer: 24
  • Q. Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by whom?
    A)Jyotibha Phule
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    D)Swami Vivekanand
    Answer: Jyotibha Phule
  • Q. Whose speeches at the World’s Parliament of Religions held in September 1893 made him famous as an ‘orator by divine right’ and as a ‘Messenger of Indian wisdom to the Western world’
    A)Sri Ramakrishna
    B)Swami Vivekananda
    C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
    D)Shyama Charan Sen
    Answer: Swami Vivekananda
  • Q. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, lifelong outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in favour of it
    B)There was no other go after he was presented with a fait accompli
    C)To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
    D)The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League
    Answer: To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
  • Q. The Vernacular press Act as a safety valve against vernacular newspapers was passed by Lord Lytton on
    A)March 14, 1878
    B)April 14, 1878
    C)March 14, 1876
    D)March 14, 1870
    Answer: March 14, 1878
  • Q. Mzal Khan who fought with Shivaji was the ruler of
    A)Mewar
    B)Bijapur
    C)Gujarat
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Bijapur
  • Q. When was the League of Nations established?
    A)In 1920
    B)In 1918
    C)In 1939
    D)In 1914
    Answer: In 1920
  • Q. The Sikh Guru who was executed by Aurangzeb was
    A)Guru Arjan
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Guru Gobind
    D)Guru Tegh Bahadur
    Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • Q. Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the
    A)Schism edict
    B)Rummindei inscription
    C)Kandhar inscription
    D)Bhabru edict
    Answer: Bhabru edict

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