More Questions on History
- Q. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
A)Babur
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Which among the following names is not associated with the theosophical society?
A)Madame Blavatsky
B)Col. Occolt
C)Annie Besant
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?
A)Agnimitra
B)Pushyamitra Sunga
C)Vasumitra
D)Jyesthamitra
Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
- Q. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?
A)Kalidas
B)Jayadeva
C)Panini
D)None of the above
Answer: Jayadeva
- Q. The Indian National Congress had been formed with the knowledge and approval of Lord
A)Mountbatten
B)Dufferin
C)Ripon
D)Curzon
Answer: Dufferin
- Q. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
A)V. D. Savarkar
B)Brahma Datt
C)Dr. Gopal
D)Ashok Mehta
Answer: Ashok Mehta
- Q. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
A)The Upanishads
B)The Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Brahmanas
Answer: The Brahmanas
- Q. Who has given a call “Go back to nature”?
A)Aristotle
B)Plato
C)Rousseau
D)Hobbes
Answer: Rousseau
- Q. 1917 is known for
A)Battle of Waterloo
B)Battle of Trafalgar
C)End of the World War-I
D)The Russian Revolution
Answer: The Russian Revolution
- 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. The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the centre of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
A)1858 A.D.
B)1848 A.D.
C)1862 A.D.
D)1856 A.D.
Answer: 1858 A.D.
- Q. In which state was the first non-Congress Government set up in independent India?
A)Bihar
B)Punjab
C)Maharashtra
D)Kerala
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days?
A)Bairam Khan
B)Abul Fazl
C)Tansen
D)Todarmal
Answer: Bairam Khan
- Q. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
A)Establishment of village industries
B)Abolition of machinery
C)Adoption of non-violence
D)Trusteeship theory
Answer: Trusteeship theory
- Q. The Mohamedan Association was founded in __________in 1856
A)Adayar
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. The first statue of the Guru was conceived by __________
A)Tavaroli
B)Moorkoth Kumaran
C)Bodhananda Swamikal
D)Gokahale
Answer: Moorkoth Kumaran
- Q. Jantar Mantar is in
A)Assam
B)Rajasthan
C)Bihar
D)Gujrat
Answer: Rajasthan
- Q. Most depicted animal of the Indus Valley Civilization was?
A)Lion
B)Elephant
C)Bull
D)Dog
Answer: Bull
- Q. In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in __________
A)Aligarh
B)Delhi
C)Bengal
D)Agra
Answer: Aligarh
- Q. Who was the second Great Khagan of the Mongol Empire
A)Ogedei Khan
B)Guyuk Khan
C)Kublai Khan
D)Temur Khan
Answer: Ogedei Khan
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