More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
A)Kalpa (Ritual)
B)Siksha (Phonetics)
C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
D)Ashtadhyayi
Answer: Ashtadhyayi
- Q. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
A)Calcutta
B)Dacca
C)Delhi
D)Meerut and Karachi
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. When was the Fourth Crusade diverted from the Holy Land to Constantinople?
A)1204
B)1203
C)1261
D)1291
Answer: 1203
- Q. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title ‘Raja’ by the__________
A)British
B)Mughals
C)French
D)Dutch
Answer: Mughals
- Q. Who is the Duchess of Cornwall?
A)Camilla
B)Diana
C)Anne
D)Margaret
Answer: Camilla
- Q. Who was the first to give the call for Swarajya – “India for Indians”?
A)Lokmanya Tilak
B)Dayanand Saraswati
C)Sri Aurobindo
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. Indian Mughal paintings originated during the rule of which Mughal Emperor?
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Humayun
- 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. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Dharmasutras and the Smritis? I. Texts were considered as the rules and regulations for the general public and for the rulers. II. Dharmasutras and the Smritis can also be termed in the modern concept as the constitution and law books for the ancient Indian polity and society
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers
A)H. P. Blavatsky
B)Annie Besant
C)W. T. Stead
D)H. S. Olcott
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Who said this message, the name Ezhava does not denote a caste or a religion and he made temple rights to everyone. Therefore people can be admitted to this organization without paying heed to differences of caste
A)T. K. Madhavan
B)Chattambi Swamikal
C)Narayana Guru
D)Rajaram Mohan Roy
Answer: Narayana Guru
- Q. Where was Narayana Guru born?
A)Maharashtra
B)Kerala
C)Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Who is known as the Artist of the world famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’
A)Michelangelo
B)Filippo Brunelleschi
C)Vincent van Gogh
D)Leonardo da Vinci
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
- Q. Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
A)Indra
B)Varuna
C)Surya
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Who was advocated of the famous INA Trials?
A)Asaf Ali
B)Bhulabhai Desai
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: Bhulabhai Desai
- Q. Nalanda Mahavihara site is in
A)Assam
B)Rajasthan
C)Bihar
D)Gujrat
Answer: Bihar
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
A)Satnamis
B)Pothi
C)Vaishanavism
D)Shaivism
Answer: Satnamis
- Q. I. Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name II. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz – Sunday & Thursday. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The last great ruling dynasty of Magadha was
A)Kanva
B)Sunga
C)Kusana
D)Gupta
Answer: Gupta
- Q. From where the famous ‘Gayatri Mantra’ has been taken?
A)Atharva Veda
B)Yajur veda
C)Rig Veda
D)Sarna Veda
Answer: Rig Veda
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