More Questions on History
- Q. When were Jewish communities expelled from France?
A)1453
B)1306
C)1492
D)1376
Answer: 1306
- Q. Who invented kerosene?
A)Benjamin Silliman
B)Abraham Pineo Gesner
C)Edwin Drake
D)John William Dawson
Answer: Abraham Pineo Gesner
- Q. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
A)Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
B)Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
C)Lack of strong propagator of views
D)Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
Answer: Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
- Q. Who is known as the founder of Tudor dynasty in England
A)Richard III
B)Elizabeth I
C)Henry VII
D)None of the above
Answer: Henry VII
- Q. Who said “Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire”?
A)Kunwar Singh
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Chandra Sekhar Azaad
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
- Q. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the __________ to places ruled by Hindu Rajas
A)Poor
B)Nobles
C)Middle Class
D)Foreign residents
Answer: Poor
- Q. Who was Nur Jahan’s son-in-law?
A)Nazim
B)Khurram
C)Abdul
D)Shahryar
Answer: Shahryar
- Q. When did the Korean war end?
A)1948
B)1937
C)1950
D)1953
Answer: 1953
- Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the establishment of parties during Indian Struggle Movement?
A)Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj party
B)Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Swaraj party, Muslim League
C)Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party
D)Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Justice Party, Muslim League
Answer: Indian National Congress, Muslim League, Justice Party, Swaraj party
- Q. The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British. It began in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company and later spread to Delhi, Agra, Awadh, Kanpur, Chambal and Lucknow.
A)Awadh
B)Delhi
C)Bombay
D)The Chambal Region
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Which of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
A)It was founded in 1875
B)The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
C)Its main motive was to promote faith in one God
D)None of the above is correct
Answer: The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
- Q. Which statement is not the advocacy of Nirguna Saints?
A)It is the concept of a formless God, which has no attributes or quality
B)It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna
C)It conceived as Ishvara, the personal and purely spiritual aspect of godhead, beyond all names and forms (nama-rupa), and is to be apprehended only by inner (mystical) experience
D)None of the above
Answer: It advocated the worshiped the anthropomorphic manifestations of the divine being, particularly Rama and Krishna
- Q. The Mauryan administration was highly
A)Bureaucratic
B)Decentralized
C)Centralized
D)Despotic
Answer: Centralized
- Q. Vardhamana Mahavira the 24 th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at __________ and died at __________
A)Kusinara and Pava
B)Vaishali and Rajagriha
C)Kundagrama and Pava
D)Kashi and Champa
Answer: Kundagrama and Pava
- Q. Who is called the “Greatest Investigator of Antiquity”?
A)Darwin
B)Aristotle
C)Cuvier
D)Socrates
Answer: Darwin
- Q. Arthasastra was written by
A)Kautilya
B)Dhanananda
C)Bimbisara
D)Pushyamitra
Answer: Kautilya
- Q. After the defeat at Plassey, Siraj-ud-daullah was assassinated __________and was made the nawab
A)Mir Qasim
B)Mir Jafar
C)Haider Ali
D)Tipu Sultan
Answer: Mir Jafar
- Q. Select the correct language in which Jain and Buddhist literature were written?
A)Pali
B)Prakrit
C)Sanskrit
D)Both A & B
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. Which of the following scholars, who was the first to discover the Harappan Civilization?
A)R.D. Banerjee
B)Sir Johan Marshall
C)A. Cunningham
D)Daya Ram Sahani
Answer: A. Cunningham
- Q. We can know about early vedic period from
A)the Rig Veda
B)archaeological excavations
C)Jatak Katha
D)contemporary culture
Answer: the Rig Veda
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