More Questions on History
- Q. Which among the following statements is/ are not correct? I. The theosophical society preached the Aryan philosophy and religion II. It laid great emphasis on the Vedas and Upanishad. III. It considered Hinduism to be the best religion and the only means to attain salvation. IV. It called for universal brotherhood. V. The Upanishads revealed the essence of life
A)II, II and V
B)I, III and V
C)Only III
D)I and III
Answer: Only III
- Q. In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?
A)1674
B)1608
C)1646
D)1710
Answer: 1674
- Q. The first newspaper which was published in India was
A)The Bombay Gazette
B)The Calculatta Gazette
C)The Oriental Maganize of Calculatta
D)The Bengal Gazette
Answer: The Bengal Gazette
- Q. Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages?
A)Kashi Viswanath Temple
B)Ellora Caves
C)Qutab Minar
D)Manas Wildlife - Sancturary
Answer: Kashi Viswanath Temple
- Q. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?
A)Sungas
B)Satavahanas
C)Yavanas
D)Pandya
Answer: Sungas
- Q. We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
A)Trajan
B)Cartius
C)Nero
D)Brutus
Answer: Trajan
- Q. “Go back to Vedas” This call is given by
A)Vivekananda
B)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
C)Jyotiba Phule
D)Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- 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. Whose achievements are recorded in the Allahabad Pillar inscription?
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Vikrarnaditya
D)Skand Gupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of
A)Karl Marx
B)Bernard Shaw
C)Lenin
D)Leo Tolstoy
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
- Q. Which of the following is in the World Heritage list?
A)Hampi
B)Khajuraho
C)Nalanda ruins
D)All of the Above
Answer: All of the Above
- Q. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
A)Chand Bardai
B)Vir Siroja
C)Meerja Umed
D)Nur Fateh
Answer: Chand Bardai
- Q. What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang?
A)To amass wealth
B)To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
C)To know the geography of India
D)To establish political ties with India
Answer: To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
- Q. How did Saint Boniface help to shape the German church?
A)Preaching against the importance of monasteries
B)Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
C)Writing the epic 'Beowulf'
D)Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'
Answer: Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
- Q. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
A)second Sangam period
B)first Sangam period
C)third Sangam period
D)post-third Sangam period
Answer: second Sangam period
- Q. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating
A)Jayachanda in the Battle of Chandawar
B)Prithviraj Chauhan in Second Battle of Tarain
C)The Chandelas
D)Both (A) and (B) above
Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
- Q. Which European power was the last who reached India?
A)Germans
B)Portuguese
C)The French
D)The Dutch
Answer: The French
- Q. Who called the revolt of 1857 as a war between barbarism and civilization?
A)T. R. Holmes
B)V A Smith
C)J K Hikki
D)Sir Ahmed Khan
Answer: T. R. Holmes
- Q. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by
A)Mir Jumla
B)Mirkasim
C)Shivaji
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853?
A)Additional Members
B)The Governor-General
C)The Commander-in-Chief
D)The Lieutenant Governor
Answer: The Lieutenant Governor
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