More Questions on History
- Q. What is Gandhi’s definition of Rama Raj?
A)Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
B)The rule as it was during the time of Rama
C)The greatest good of all
D)The absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofa king
Answer: Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
- Q. When was Jin Dynasty established?
A)280
B)238
C)285
D)313
Answer: 280
- Q. In which of the following towns is “Moti Masjid” situated?
A)Jaipur
B)Agra
C)Lahore
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Agra
- Q. In Jainism, ‘Perfect Knowledge’ is referred to as
A)Ratna
B)Nirvana
C)Kaivalya
D)Jina
Answer: Kaivalya
- Q. The first plans for an Indian railway system was made by
A)Amherst
B)Minto
C)Hardinge
D)Cornwallis
Answer: Hardinge
- Q. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is __________
A)1660
B)1560
C)1760
D)1860
Answer: 1760
- Q. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
A)1917
B)1916
C)1918
D)1920
Answer: 1917
- Q. In which session of India National Congress the tricolour flag was unfurled for the first time?
A)Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920
B)Calcutta Session, 1920
C)Lahore Congress, 1929
D)Haripura congress conference, 1938
Answer: Lahore Congress, 1929
- Q. Who wrote Panchatantra?
A)Vishnu Sharma
B)Kalidas
C)Chanakya
D)Nagarjun
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
- Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Aryan Economy? I. Aryans, crossed the nomadic stage. II. Lion, elephants, & Boar were not known to them. III. Coins were known to them.
A)II, III
B)Only I
C)I, III
D)All of the above
Answer: Only I
- Q. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Maratha
Answer: Maratha
- Q. Tilak called him the ‘Diamond of India, the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers’. Who is referred in these words
A)Shivaji
B)Lajpat Rai
C)Gokhale
D)Madhava Rao
Answer: Gokhale
- Q. For which community were seats reserved by the Morley-Minto reforms?
A)Muslims
B)Jews
C)Christians
D)Sikhs
Answer: Muslims
- Q. Which of following Chalcolithic sites comes under Ganges system?
A)Alamgirpur
B)Hanumangarh
C)Ropar
D)Mohenjodaro
Answer: Alamgirpur
- Q. On which theatre house, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
A)Ford's Theatre
B)Senator Theater
C)Oscar Theater
D)Gold Theater
Answer: Ford's Theatre
- Q. Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?
A)Harihara-I
B)Reva Rayali
C)Harihara-II
D)Bukka-I
Answer: Harihara-II
- Q. The correct descending order of the Mauryan officers, at the district level, was
A)Yukta, rajuka, pradeshika
B)Rajuka, pradeshika, yukta
C)Pradeshika, yukta, rajuka
D)Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
Answer: Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
- Q. Where is the Lingaraja Temple located?
A)Tiruchendur
B)Madurai
C)Bhubaneswar
D)Ujjain
Answer: Bhubaneswar
- Q. Under pressure from his family, Nanu married__________, the daughter of a traditional village doctor
A)Kaliamma
B)Kaliamma
C)Rohini
D)Meenkshi Amma
Answer: Kaliamma
- Q. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
A)By advocating open revolt
B)By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
C)By seeking foreign help against the British
D)By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
Answer: By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
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