More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following, propounded the theory of zero?
A)Chanakya
B)Charak
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
- Q. The Mir Bakshi of the Mughal Emperors was the head of
A)Foreign affairs
B)Intelligence
C)Army organisation
D)Finance
Answer: Army organisation
- Q. One of the earliest and the best known mutinies before the Revolt of 1857 was
A)Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
B)the Native Infantry Mutiny (1824)
C)Sholapur Mutiny (1838)
D)Assam Soldiers Mutiny (1824)
Answer: Indian Soldiers Mutiny at Vellore (1806)
- Q. Koh-i-noor diamond was presented to Aurangzeb by
A)Mir Jumla
B)Mirkasim
C)Shivaji
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Mir Jumla
- Q. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
A)Muhammad Ali
B)Abdul Kalam Azad
C)Zakir Hussain
D)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
Answer: Abdul Kalam Azad
- Q. Raja Rammohan Roy organised a historic agitation against the
A)Evil custom of sati
B)Caste system
C)Degrading position of women in society
D)Practice of superfluous religious rituals
Answer: Evil custom of sati
- Q. Assertion (A): The Sultans of Delhi were appointed as Viceroys of the Caliph of Baghdad. Reason (R): The Caliph granted them recognition by way of khilat and khitab.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Who among the following built the Gomateshwara statue at Sravanabelagola ?
A)Kharvela
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Amoghavarsha
D)Chamundaraya
Answer: Chamundaraya
- Q. Mahabandula was the great General of the
A)Sikhs
B)Marathas
C)Nepalese
D)Burmese
Answer: Burmese
- Q. Cortez discovered Mexico in the year
A)1519
B)1506
C)1532
D)1560
Answer: 1519
- Q. The Renaissance movement is described as the ending of
A)Ancient Era
B)Pre Historic Era
C)Medieval Era
D)Modern Era
Answer: Medieval Era
- Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Lord Cornwallies
C)Lord Mayo
D)Lord Delhousie
Answer: Lord Wellesley
- Q. Akbar established Ibadat Khana at
A)Delhi
B)Lahore
C)Agra
D)Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. Which of the following ruler was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
A)Nizam of Hyderabad
B)Scindia of Gwalior
C)Dalip Singh of Punjab
D)Gaikwad of Baroda
Answer: Nizam of Hyderabad
- Q. Ashoka’s claim to be one of the greatest rulers in world history life in the fact that
A)he worked for the material moral and spiritual uplift of the people
B)his aims covered both the religious and secular aspects of life
C)after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
D)he attempted to unify the people of different castes and communities into a bound of common moral ideal
Answer: after a single conquest he dedicated himself completely to the cause of peace
- Q. India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up outside India. This society was founded by
A)VD Savarkar
B)Lala Har Dayal
C)Shyamji Krishnavarma
D)Madan Lal Dhingra
Answer: Shyamji Krishnavarma
- Q. During the period of which Governor General Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A)Curzon
B)Dalhousie
C)Bentick
D)Conrnwallis
Answer: Conrnwallis
- Q. What was the reason for Franks rapid rise in western Europe?
A)Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
B)Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
C)Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
D)Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
Answer: Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
- Q. As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed . . . . . . the collector of Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommend remedial measures.
A)William Logan
B)Connolly
C)S. N. Banerjee
D)Gokahale
Answer: William Logan
- Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
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