More Questions on History
- Q. The greatest Chola king in the dynasty of the Cholas of Thanjavur was
A)Rajaraja-I
B)Parantaka
C)Rajendra-I
D)Kulottunga
Answer: Rajaraja-I
- Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
A)1520
B)1530
C)1526
D)1550
Answer: 1526
- Q. Narayana Guru was the son of__________
A)Krishnan Vaidyan
B)Madan Asan
C)Kummampilli Raman Pillai Asan
D)Kumaran
Answer: Madan Asan
- Q. Qutub Minar, as we find at present, was finally re-built by
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Balban
C)Sikandar Lodi
D)Firoz Tughlaq
Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
- Q. A new phase began in the Guru’s life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose__________, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram
A)Sivagiri
B)Karunagapally
C)Kayamkulam
D)Kannur
Answer: Sivagiri
- Q. Shortugai (Indus Valley Civilization site) is in which country?
A)Pakisthan
B)India
C)Afganisthan
D)Tibet
Answer: Afganisthan
- Q. Who among the following initiated reforms among Muslims?
A)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
B)Muhammad Iqbal
C)Naoriji Furdonji
D)Altaf Husain Hali
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?
A)Shyama Shastri
B)Tyagaraja
C)Muthu Swami Diskshitar
D)Swati Thirunal
Answer: Swati Thirunal
- Q. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
A)Samaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Yajurveda
D)Atharvaveda
Answer: Rigveda
- Q. Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of
A)Economic independence
B)Industrialisation
C)Economic growth
D)Moral purity
Answer: Economic independence
- Q. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
A)Rousseau
B)Locke
C)Hegel
D)Plato
Answer: Rousseau
- Q. 1917 is known for
A)Battle of Waterloo
B)Battle of Trafalgar
C)End of the World War-I
D)The Russian Revolution
Answer: The Russian Revolution
- Q. Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India at
A)Bangkok
B)Berlin
C)Singapore
D)Tokyo
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Kabir
Answer: Mirabai
- Q. The Portuguese Governor who abolished Sati in Goa was
A)Cabral
B)Albuquerque
C)Almeida
D)De Braganza
Answer: Albuquerque
- Q. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
A)Arch
B)Dome
C)The narrow columns
D)Corbel brackets
Answer: Dome
- Q. Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
A)Herodotus
B)Aristotle
C)Hippocrates
D)Thucydides
Answer: Herodotus
- Q. The Province of Bengal Constituted by the Act of 1935 would cease to exist as per __________
A)Wavell's Plan
B)The Cabinet Mission Plan
C)The Indian Independence Act of 1947
D)The Dikie Bird Plan
Answer: The Indian Independence Act of 1947
- Q. Who is the author of Vande Mataram?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Q. The second session of the congress met in Calcutta on December 1886, under the president ship of __________
A)Kadambini Ganguli
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Pherozeshah Mehta
D)D.Ewacha
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
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