More Questions on History

  • Q. Who defined the “Long Nineteenth Century”?
    A)Ernest Gallner
    B)Benedict Anderson
    C)Eric Hobsbawm
    D)Karl Marx
    Answer: Eric Hobsbawm
  • Q. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
    A)Tivara
    B)Kunala
    C)Mahendra
    D)Jalauka
    Answer: Tivara
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saint popularised Vaishnava cult in Gujarat?
    A)Narasi
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Tulsidas
    D)Sankar Dev
    Answer: Narasi
  • Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
    A)Iraq
    B)Iran
    C)Jordan
    D)Syria
    Answer: Iraq
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to Mughal Emperor Jahangir? I. Jahangir claimed that he could distinguish the work of different artists in a single picture. II. Painting was at its climax during his reign.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Who was the successor of Charlemagne?
    A)Lothair I
    B)Charles the Bald
    C)Louis the German
    D)Louis the Pious
    Answer: Louis the Pious
  • Q. From which year did the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?
    A)1940
    B)1942
    C)1929
    D)1919
    Answer: 1940
  • Q. Barindra Kumar Ghose and Bhupendranath Dutta started:
    A)Som Prakash
    B)Jugantar
    C)Vichar Lahiri
    D)Sandhya
    Answer: Jugantar
  • Q. The first definite and forceful expression of the concept of a separate homeland for the Muslims came from (or the Catcher of the idea of Pakistan was)
    A)Rahmat Ali
    B)Sir Mohammad Iqbal
    C)M A Jinnah
    D)Liaqat Ali
    Answer: Sir Mohammad Iqbal
  • Q. India attained ‘Dominion status’ on
    A)15th August, 1947
    B)15th January, 1947
    C)15th August, 1950
    D)15th October, 1947
    Answer: 15th August, 1947
  • Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
    A)Madhava
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Merabai
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Madhava
  • Q. During the Mughal period Polaj was the
    A)land left fallow
    B)land annually cultivated
    C)land uncultivated
    D)barren land
    Answer: land annually cultivated
  • Q. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
    A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    B)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    D)Mahmud Tughlaq
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. The famous Indo-Greek Kin, who embraced Buddhism was __________
    A)Menander
    B)Strato I
    C)Demetrios
    D)Alexander
    Answer: Menander
  • Q. The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against
    A)Indian mill owners and non government officials
    B)British mill owners and government officials
    C)British non-government officials
    D)Indian government officials
    Answer: Indian mill owners and non government officials
  • Q. Ranthambhore Fort is in
    A)Orissa
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?
    A)Namadeva
    B)Krishnadasa Kaviraja
    C)Shankar Dev
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Krishnadasa Kaviraja
  • Q. The idea of incorporating, safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the
    A)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
    B)Third Round Table Conference
    C)Visit of Simon Commission
    D)Poona Pact
    Answer: Visit of Simon Commission
  • Q. Who was the last ruler of India that adopted Jainism in his last days?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Samudra Gupta
    C)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Chandra Gupta Maurya
  • Q. The fortress of Asirgarh was under the rule of __________ when Akbar besieged it
    A)Raja Bhagvan Das
    B)Mansingh
    C)Bahadur Shah
    D)Hemu
    Answer: Bahadur Shah

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