More Questions on History
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Zeb-un-nisa I. Zeb-un-nisa chose to live voluntarily with Shah Jahan and later was awarded great honour by Aurangzeb. II. Zeb-un-nisa was the sister of Shah Jahan.
A)Both I and II are incorrect
B)Both I and II are correct
C)Only I is correct
D)Only II is correct
Answer: Only I is correct
- Q. Who founded the Great Seljuq Empire in 1037
A)Tughril Beg
B)Seljuq Beg
C)Alp Arslan
D)Malik-Shah I
Answer: Tughril Beg
- Q. Aurangzeb sent Mukarrab Khan against
A)Shivaji
B)Shaji Bhonsle
C)Sambaji
D)Shahu
Answer: Sambaji
- Q. The formation of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) at the initiative of __________ in 1972
A)Roop Kanwar
B)Ela Bhat
C)Raja radhakant dev
D)Dwarkanath Tagore
Answer: Ela Bhat
- Q. The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of
A)Titian
B)Michael Angelo
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Raphael
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
- Q. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year
A)1805
B)1800
C)1807
D)1815
Answer: 1815
- Q. Who among the following leader made the famous ‘Objectives Resolution’, in the Constituent Assembly?
A)C. Rajagopalachari
B)Vallabhbhai Patel
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Dr. John Mathai
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
A)Pulicat
B)Masulipatnam
C)Surat
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Pulicat
- Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
A)Pradesa
B)Bhukit
C)Vithi
D)Ahara
Answer: Vithi
- Q. Chandra Shekhar Azad was __________ of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army
A)Secretary
B)President
C)Commander-in-Chief
D)Field Marshal
Answer: Commander-in-Chief
- Q. The Ibadat Khana was a meeting house built by which Mughal Emperor?
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
A)Rigidity of Caste
B)Slavery
C)Prostitution
D)Widow remarriage
Answer: Widow remarriage
- Q. What was the number of monks in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)One lakh
B)50 thousand
C)One lakh fifty thousand
D)Two lakh
Answer: One lakh
- Q. Who captured Beijing in 1644?
A)Li Zicheng
B)Chongzhen Emperor
C)Wu Sangui
D)Yao Xueyin
Answer: Li Zicheng
- Q. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against
A)Golcunda
B)Bijapur
C)Marathas
D)All the above
Answer: Marathas
- Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
- Q. Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as__________
A)Vishwanath Datta
B)Narendra Nath Datta
C)Upendranath Datta
D)Vasava Datta
Answer: Narendra Nath Datta
- Q. A Federal Railway Authority was established by the Act of
A)1919
B)1909
C)1935
D)1861
Answer: 1935
- Q. Who amongst the following was not associated with the Unification of Italy?
A)Garibaldi
B)Cavour
C)Mussolini
D)Mazzini
Answer: Mussolini
- Q. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
A)Bengal
B)Elizabeth
C)Red Dragon
D)Mayflower
Answer: Red Dragon
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