More Questions on History
- Q. The Buddha’s Eight Fold Path did not include
A)Right Views
B)Right Resolve
C)Right Speech
D)Right Table Manners
Answer: Right Table Manners
- Q. I. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism. II. The Pala rulers of eastern India were patrons of Buddhism. Which of these statement (s) is/are correct?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only II
- Q. Assertion (A): The Kushanas issued a large number of gold coins. Reason (R): The period was marked by flourishing trade
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is 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 is true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Which of the following is the name of US Parliament?
A)Senate
B)Diet
C)Congress
D)House of commons
Answer: Congress
- Q. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Hinduism
D)Sikhism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. The two states which had non Congress Ministries in 1937 were
A)Punjab and NWFP
B)Bengal and Punjab
C)Madras and Central Provinces
D)Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Bengal and Punjab
- Q. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in the year
A)1729
B)1707
C)1774
D)1823
Answer: 1707
- Q. Ranthambhor was
A)A Rajput fort
B)A Mughal palace
C)Capital of the khaljis
D)A Buddist pilgrimage centre
Answer: A Rajput fort
- Q. Who is said to be responsible for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ajatashatru
C)Bimbisara
D)Mahapadma Nanda
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
A)Genghis Khan
B)Nader Shah
C)Hemu Vikramaclitya
D)Bajirao-I
Answer: Nader Shah
- Q. Who started the English weekly ‘New India’?
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Dada Bhai Naoroji
D)Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
- Q. What was the name of the father of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)Mallinath
B)Jitshatru
C)Parsavnath
D)Neminath
Answer: Jitshatru
- Q. Who established the Edo society?
A)Kuroda Yoshitaka
B)Akechi Mitsuhide
C)Oda Nobunaga
D)Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Answer: Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Vaishnavism
D)Tantra
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. On account of his differences with Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Bose resigned the Presidentship of the Congress (April 1939) and organised a new party called
A)Azad Hind Fauz
B)Congress Socialist Party
C)Congress Liberal party
D)Forward Block
Answer: Forward Block
- Q. Aurangzeb appointed his uncle Shaista Khan as Governor of
A)Bengal
B)Kashmir
C)Punjab
D)Deccan
Answer: Deccan
- Q. The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in Indian history because
A)It enabled the British to have power in Bengal
B)The Nawab of Bengal lost in it
C)It laid the foundation for British rule in India
D)It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits
Answer: It laid the foundation for British rule in India
- Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
A)Kalidas
B)Alara Kalama
C)Viswamitra
D)Vashistha
Answer: Alara Kalama
- Q. Who is known as the “slave of a slave”?
A)Mahmud of Ghazni
B)Muhammad bin Oasim
C)Iltutmish
D)Outbuddin Aibak
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. From which monument, Gautama Buddha propagated his divine knowledge of Buddhism to the world?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Mahabodhi Temple Complex
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