More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people
A)Pashupati Shiva
B)Mother Goddess
C)Trees such as Peepal and Acacia
D)Trimurti
Answer: Trimurti
- Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
A)Vagabhatta
B)Bhanugupta
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
- Q. Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages?
A)Kashi Viswanath Temple
B)Ellora Caves
C)Qutab Minar
D)Manas Wildlife - Sancturary
Answer: Kashi Viswanath Temple
- Q. Of the following, with whom Akbar did not come into contact?
A)Parsis
B)Jains
C)Buddhists
D)Christians
Answer: Buddhists
- Q. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
A)second Sangam period
B)first Sangam period
C)third Sangam period
D)post-third Sangam period
Answer: second Sangam period
- 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. Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
A)Kheda
B)Dandi
C)Sabarmati
D)Champaran
Answer: Champaran
- Q. When was The Government of India Act 1858 passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom?
A)June,1857
B)August 2, 1858
C)January, 1858
D)December, 1857
Answer: August 2, 1858
- Q. Who of the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences?
A)M. M. Malavia
B)B. R. Ambedkar
C)Vallabhbhai Patel
D)Gandhiji
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed which city as Alinagar?
A)Agra
B)Calcutta
C)Ferozpur
D)Fatehpur
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period
A)Sunga
B)Mauryan
C)Kushana
D)Gupta
Answer: Kushana
- Q. Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
A)Humayun's Tomb
B)Fatehpur Sikri
C)Qutub Minar
D)Agra Fort
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. Two socio-religious reform movements founded in India in 1875 were
A)Arya Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission
B)Brahmo Samaj and Prarthana Samaj
C)Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
D)Aligarh Movement and Servants of Indian Society
Answer: Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
- Q. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
A)Swami Dayananda
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Raja Rammohan Roy
D)None of the above
Answer: Swami Dayananda
- Q. Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by?
A)Udayin and Shishunaga
B)Harihara and Bukka
C)Devavarman and Vainya
D)Mahendraverman and Sirmara
Answer: Harihara and Bukka
- Q. What was the name of the mother of Abhinandananatha Tirthankar?
A)Tara
B)Vijaya
C)Siddharta Devi
D)Marudevi
Answer: Siddharta Devi
- Q. Pitt’s India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784
A)Governor-General of India
B)Prime Minister Pitt
C)Senior Merchants
D)East India Company
Answer: Prime Minister Pitt
- Q. I. Musamman Burj is situated inside the Fatehpur Sikri Fort II. Aurangzeb built Moti Masjid inside Agra Fort Which of the following option is correct related to the Mughal Architecture?
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: Both I and II are incorrect
- Q. Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagraha Sabha?
A)Calcutta
B)Bombay
C)Poona
D)Nagpur
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Which ancient literature contains short stories that have the priceless treasure of morality and knowledge?
A)Hitopdesha
B)Panchtanra
C)Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: Hitopdesha
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