More Questions on History

  • Q. Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community
    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 but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which two countries were involved in a Hundred Years War?
    A)England and France
    B)Turkey and Austria
    C)Palestine and Israel
    D)Germany and Russia
    Answer: England and France
  • Q. The Hundred Years’ War (from 1337 to 1453) was fought between
    A)Germany and Russia
    B)England and France
    C)America and Argentina
    D)England and Germany
    Answer: England and France
  • Q. The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by
    A)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    B)Wajid Ali Shah
    C)Asaf-ud-daula
    D)Begum Zeenat Mahal
    Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal
  • Q. Who ruled that pilgrims could wear yellow clothes – the colour of the garments Sri Buddha wore
    A)Govindan Vaidyar
    B)P. K. Kesavan
    C)P. K. Divakara Panicker
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The Inca civilization was raised in which country
    A)Colombia
    B)Bolivia
    C)Peru
    D)Chile
    Answer: Peru
  • Q. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
    A)He was not a practical states man
    B)He was mad
    C)He transferred the capital
    D)He waged war with China
    Answer: He was not a practical states man
  • Q. I. Aurangzeb abolished Rahdari, Pandari and Pilgrim tax. II. Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of inscribing the Kalima on the coins. Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Aurangzeb?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was
    A)Ananda
    B)Nagarjuna
    C)Asanga
    D)Padmasambhava
    Answer: Padmasambhava
  • Q. When were ancient Olympic games held first?
    A)780 BC
    B)776 BC
    C)790 BC
    D)800 BC
    Answer: 776 BC
  • Q. The Virupaksha Temple was built by the
    A)Pallavas
    B)Chalukyas
    C)Kakatiyas
    D)Satavahans
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. The first Round Table conference was held on:
    A)August 12, 1930
    B)December 12, 1930
    C)April 12, 1930
    D)November 12, 1930
    Answer: November 12, 1930
  • Q. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of
    A)Landlords
    B)Money lenders
    C)Traders
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The Muslim League passed a resolution demanding the partition of India in the __________ session held in 1940
    A)Allahabad
    B)Lahore
    C)Karachi
    D)Dacca
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Sindhia’s troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
    A)Assaye
    B)Bessein
    C)Tanjore
    D)Poona
    Answer: Assaye
  • Q. In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June 1937?
    A)Central Provinces
    B)United Provinces
    C)Madras
    D)Assam
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak got constructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)?
    A)Ajmer
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. During Karikala’s rule the important Chola port was
    A)Puhar
    B)Calicut
    C)Korkai
    D)Thondi
    Answer: Puhar
  • Q. Who had observed that “Good government was never a good substitute for self-government”?
    A)Ramakrishna Paramahansa
    B)Swami Vivekananda
    C)Swami Dayananda
    D)Aurobindo Ghose
    Answer: Swami Dayananda
  • Q. Who built the Khajuraho temples?
    A)Sindias
    B)Holkars
    C)Bundela Rajputs
    D)Chandela Rajputs
    Answer: Chandela Rajputs

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