More Questions on History

  • Q. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
    A)Guru Ramdas
    B)Guru Amar Das
    C)Guru Arjan Dev
    D)Guru Hargovbind
    Answer: Guru Ramdas
  • Q. Which scripture was called his ‘mother’ by Gandhiji?
    A)The New Testament
    B)Ramayana
    C)Bhagwat Gita
    D)The Holy Quran
    Answer: Bhagwat Gita
  • Q. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
    A)December, 1922
    B)September, 1920
    C)October, 1924
    D)November, 1925
    Answer: September, 1920
  • Q. Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector?
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)MacPherson
    D)Clive
    Answer: MacPherson
  • Q. Name the oldest civilization
    A)Mesopotamian civlization
    B)Indus Valley civilization
    C)Egyptian civilization
    D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    Answer: Mesopotamian civlization
  • Q. Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?
    A)Madhava
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Chaitanya
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. The Deccan Educational Society founded by
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Firoz Shah Mehta
    D)Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Q. Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization. Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are 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: A is true but R is false
  • Q. All the early Mughal Emperors except __________ were great builders
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
    A)Seals
    B)The Pottery
    C)The boats
    D)The houses
    Answer: Seals
  • Q. The home of Gargi, Maitrey and Kapila was at
    A)Ujjain
    B)Vidisha
    C)Pataliputra
    D)Mithila
    Answer: Mithila
  • Q. Who build the St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia
    A)Vladislav I
    B)Peter I
    C)Ivan the Terrible
    D)Feodor I
    Answer: Ivan the Terrible
  • Q. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order- I. Nandas II. Shisu nagas III. Mauryas IV. Hariyankas
    A)II, I, IV and III
    B)IV, II, III and I
    C)IV, II, I and III
    D)III, I, IV and II
    Answer: IV, II, I and III
  • Q. Mahe was a colony of __________
    A)French
    B)English
    C)Dutch
    D)Germany
    Answer: French
  • Q. Which of the following are the basis tenants of Bhakti Movement?
    A)Ideas were the Bhakti movement—devotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation
    B)Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
    C)Spiritual sessions in meeting places known as zawiyas, khanqahs, or tekke
    D)Described as the interiorization, and intensification of human faith and practice
    Answer: Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
  • Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
    A)Iraq
    B)Iran
    C)Jordan
    D)Syria
    Answer: Iraq
  • Q. Who was the President of America during American Civil War
    A)Andrew Jackson
    B)Abraham Lincoln
    C)George Washington
    D)James Madison
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln
  • Q. The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with
    A)Netaji Subash Bose's fight against British occupation of India
    B)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    C)The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
    D)The partition of India and Pakistan
    Answer: The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
  • Q. When was Russia proclaimed as an Empire?
    A)1721
    B)1682
    C)1725
    D)1762
    Answer: 1721

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