More Questions on History
- Q. Sumtinath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?
A)Marudevi
B)Tara
C)Vijaya
D)Sumangla
Answer: Sumangla
- Q. Taxila was a famous site of
A)Mauryan art
B)Early Vedic art
C)Gandhara art
D)Gupta art
Answer: Gandhara art
- Q. Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?
A)Sikandar Lodi
B)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
C)Akbar
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Sikandar Lodi
- Q. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Tamil
D)Greek
Answer: Pali
- Q. Who spoke “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom”?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Rajagopalachari
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
A)Italy
B)Uzbekistan
C)Morocco
D)Russia
Answer: Italy
- Q. The __________ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India?
A)Portuguese
B)French
C)Danish
D)Dutch
Answer: Dutch
- Q. When the rule of the Delhi sultanate began?
A)1206 A.D.
B)1106 A.D.
C)1306 A.D.
D)1406 A.D.
Answer: 1206 A.D.
- Q. Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in
A)Social service
B)Studies
C)Games
D)Rebellious deeds
Answer: Social service
- Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the god of
A)Rain and Thunder
B)Fire
C)Eternity
D)Wind
Answer: Rain and Thunder
- Q. What was the capital of Shivaji’s Kingdom?
A)Raigarh
B)Pune
C)Karwar
D)Purandhar
Answer: Raigarh
- Q. The name Buddha means
A)learned
B)enlightened
C)divine
D)sacred
Answer: enlightened
- Q. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which among the following ‘MATH’ is related with Buddhism?
A)Chaitya
B)Dakhma
C)Khangah
D)Angeri
Answer: Chaitya
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)II and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Where did the February Revolution take place
A)Petrograd
B)Moscow
C)Paris
D)London
Answer: Petrograd
- Q. Who was the founder of Lodi dynasty?
A)Sikandar Lodi
B)Daulat Khan Lodi
C)Bahlol Lodi
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Bahlol Lodi
- Q. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister
A)Winston Churchill
B)Clement Attlee
C)Ramsay Mac Donald
D)William Pitt
Answer: Clement Attlee
- Q. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as
A)Qalandars
B)Khangahs
C)Silsilahs
D)Darveshs
Answer: Silsilahs
- Q. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was __________
A)Vasumitra
B)Asvaghosa
C)Upagupta
D)Bhadrabahu
Answer: Bhadrabahu
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