More Questions on History
- Q. Doctrine of Passive Resistance was published in the daily Vande Mataram in:
A)April 1906
B)April 1907
C)April 1905
D)April 1904
Answer: April 1907
- Q. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
A)Prakrit
B)Magadhi
C)Mythili
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Magadhi
- Q. A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete Independence) as Indian’s political goal was passed in the __________ Congress of 1929
A)Lahore
B)Shimla
C)Madras
D)Calcutta
Answer: Lahore
- Q. The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were
A)Afghans
B)Mongols
C)Turks
D)A Jat tribe
Answer: Turks
- Q. The painting “Virgin of the rocks” was a work of
A)Michelangelo
B)Raphael
C)Leonardo da Vinci
D)Vincent van Gogh
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
- Q. Akbar married a bride from
A)Jaisalmer
B)Bikaner
C)Jaipur
D)Udaipur
Answer: Udaipur
- Q. When did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen?
A)1942
B)1941
C)1945
D)1940
Answer: 1945
- Q. I. System of Purva Mimamsa was propagated by sage Jaimini, a disciple of Veda Vyasa. II. The main objective of the Purva Mimamsa School is to interpret and establish the authority of the Vedas. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Purva Mimamsa?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Who was governor general when the 1857 revolt broke out?
A)Lawrence
B)Canning
C)Dalhousie
D)Curzon
Answer: Canning
- 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. The third person who presented himself for individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 was:
A)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
B)Brahma Datt
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)None of these
Answer: Brahma Datt
- Q. Of the so-called ‘Nine Gems of the Court of Akbar’ the one who was a reputed poet of Hindi, was
A)Faizi
B)Abul Fazl
C)Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
D)Birbal
Answer: Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
- Q. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in
A)Calcutta
B)Surat
C)Bombay
D)Lahore
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Assertion (A): Wazir Nizam-ul-Mulk left Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah to realize his own ambition of founding the State of Hyderabad. Reason (R): Muhammad Shah, instead of supporting his able Wazir, intrigued against him.
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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. What was the economic activity of Western Europe in the early middle ages?
A)Long-distance trade
B)Commercial and urban
C)Agriculture
D)All the above
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. __________, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a ‘Diamond Soul’, for she had many brilliant facets to her character
A)Krishnamohan Banerjee
B)Annie Besant
C)Hari Mohan
D)Govind Chandra Sen
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Who has built the Vijay Stambha (Tower of Victory) in Chittorgarh?
A)Rana Kumbha
B)Maharana Pratap
C)Rana Sanga
D)Kunwar Durjan Singh
Answer: Rana Kumbha
- Q. A new phase began in the Guru’s life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose__________, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram
A)Sivagiri
B)Karunagapally
C)Kayamkulam
D)Kannur
Answer: Sivagiri
- Q. Harshavardhana moved his capital from __________ to __________
A)Delhi, Deogiri
B)Thanesar, Kannauj
C)Kamboj, Kannauj
D)Valabhi, Delhi
Answer: Thanesar, Kannauj
- Q. During the Gupta Empire, the term “UPARIKARA” was used for
A)Periodic supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc
B)An extra tax levied on all subjects
C)It was a voluntary offering by people to the king
D)King's customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the production
Answer: An extra tax levied on all subjects
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