More Questions on History
- Q. The Indian tricolour was unfurled for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru
A)On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
B)At the ramparts of the red ford in 1947
C)When India became a democratic republic in 1950
D)When The Government of India Act was passed in 1935
Answer: On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
- Q. Which of the following statements regarding Gyana Prasarak Mandalis or student literary and scientific societies is / are correct? I. Formed by common people to educate youth II. Had two branches Marathi and Guajarati III. Aimed to start schools for girls. IV. Organized lectures to propagate their ideas
A)I III and IV only
B)I and II only
C)II and III only
D)II, III and IV
Answer: II, III and IV
- Q. Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
A)Mansabdar
B)The crown prince
C)Emperor
D)Zamindar
Answer: Emperor
- Q. Which state was the first victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”?
A)Mysore
B)Satara
C)Hyderabad
D)Awadh
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the
A)Primitive age
B)Paleolithic age
C)Neolithic age
D)Bronze age
Answer: Bronze age
- Q. The Marathas were defeated in Panipat because
A)The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
B)The Marathas did not fight bravely
C)The Maratha army was short of food supplies
D)The Marathas were considered alien by the local population
Answer: The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
- Q. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north west?
A)Indus river
B)Ravi river
C)Satluj river
D)Hindukush range
Answer: Hindukush range
- Q. The famous ‘Ratings Mutiny’ (Revolt of a section of Indian soldiers serving in the Royal Indian Navy) in Bombay in February 1946 was calmed down largely by the efforts of
A)C Rajagopalachari
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
- Q. What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
A)Fatima Begum
B)Zeb-un-Nissa
C)Mehr-un-Nissa
D)Jahanara
Answer: Mehr-un-Nissa
- 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. Who founded as Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College (MAO) at Aligarh in 1875?
A)Mirza Mohammad
B)Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
C)Maulana Qasim Nanotvi
D)Maulana Abdullah Ansari
Answer: Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
- Q. Who among the following was first initiated disciple of Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi?
A)Tansen
B)Todarmal
C)Birbal
D)Mansingh
Answer: Birbal
- Q. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem adopted by the Government of India have been taken from which Upanishad?
A)Mundaka Upanishad
B)Aitareya Upanishad
C)Adhyatma Upanishad
D)Prasna Upanishad
Answer: Mundaka Upanishad
- Q. Who said: “Let the pilgrims congregate at the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year. It should be Dhanu 16-17 in Malayalam calendar. Let the pilgrims observe 10 days self-purification according to Sri Buddha’s principles of five purities – body, food, mind, word, and deed called as Pancha Dharma”
A)P. V. Raghavan
B)S. Sankunni
C)M. S. Raghavan
D)Sree Narayana Guru
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Nanu met Kunjan Pillai, who later came to be known as Chattampi Swamikal. Kunjan Pillai, who discovered and appreciated Nanu’s philosophical genius and passion for Yoga, introduced him to__________, a ‘Hatha yogi’
A)Thycattu Ayyaavu
B)Madan Asan
C)Krishnan Vaidyan
D)Kumaran Asan
Answer: Thycattu Ayyaavu
- Q. Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India
A)Bentinck
B)Ripon
C)Curzon
D)Mayo
Answer: Ripon
- Q. When the East India Company came into existence, England was ruled by the__________
A)Stuarts
B)Hanoverians
C)Normans
D)Tudors
Answer: Stuarts
- Q. Who advanced Russia’s boundary to the Black Sea?
A)Elizabeth of Russia
B)Catherine the Great
C)Peter the Great
D)Peter III of Russia
Answer: Catherine the Great
- Q. Name the religious personality who exercised a great influence over Shivaji
A)Guru Nanak Dev
B)Tukaram
C)Mirabai
D)Guru Ram Das
Answer: Guru Ram Das
- Q. What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?
A)Closure of old routes of trade
B)Deterioration in law and order situation
C)Abuse of trade licence by European companies
D)Poverty of the Mughal nobility
Answer: Deterioration in law and order situation
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