More Questions on History
- Q. In which year George Washington became the first president of USA
A)1765
B)1735
C)1770
D)1789
Answer: 1789
- Q. Who is called as the ‘second Ashoka’ ?
A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Kanishka
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. What was the name of capital of Anga (a mahajanapada)?
A)Varanasi
B)Champa
C)Kaushambi
D)Viratnagar
Answer: Champa
- Q. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
A)Sangha
B)Nirvana
C)Buddha
D)Dhamma
Answer: Nirvana
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
A)William Logan
B)H.V. Connolly
C)Lord Ripond
D)Gladstone
Answer: H.V. Connolly
- Q. Varahamihira is
A)A space shuttle
B)An astronaut
C)A power station
D)An ancient astronomer
Answer: An ancient astronomer
- Q. As per the Regulating Act a Supreme Court was established in
A)Bombay
B)Bengal
C)Delhi
D)Madras
Answer: Bengal
- Q. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
A)Lord Northbrook
B)Lord Harding
C)Lord Ellenborough
D)Lord Mayo
Answer: Lord Mayo
- Q. The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
A)Nana Sahib
B)Bhakt Khan
C)Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
D)Jung Bhadur Rana
Answer: Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
- Q. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was
A)Shah Parvez
B)Shah Muhammad
C)Shah Abbas
D)Shah Raza
Answer: Shah Abbas
- Q. Which of the following is not match correctly?
A)Lothal : India
B)Harappa : Pakistan
C)Dholavira : Rajasthan
D)Banwali : Haryana
Answer: Dholavira : Rajasthan
- Q. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by
A)The Indian Legislature
B)The Viceroy's Council
C)The Parliament in England
D)The Secretary of State
Answer: The Parliament in England
- Q. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
A)Atharva Veda
B)Sama Veda
C)Yajur Veda
D)Rig Veda
Answer: Rig Veda
- Q. The first lawful Hindu widow remarriage among upper castes in our country was celebrated under which of the following reformer
A)Keshub Chandra Sen
B)Raja Rammohan Roy
C)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Q. Who is known as the “slave of a slave”?
A)Mahmud of Ghazni
B)Muhammad bin Oasim
C)Iltutmish
D)Outbuddin Aibak
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Who said “Sir Saiyad was an ardent reformer and he wanted to reconcile modern scientific thought with religion by rationalistic interpretations and not by attacking basic belief. He was anxious to push new education. He was in no way communally separatist. Repeatedly he emphasized that religious differences should have no political and national significance”
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Inder Kumar Gujral
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Mohammad Iqbal
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. What is Gandhi’s definition of Rama Raj?
A)Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
B)The rule as it was during the time of Rama
C)The greatest good of all
D)The absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofa king
Answer: Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
- Q. Gandhara school of art came into existence in
A)Mahayana sect
B)Hinayana sect
C)Vaishnava sect
D)Shaiva sect
Answer: Mahayana sect
- Q. According to Jain Shastra, Manno Sahssisso Bhimo, __________
A)A Si Sahu
B)Sidha
C)Namorhastiadheybahhy
D)Durtthasso Paridhawad
Answer: Durtthasso Paridhawad
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