More Questions on History
- Q. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Council?
A)Kalasoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Ashoka
D)Ananda
Answer: Kalasoka
- Q. Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of
A)Marathas
B)Rohelas
C)Sikhs
D)Tamils
Answer: Rohelas
- Q. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
A)Kanishka I
B)Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka I
- Q. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
A)Bijapur
B)Ahmednagar
C)Satara
D)Golconda
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C)Lokmanya Tilak
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- Q. Who is known as the father of American Constitution
A)George Washington
B)James Madison
C)John Adams
D)Thomas Jefferson
Answer: James Madison
- Q. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
A)Maitreyi
B)Kalhana
C)Kalidasa
D)Panini
Answer: Panini
- Q. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) fought in the Second World War against
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)Italy
D)Great Britain
Answer: Great Britain
- Q. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of
A)Eighteen Ministers
B)Eight Ministers
C)Twelve Ministers
D)Fifteen Ministers
Answer: Eight Ministers
- Q. Mahabandula was killed at __________
A)Tenesserin
B)Rangoon
C)Danubyu
D)Prome
Answer: Danubyu
- Q. When did the second Russian revolution start
A)February, 1917
B)August, 1905
C)October, 1917
D)March, 1921
Answer: October, 1917
- Q. The Jaina saint credited with the spread of Jainism in Karnataka (south India) was
A)Adinatha
B)Bhadrabahu
C)Parshvanatha
D)Mahavira
Answer: Bhadrabahu
- Q. Narayana Guru started a Sanskrit school in __________
A)Kottayam
B)Varkala
C)Mahi
D)Calicut
Answer: Varkala
- Q. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by
A)Cornwallis
B)Lord Hastings
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Bentinck
Answer: Bentinck
- Q. When was Poona Pact between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar signed?
A)In 1925
B)In 1920
C)In 1928
D)In 1932
Answer: In 1932
- Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the god of
A)Rain and Thunder
B)Fire
C)Eternity
D)Wind
Answer: Rain and Thunder
- Q. Whose statue was an important creation of the people of Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Dancing Girl
B)Natraj
C)Buddha
D)Narasimha
Answer: Dancing Girl
- Q. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for India’s economic miseries?
A)BP Wadia
B)BC Pal
C)Dadabhai Naoroji
D)GS Arundale
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
- Q. The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________
A)Racial arrogance of the British
B)Introduction of western education in India
C)Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
D)Queen's proclamation of 1858
Answer: Introduction of western education in India
- Q. Which of the following Mughal King reign during the large scale famine in Gujarat and Deccan?
A)Jahangir
B)Aurangzeb
C)Akbar
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Shahjahan
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