More Questions on History
- Q. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
A)Diwan
B)Vakil
C)Kotwal
D)Amin
Answer: Diwan
- Q. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
A)Hinduism
B)Zoroastrianism
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Hinduism
- Q. Select the correct statement (s) related to the Vallabhacharya: I. His doctrine came to be known as “Pushti Marga” for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna’s sports. II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the “Hare Krishnas”
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. The Biography of Humayun was written by
A)Jodha
B)Nur Jahan
C)Anarkali
D)Gulbadan Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda? I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society. II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Where was the Sumerian civilization located
A)Iran
B)China
C)Pakistan
D)Iraq
Answer: Iraq
- Q. The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :
A)Lucknow session in 1916
B)Lahore session in 1940.
C)Meerut Session 1946
D)Tripuri Session in 1939
Answer: Lahore session in 1940.
- Q. The well-known painting showing the arrival at the Mughal Court of the great singer Tansen exhibits
A)Gandhara Style
B)The Persian Style
C)Hindu Style
D)The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
Answer: The fusion of the Mughal and Hindu Styles
- Q. Who developed system ranks of binary patterns?
A)Aryabhata
B)Baudhayana
C)Mahavira
D)Pingala
Answer: Pingala
- Q. When the August Offer 1940 was offered to India the Prime Minister of England was
A)Baldwin
B)Chamberlain
C)Churchill
D)Asquith
Answer: Churchill
- Q. Chola Empire was divided into
A)Mandalams, Nadu, Malkhand & Avanti
B)Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
C)Mandalams, Bhoomi, Avanti &Valanadu
D)Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Malkhand
Answer: Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
- Q. Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?
A)Mangalesa
B)Ravi Kirti
C)Bana
D)Bilhana
Answer: Bilhana
- Q. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the Congress decide to resume the movement In January 1932?
A)Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British Government
B)Failure of the Second Round Table Conference
C)British policies of repression
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Who was called India’s Napoleon because of his victories?
A)Chandragupta
B)Skandagupta
C)Brahmagupta
D)Samudragupta
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Prithviraja-III (1168-1192) was a best known __________ruler
A)Gahadavala
B)Chauhan
C)Chalukya
D)Brahmana
Answer: Chauhan
- Q. The Hindu Pioneer started in __________
A)1831
B)1827
C)1834
D)1838
Answer: 1838
- Q. Who advocated Nazism in Germany?
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Frederick William-IV
C)Bismarck
D)William-III
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- Q. The first statue of the Guru was conceived by __________
A)Tavaroli
B)Moorkoth Kumaran
C)Bodhananda Swamikal
D)Gokahale
Answer: Moorkoth Kumaran
- Q. Which of the following is not the provision of The Act of 1892?
A)Reforms of the legislative council and adoption of the principle of election in place of nomination
B)A simultaneous examination of ICS to be held in England and India
C)Support of the annexation of Upper Burma
D)Reduction in the Military expenditure
Answer: Support of the annexation of Upper Burma
- Q. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
A)Chittor
B)Mewar
C)Haldighati
D)Udaipur
Answer: Haldighati
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