More Questions on History
- Q. Which Bhakti Saint did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana?
A)Ramananda
B)Madhava
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Chaitnaya
Answer: Madhava
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark, “A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank” is regarding the proposals of
A)Cripps Mission
B)Simmon Commission
C)Cabinet Mission
D)Wavel Plan
Answer: Cripps Mission
- Q. How did Saint Boniface help to shape the German church?
A)Preaching against the importance of monasteries
B)Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
C)Writing the epic 'Beowulf'
D)Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'
Answer: Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?
A)The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
B)The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
C)Only B
D)Both A & B
Answer: The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
- Q. The English rounded Calcutta after obtaining the zamindari of three villages, viz Sutanuti, Kalikata and Govindpur, from the Mughal Viceroy of Bengal in 1698. The nucleus of the British settlement in Calcutta was
A)Victoria Memeorial
B)San Thome
C)Fort William
D)Howrah Port
Answer: Fort William
- Q. Which of the following statement is related to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb?
A)Promoted religious toleration
B)Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques
C)Converted to Hinduism
D)Presided over an era of religious harmony
Answer: Replaced many Hindu temples with mosques
- Q. Muslim communalism was lent an impetus by the activities of
A)Liaqat Hussain
B)Ashfaqullah
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
- Q. In order to secure co-operation of Indians the British government in the midst of worsening wartime international situation sent Cripps Mission to India:
A)In 1942
B)In 1940
C)In 1945
D)In 1946
Answer: In 1942
- Q. When was the Tripartite Pact signed?
A)1940
B)1939
C)1941
D)1945
Answer: 1940
- Q. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
A)Plantations and mines
B)Railways
C)Banking and insurance
D)Shipping
Answer: Railways
- Q. Which type of pottery was most popular with the Later Vedic people?
A)Black and Red Ware
B)Black-slipped Ware
C)Painted Grey Ware
D)Red Ware
Answer: Painted Grey Ware
- Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of
A)Hindu Muslim riots
B)the Chauri Chaura incident
C)arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and his imprisonment for six years
D)all the above
Answer: the Chauri Chaura incident
- Q. Which ruler founded the famous Vikramshila University for the Buddhists?
A)Devapala
B)Mahipala
C)Gopala
D)Dharampala
Answer: Dharampala
- Q. The Buddha attained nirvana at __________
A)Sarnath
B)Bodh Gaya
C)Sanchi
D)Kusinagara
Answer: Bodh Gaya
- Q. The Vedic term vrihi stands for
A)Wheat
B)Cotton
C)Rice
D)Barley
Answer: Rice
- Q. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in
A)Pali texts
B)Prakrit texts
C)Sanskrit texts
D)Pictographical texts
Answer: Pali texts
- Q. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?
A)Sunga
B)Satavahana
C)Nanda
D)Kanva
Answer: Sunga
- Q. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
A)Elizabeth II
B)Elizabeth I
C)Henry VIII
D)James I
Answer: Elizabeth I
- Q. Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacturing of Harappan seals?
A)Bronze
B)Terracotta
C)Copper
D)Iron
Answer: Terracotta
- Q. Jahangir was the son of
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Akbar
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