More Questions on History
- Q. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the following is not true about him
A)Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their scriptures
B)He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in Maharashtra in the 1870s
C)His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism
D)The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
Answer: The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
- Q. Which ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy influenced the Ramananda?
A)Krishna Cult
B)Kabirpanthi
C)Nathpanthi
D)None of the above
Answer: Nathpanthi
- Q. Which one of the following is associated with the Gupta Age of Indian History?
A)Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
B)Visit of Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang
C)Significant contribution to poetry and literature by Banabhatta
D)Macedonian invasion
Answer: Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
- Q. Who is known as ‘The Father of English History’
A)Alfred the Great
B)Jerome
C)John Chrysostom
D)Bede
Answer: Bede
- Q. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
A)Niccolo de Conti
B)Athanasius Nikitin
C)Ibn Batuta
D)Ferishta
Answer: Niccolo de Conti
- Q. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
A)With a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
B)As a protest against division of Bengal
C)As a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
D)Due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Answer: As a protest against division of Bengal
- Q. Which war was formally ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth
A)World War II
B)World War I
C)Russo-Japanese War
D)China Japan War
Answer: Russo-Japanese War
- Q. The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was
A)Raja Bhagwan Das
B)Raja Mansingh
C)Raja Todarmal
D)Raja Birbal
Answer: Raja Todarmal
- Q. The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
A)Bombay Times
B)Bombay Chronicle
C)Indian Times
D)National Times
Answer: Bombay Times
- Q. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
A)Hinayana
B)Mahayana
C)Digambar
D)Theravad
Answer: Digambar
- Q. The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of __________ sections and 10 schedules
A)330
B)300
C)321
D)331
Answer: 321
- Q. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
A)In the name of the Crown
B)By the Company
C)By a Board of Directors
D)In the name of Governor-General of India
Answer: In the name of the Crown
- Q. Who quoted “The problems of day cannot be solved by motions, resolutions and can be solved only by blood and iron.”
A)Bismarck
B)Hitler
C)Kaiser William IV
D)King Frederick William IV
Answer: Bismarck
- Q. Temple entry movement started mainly in Kerala aimed at which of the following
A)Keeping the monopoly of temples to Brahmin class
B)Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads
C)Allowing women to enter temple
D)Sanskrit lessons to be imparted only to Brahmin family members and others to be devoid of it in order to preserve its purity
Answer: Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads
- Q. The famous Jain centre in South India is situated at
A)Madurai
B)Rameshvaram
C)Kanchi
D)Shravanbelgola
Answer: Shravanbelgola
- Q. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
A)Prakrit
B)Magadhi
C)Mythili
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Magadhi
- Q. Wahabis were __________ fanatics
A)Muslim
B)Hindu
C)Christian
D)Sikh
Answer: Muslim
- Q. Which of the following Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth?
A)Guru Govind Singh
B)Guru Nanak
C)Guru Arjan Dev
D)Guru Har rai
Answer: Guru Arjan Dev
- Q. Shivaji maintained a fleet at
A)Calicut
B)Surat
C)Bombay
D)Kolaba
Answer: Kolaba
- Q. From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the Individual Satyagraha in 1940?
A)Pavnar in Maharashtra
B)Nadiad in Gujrat
C)Adyar in Tamil Nadu
D)Guntur in Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Pavnar in Maharashtra
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