More Questions on History
- Q. From which language, has the term ‘democracy’ been derived?
A)Hebrew
B)Greek
C)English
D)Latin
Answer: Greek
- Q. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
- Q. Which one of the following places has yielded earliest Stupa railing?
A)Bharhut
B)Sanchi
C)Amaravati
D)Nagarjunkondas
Answer: Sanchi
- Q. Tripitakas’ are sacred books of
A)Jains
B)Hindus
C)Parsis
D)Buddhists
Answer: Buddhists
- Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in December 1906 at
A)Dacca
B)Karachi
C)Calcutta
D)Aligarh
Answer: Dacca
- Q. Whom did Henry Tudor defeat in 1485?
A)Richard I
B)Edward IV
C)Richard III
D)Edward V
Answer: Richard III
- Q. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th Century A.D.?
A)Temple of Khajuraho
B)Suntemple of Konark
C)Angkor Vat
D)Notre Darn, the Paris
Answer: Suntemple of Konark
- Q. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
A)Diwan-e-Aam
B)Diwan-e-khas
C)Ibadat Khana
D)Buland Darwaza
Answer: Ibadat Khana
- Q. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to mean
A)a positive state of law
B)truth
C)tolerance of the wrong and unjust
D)doing good even to the evildoers
Answer: tolerance of the wrong and unjust
- Q. The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in
A)Rajasthan
B)Sind
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The Permanent settlement introduced by Cornwallis is in Bengal is known as
A)Mahalwari System
B)Roytwari System
C)Zamindari System
D)Iqtadari System
Answer: Zamindari System
- Q. The famous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be flowing underground in Rajasthan is
A)Sabastu
B)Sindhu
C)Shatudri
D)Saraswati
Answer: Saraswati
- Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. Panini’s Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven. II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political crisis because
A)of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders
B)he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt
C)both A and B above
D)of INA's initial success on India's eastern borders
Answer: both A and B above
- Q. When did the Third Battle of Panipat take place?
A)1761
B)1707
C)1751
D)1765
Answer: 1761
- Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
A)1925
B)1919
C)1927
D)1930
Answer: 1919
- Q. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against
A)Golcunda
B)Bijapur
C)Marathas
D)All the above
Answer: Marathas
- Q. Who is the author of ‘Social Background of Indian Nationalism’?
A)Dharam Kumar
B)A. R. Desai
C)Ray Chaudhuri
D)K. Rajayyan
Answer: A. R. Desai
- Q. The Mughal government can be described as an/a
A)Liberal monarchy
B)Autocracy
C)Centralised despotism
D)Absolute monarchy
Answer: Centralised despotism
- Q. The language in which Buddha preached?
A)Urdu
B)Hindi
C)Pali
D)Hebrew
Answer: Pali
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