More Questions on History
- Q. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the __________ age
A)Paleolithic
B)Megalithic
C)Neolithic
D)Chalcolithic
Answer: Chalcolithic
- Q. Who among the following supported the Doctrine of Predestination
A)Zwingli
B)John Calvin
C)Martin Luther
D)John Knox
Answer: John Calvin
- Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
A)Kalpa (Ritual)
B)Siksha (Phonetics)
C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
D)Ashtadhyayi
Answer: Ashtadhyayi
- Q. I. Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name II. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz – Sunday & Thursday. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
A)Andal
B)Chaitanya
C)Meerabai
D)Ramabai
Answer: Meerabai
- Q. Of the following who was a poet and political thinker?
A)Jinnah
B)Gandhi
C)Mohammed Iqbal
D)Patel
Answer: Mohammed Iqbal
- Q. Who is regarded as the father and founder of the Indian National Congress?
A)SN Banerjee
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)AO Hume
D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
Answer: AO Hume
- Q. The founder of Jainism was
A)Neminath
B)Rishbha
C)Parsvanatha
D)Vardhaman Mahavira
Answer: Vardhaman Mahavira
- Q. Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India
A)Comwallis
B)Clive
C)Warren Hastings
D)Wellesley
Answer: Warren Hastings
- Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
A)Self government
B)Complete independence
C)Economic independence
D)Political independence
Answer: Self government
- Q. Which of the following has not been found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites?
A)Sheep
B)Buffalo
C)Cow
D)Pig
Answer: Cow
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
A)Kheda
B)Dandi
C)Sabarmati
D)Champaran
Answer: Champaran
- Q. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
A)1917
B)1916
C)1918
D)1920
Answer: 1917
- Q. Which among the following is a place in Larkana district of Sind province in Pakistan?
A)Harappa
B)Alamgirpur
C)Rangapur
D)Mohenjo-Daro
Answer: Mohenjo-Daro
- Q. Who among the following was Akbar’s teacher?
A)Abul Fazl
B)Kabir
C)Bairam Khan
D)Abdul Latif
Answer: Abdul Latif
- Q. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
A)Hungarians
B)Arabs
C)Hunas
D)Turks
Answer: Hunas
- Q. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place ?
A)Monghyr
B)Daccan
C)Calcutta
D)Murshidabad
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Nanda
B)Maratha
C)Haryanka
D)Maurya
Answer: Maratha
- Q. The first interim government during the British rule in India was formed in
A)November, 1945
B)September, 1945
C)September, 1946
D)January, 1947
Answer: September, 1946
- Q. Which one is the oldest existing University in the World
A)University of al-Karaouine
B)University of Oxford
C)Al-Azhar University
D)University of Bologna
Answer: University of al-Karaouine
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