More Questions on History
- Q. The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was
A)SS Joshi
B)SA Dange
C)MN Roy
D)PC Joshi
Answer: MN Roy
- Q. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
A)Shah Jahan
B)Babur
C)Humayun
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
- Q. The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were
A)Khudai Khidmatgar
B)The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
C)Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
A)Samaveda
B)Atharvaveda
C)Yajurveda
D)Rigveda
Answer: Yajurveda
- Q. The landmarks or Dalhousie’s administration did not include
A)English as the medium of instruction
B)Indian Railways
C)Public works department
D)Telegraph
Answer: English as the medium of instruction
- Q. Where was saint kabir born?
A)Varanasi
B)Delhi
C)Mathura
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Varanasi
- Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
A)Kalidas
B)Alara Kalama
C)Viswamitra
D)Vashistha
Answer: Alara Kalama
- Q. The Prarthana Samaj had been established by
A)Keshub Chandra Sen
B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C)Swami Vivekananda
D)MN Roy
Answer: Keshub Chandra Sen
- Q. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghori, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was
A)Hemantasena
B)Samantasena
C)Ballalasena
D)Lakshamanasena
Answer: Lakshamanasena
- Q. Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ In
A)Amarakosa
B)The Light of Asia
C)Buddhacharita
D)Jatak Tales
Answer: Amarakosa
- Q. Which mughal emperor was a good veena player?
A)Akbar
B)Aurangazeb
C)Jahangir
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Aurangazeb
- Q. Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
A)Namadev
B)Gnandeva
C)Ekanath
D)Both A & B
Answer: Gnandeva
- Q. Pearl Harbour, an American Naval and Airforce base was attacked by
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)France
D)England
Answer: Japan
- Q. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?
A)Vedas
B)Upanishad
C)Tripitaka
D)Jatakas
Answer: Tripitaka
- Q. I. Aurangzeb abolished Rahdari, Pandari and Pilgrim tax. II. Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of inscribing the Kalima on the coins. Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Aurangzeb?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only II
- Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
A)Self government
B)Complete independence
C)Economic independence
D)Political independence
Answer: Self government
- Q. “Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge” – this was stated on the night of August 14, 1947 by
A)C Raja Gopalchari
B)Dr. B R Ambedkar
C)Jawaharlal Neheru
D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Jawaharlal Neheru
- Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
- Q. Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of
A)protection against cattle raiders
B)safety from robbers
C)protection against floods
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by __________ to visit the court of Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India
A)Babur
B)James I
C)Shajahan
D)Humayun
Answer: James I
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