More Questions on History
- Q. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
A)Art
B)Religion
C)Literature
D)Architecture
Answer: Art
- Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Jordan
D)Syria
Answer: Iraq
- Q. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
A)Sumanta
B)Dannayaka
C)Nayaka
D)Mahanayakacharya
Answer: Mahanayakacharya
- Q. “What is the Third Estate?” pamphlet associated with the French Revolution, was written by
A)Edmund Burke
B)Marquis - Lafayette
C)Joseph Foulon
D)Abbe Sieyes
Answer: Abbe Sieyes
- Q. Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages?
A)Kashi Viswanath Temple
B)Ellora Caves
C)Qutab Minar
D)Manas Wildlife - Sancturary
Answer: Kashi Viswanath Temple
- Q. The Saviour of the Delhi Sultanate was
A)Minas-us-Siraj
B)Qutub-din-Aibak
C)Iltutmish
D)Ghiyasuddin Balban
Answer: Ghiyasuddin Balban
- Q. The only Hindu Courtier of Akbar who accepted Din-i-Ilahi was
A)Birbal
B)Todermal
C)Tansen
D)Man Singh
Answer: Birbal
- Q. Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as
A)Board of Directors
B)Court of Directors
C)Board of Control
D)Board of Merchants
Answer: Board of Control
- Q. Shivaji crowned himself as King in the year
A)1674
B)1664
C)1670
D)1660
Answer: 1674
- Q. Which of the following were the ideas popularized through theosophical society I. Doctrine of trans-migration of souls II. Universal brotherhood of man III. Reincarnation and Karma, and drew inspiration from philosophy of Upanishads and samkhya, yoga and Vedanta school IV. Against foreign rule
A)Only I and III
B)Only III
C)Only I, II and III
D)All the four are correct
Answer: Only I, II and III
- Q. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
A)Diwan
B)Vakil
C)Kotwal
D)Amin
Answer: Diwan
- Q. Who among the following had attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London?
A)B. R. Ambedkar
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)J. L. Nehru
D)M. M. Malaviya
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. For which period did Harihara Raya II of Sangma dynasty ruled the Vijaynagara Empire?
A)1485-1491
B)1446-1465
C)1491-1505
D)1377-1404
Answer: 1377-1404
- Q. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar took place on :
A)April 13, 1919
B)March 13, 1919
C)May 13, 1919
D)June 13, 1919
Answer: April 13, 1919
- Q. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in
A)1929
B)1930
C)1936
D)1933
Answer: 1933
- Q. Who propounded the ‘Eight-Fold Path’ for the end of misery of mankind?
A)Gautam Buddha
B)Mahavir
C)Adi Shankaracharya
D)Kabir
Answer: Gautam Buddha
- Q. In 1542 Akbar was born at
A)Herat
B)Agra
C)Umarkot
D)Kabul
Answer: Umarkot
- Q. Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?
A)Gandhiji
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Bal Gangadhar
D)Sardar Patel
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. Which of the following Act(s) was/were passed in 1856?
A)The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
B)The Religious Disabilities Act
C)Both the above
D)None of the above
Answer: Both the above
- Q. First Anglo Sikh War fought between __________
A)The English & Portuguese
B)The English & French
C)The English & king Dalip Singh
D)None of the above
Answer: The English & king Dalip Singh
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