More Questions on History

  • Q. Who was the first sailor to sail around the world
    A)Vasco da Gama
    B)Ferdinand Magellan
    C)Christopher Columbus
    D)Amerigo Vespucci
    Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
  • 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. That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
    A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
    B)there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
    C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Gokhale was born in a Marathi Brahmin family at __________
    A)Poona
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Allahabad
    D)Assam
    Answer: Ratnagiri
  • Q. Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
    A)Herodotus
    B)Aristotle
    C)Hippocrates
    D)Thucydides
    Answer: Herodotus
  • Q. Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
    A)Egyptian
    B)Mesopotamian
    C)Sumerian
    D)Chinese
    Answer: Chinese
  • Q. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
    A)IIitutmish
    B)Balban
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. Purana Qila at Delhi was built by
    A)Sher Shah
    B)Akbar
    C)Humayun
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Sher Shah
  • Q. When did the Three Kingdoms period begin in China?
    A)226
    B)220
    C)238
    D)280
    Answer: 220
  • Q. Assertion (A): Alauddin Khalji imposed price control in Delhi. Reason (R): He wanted to pay lower wages to artisans building his palaces in Delhi.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, suggested the programme of
    A)tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
    B)singing Bande Mataram
    C)composing of patriotic songs
    D)establishing national educational institutions
    Answer: tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
  • Q. Which of the following is not a holy book of Jainism?
    A)Upang sahitya
    B)Anga sahitya
    C)Sutta pitaka
    D)Kalpasutra
    Answer: Sutta pitaka
  • Q. Which following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature? I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style. II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari. III. Dandin wrote Dashakumaracharita (the tale of 10 prince)
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)I & III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who was the first to raise the slogan ‘Inquilab zindabad’?
    A)M Kelappan
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Veer Savarkar
    D)Shankaran Nair
    Answer: Bhagat Singh
  • Q. Chand Bibi the famous Muslim ruler belonged to which kingdom?
    A)Golconda
    B)Bijapur
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Berar
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • 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. Which was the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent?
    A)Humayun's Tomb
    B)Tomb of Jahangir
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Tomb of Muhammad Iqbal
    Answer: Humayun's Tomb
  • Q. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
    A)Harshavardhana
    B)Banabhatta
    C)Baskarvardhana
    D)Bindusara
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. During the Gupta Empire, the term “UPARIKARA” was used for
    A)Periodic supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc
    B)An extra tax levied on all subjects
    C)It was a voluntary offering by people to the king
    D)King's customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the production
    Answer: An extra tax levied on all subjects
  • Q. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira adds which of the followings as the fifth vow?
    A)Non-injury
    B)Abstention from stealing
    C)Brahmacharya or continence
    D)Non-attachment
    Answer: Brahmacharya or continence

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