More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?
    A)Sindhu
    B)Ganges
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Saraswati
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
    A)second Sangam period
    B)first Sangam period
    C)third Sangam period
    D)post-third Sangam period
    Answer: second Sangam period
  • Q. Vivekananda felt that the Parliament would provide the right forum to present his Master’s message to the world, and so he decided to go to America. Another reason which prompted Swamiji to go to America was to seek financial help for his project of uplifting the masses. Swamiji, however, wanted to have an inner certitude and divine call regarding his mission. Both of these he got while he sat in deep meditation on the rock-island at __________
    A)America
    B)Mumbai
    C)Kanyakumari
    D)Chennai
    Answer: Kanyakumari
  • Q. Who conveyed to the Indians – “I am with you wholeheartedly and in terms of culture I am one of you”?
    A)Badruddin Tyabji
    B)Annie Besant
    C)George Yule
    D)Sir William Wedderburn
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
    A)Jung Bahadur Rana
    B)Bahadur Shah Jafar
    C)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    D)Tatya Tope
    Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal
  • Q. What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
    A)Khilafat Agitation
    B)Bardoli Satyagraha
    C)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    D)Chauri Chaura incident
    Answer: Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  • Q. Babur came to India originally from
    A)Ferghana
    B)Khiva
    C)Khorasan
    D)Seistan
    Answer: Ferghana
  • Q. Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Punjab
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated?
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Christianity
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Which among the following book based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj?
    A)Gaudavaho
    B)Rajatarangini
    C)Malavikagnimitram
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Gaudavaho
  • Q. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
    A)William Bentinck
    B)Minto-I
    C)Hastings
    D)Auckland
    Answer: William Bentinck
  • Q. Who was the last ruler of India that adopted Jainism in his last days?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Samudra Gupta
    C)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Chandra Gupta Maurya
  • Q. How many layers of Mohenjo-daro were found?
    A)7
    B)6
    C)8
    D)9
    Answer: 7
  • Q. What was the major cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857?
    A)Question of promotion and pay
    B)The Religious Cause
    C)Political Cause
    D)None of these
    Answer: Question of promotion and pay
  • Q. Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut
    A)Devaraya
    B)Asaf Jah Ismail Mulk
    C)Zamorin
    D)Krishnadevaraya
    Answer: Zamorin
  • Q. In 1884 __________founded the Indian National Union
    A)A. M. Bose
    B)A. O. Hume
    C)Lord Dufferin
    D)W. C. Banerjee
    Answer: A. O. Hume
  • Q. Who among the following analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?
    A)Shah Waliullah
    B)Sayyed Ahmad Brelvi
    C)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    D)Sayyed Amir Ali
    Answer: Sayyed Ahmad Khan
  • Q. Which of the following signs was etched on the right leg of Rishabhnath Tirthankar?
    A)Bull
    B)Cow
    C)Elephant
    D)Tiger
    Answer: Bull
  • Q. Where was Narayana Guru born?
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Kerala
    C)Bengal
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The Kakori Conspiracy took place in :
    A)1922
    B)1925
    C)1920
    D)1915
    Answer: 1925

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