More Questions on History
- Q. The problem that exercised and evoked the reformists in the 19th century to the greatest extent related to
A)Caste restrictions
B)Education
C)Religious revivalism
D)Women's issues
Answer: Women's issues
- Q. During Akbar’s reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as
A)Razm Nama
B)Iqbal Nama
C)Akbar Nama
D)Sakinat-ul-Auliya
Answer: Razm Nama
- Q. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Hinduism
D)Sikhism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Harappan weapons were made of
A)Copper
B)Stone
C)Bronze
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Who established the Sadr-Di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company’s rule?
A)Warren Hastings
B)Wellesley
C)Dalhousie
D)Cornwallis
Answer: Warren Hastings
- Q. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
A)The Maurya
B)The Nanda
C)The Sunga
D)The Kanva
Answer: The Nanda
- Q. Whose statue was an important creation of the people of Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Dancing Girl
B)Natraj
C)Buddha
D)Narasimha
Answer: Dancing Girl
- Q. The Delhi General who successfully adavanced up to Madurai was
A)Muhammad Ghori
B)Khizr Khan
C)Malik Kafur
D)Muharnmad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer: Malik Kafur
- Q. Who become the Chancellor of Germany for One Day after the death of Hitler during Second World War
A)Heinrich Himmler
B)Hermann Goering
C)Rudolf Hess
D)Joseph Goebbels
Answer: Joseph Goebbels
- Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
A)Kalidas
B)Alara Kalama
C)Viswamitra
D)Vashistha
Answer: Alara Kalama
- Q. Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A)Sankara
B)Ramanuja
C)Guru Nanak
D)Chaitanya
Answer: Sankara
- Q. The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:
A)1913
B)1911
C)1917
D)1922
Answer: 1913
- Q. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
A)Dr. J. Jayalalitha
B)Nandini Satpathy
C)Sucheta Kripalani
D)Ms. Mayawati
Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
- Q. What was the unique system developed by the Mughals?
A)Ryotwari settlement
B)Centralised autocracy
C)Mansabdari system
D)Local responsibilities for crime detection
Answer: Mansabdari system
- Q. Which state was the first victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”?
A)Mysore
B)Satara
C)Hyderabad
D)Awadh
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. Who is called as the ‘second Ashoka’ ?
A)Chandra Gupta Maurya
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Kanishka
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. On which island of France, Napoleon was born
A)Corsica
B)Saint Helena
C)Elba
D)Oleron
Answer: Corsica
- Q. What was the capital of Shivaji’s Kingdom?
A)Raigarh
B)Pune
C)Karwar
D)Purandhar
Answer: Raigarh
- Q. During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the Indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam’s Hyderabad, Travancore, etc.) was/were
A)Praja Mandal Movement
B)State People's Movement
C)Both A and B above
D)Swaraj Movement
Answer: Both A and B above
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