More Questions on History
- Q. Crimean War was started in the year
A)1857
B)1853
C)1862
D)1870
Answer: 1853
- Q. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India according to the Act of
A)1861
B)1858
C)1876
D)1909
Answer: 1876
- Q. When did the Three Kingdoms period begin in China?
A)226
B)220
C)238
D)280
Answer: 220
- Q. All the early Mughal Emperors except __________ were great builders
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Jahangir
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Which among the following statements is/ are not correct? I. The theosophical society preached the Aryan philosophy and religion II. It laid great emphasis on the Vedas and Upanishad. III. It considered Hinduism to be the best religion and the only means to attain salvation. IV. It called for universal brotherhood. V. The Upanishads revealed the essence of life
A)II, II and V
B)I, III and V
C)Only III
D)I and III
Answer: Only III
- Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
- Q. What is the name of the World’s smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km only?
A)Palermo
B)Nauru
C)Vatican City
D)Namur
Answer: Nauru
- Q. The battle between Babur and Rana Sanga was fought at
A)Chunar
B)Panipat
C)Khanwa
D)Jaunpur
Answer: Khanwa
- Q. Which of the following leader given the term ‘insenate waste’ on the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A)Motilal Nehru
B)Lord Reading
C)Rabindra Nath Tagore
D)Mohammad Ali
Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
- Q. Socialism is essentially a movement of
A)The poor people
B)Intellectuals
C)The middle classes
D)The workers
Answer: The workers
- Q. Zamindari Association was the political association of modern India
A)Second
B)First
C)Third
D)Fourth
Answer: First
- Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
A)Siddhanta Shiromani
B)Amarakosha
C)Brihat Samhita
D)Astanga Hridaya
Answer: Brihat Samhita
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra? I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period. II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Only II
- Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar attained Nirvana?
A)Parsnath
B)Sammed Shikhar
C)Girnar
D)Pawapur
Answer: Sammed Shikhar
- Q. Abhinandannath Tirthankar initiated first Parna after how many days of receipt of Diksha?
A)Two
B)One
C)Three
D)Four
Answer: Two
- Q. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was
A)India
B)Young India
C)Indian People
D)Voice India
Answer: India
- Q. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
A)Jhelum
B)Ravi
C)Sutlej
D)Chenab
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. The British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:
A)1934
B)1924
C)1930
D)1939
Answer: 1934
- Q. The subject matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to
A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Vaishnavism
D)Shaivism
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________
A)1793
B)1693
C)1893
D)1933
Answer: 1793
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