More Questions on History
- Q. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
A)Aranyakas
B)Samhitas
C)Brahmanas
D)Upanishads
Answer: Brahmanas
- Q. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
- Q. Who wrote the history of Aurangzeb’s reign in total secrecy because of the emperor’s opposition to it and what was the name of that historical work?
A)Mirza Muhammad Kazim's Alamgir Nama
B)Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
C)Muhammad Saqi's Masir-i-Alamgiri
D)Aquil Khan Razi's Zafar Nama-i-Alamgir
Answer: Khafi Khan's Muntakhab-ul-Lubab
- Q. Who is known as the father of American Constitution
A)George Washington
B)James Madison
C)John Adams
D)Thomas Jefferson
Answer: James Madison
- Q. Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?
A)Vallabhbhai Patel
B)Rajendra Prasad
C)Rajagopalachari
D)Lord Mountbatten
Answer: Lord Mountbatten
- Q. Charles Wood’s Despatch__________
A)1684
B)1554
C)1784
D)1854
Answer: 1854
- Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
- Q. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
A)To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
B)To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
C)To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
D)To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
Answer: To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
- Q. Chahalghani under IItutmish represented __________
A)Slaves inherited by him from his predecessors
B)His Turkish slaves
C)General cadre of slaves
D)The elite cadre of slave officers under him
Answer: His Turkish slaves
- Q. Which of the following is/are mantra of Jainism?
A)All philanthropies acts are renounced for life-long
B)All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
- Q. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following centres?
A)Surat
B)Agra
C)Delhi
D)Calcutta
Answer: Agra
- Q. Who was the founder of Kushan Empire?
A)Virna Kadphises
B)Kanishka
C)Kujula Kadphises
D)Vasiskha
Answer: Kujula Kadphises
- Q. On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, 1948?
A)August 15, 1947
B)January 26, 1947
C)January 26, 1948
D)February 20, 1947
Answer: February 20, 1947
- Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
A)Vishnu
B)Lord Shiva
C)Brahma
D)Indra
Answer: Lord Shiva
- Q. In Jainism, ‘Perfect Knowledge’ is referred to as
A)Ratna
B)Nirvana
C)Kaivalya
D)Jina
Answer: Kaivalya
- Q. Which of the following leaders was one of the founding member of the Muslim League?
A)Shaukat Ali
B)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C)Nawab Salimullah
D)Aga Khan
Answer: Nawab Salimullah
- Q. The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in India was
A)Sir Shaukat Hayat
B)Sir SP Sinha
C)Sir Hari Singh Gaur
D)VJ Patel
Answer: Sir SP Sinha
- Q. The Treaty of Versailles humiliated
A)Germany
B)Austria
C)England
D)France
Answer: Germany
- Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
A)Arabia
B)Manipal
C)America
D)Africa
Answer: Arabia
- Q. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a
A)General
B)Justice
C)Member of Parliament
D)Secretary of State for India
Answer: Justice
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