More Questions on History
- Q. Swami Vivekananda’s contribution to society and educating masses is through following ways: I. Condemned caste system and current rituals and superstitions II. Criticized for having lost touch with rest of world and for becoming stagnant and mummified III. Subscribed to Vedanta which he considered fully rational system
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Only III
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- 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. Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
A)Victoria
B)William IV
C)Edward VII
D)George V
Answer: Victoria
- Q. Wavell Plan was announced in the year
A)1942
B)1945
C)1946
D)1940
Answer: 1945
- Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
A)Mridula Sarabhai
B)Annie Besant
C)Muthu Lakshmi
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
- Q. What is meant by “The Forty”?
A)The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
B)The cream of Afghan nobles
C)The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
D)The Ulema or the Muslim divines
Answer: The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
- Q. About the formation of which organization A.O. Hume said “A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action urgently needed.”
A)Young Indian Organization
B)Bhinav Bharat
C)Young India
D)Indian National Congress
Answer: Indian National Congress
- Q. Where did the revolutionaries have their deliberations, which led to the formation of the Hindustan Republican Association?
A)Kanpur
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Allahabad
Answer: Kanpur
- Q. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
A)December, 1922
B)September, 1920
C)October, 1924
D)November, 1925
Answer: September, 1920
- Q. Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
A)Dhruvasena Ii
B)Harshavardhana
C)Narshimhvarman
D)Akabar
Answer: Harshavardhana
- Q. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
A)Agra
B)Delhi
C)Fatehpur Sikri
D)Patna
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of
A)Hoysala
B)Chola
C)Pallava
D)Rashtrakuta
Answer: Pallava
- Q. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
A)Hinayana
B)Mahayana
C)Digambar
D)Theravad
Answer: Digambar
- Q. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because
A)the Nandas were low-born
B)Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
C)the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
D)Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule
Answer: the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
- Q. Gupta Dynasty was famous for
A)Imperialism
B)Art and architecture
C)Revenue and land reform
D)None of these
Answer: Art and architecture
- Q. The word ‘Veda’ means
A)Wisdom
B)Knowledge
C)Skill
D)Power
Answer: Knowledge
- Q. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A)Buddhist order or organisation
B)Buddhist monastery
C)A kind of tomb where the relics of Buddha and other Buddhist monks are kept
D)A Buddhist assembly hall or temple
Answer: A kind of tomb where the relics of Buddha and other Buddhist monks are kept
- Q. Who was the writer of Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, which was comprised 764 owees and based on a 14-shlok Sanskrit hymn with the same name by Shankaracharya?
A)Eknath
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Tukaram
Answer: Eknath
- Q. When was Government of India Act passed?
A)1819
B)1818
C)1858
D)1800
Answer: 1858
- Q. What was the name of the English weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Kesari
B)Young India
C)Bombay Chronicle
D)Resurgent India
Answer: Young India
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