More Questions on History
- Q. In which Nakshatra (constellation) Abhinandannath Tirthankar was born?
A)Dhanishtha
B)Satbhisha Nakshatra
C)Shravan
D)Punarvasu
Answer: Punarvasu
- Q. Who brought the education available in the monasteries of Northumbria?
A)Bede
B)Alcuin
C)Einhard
D)Rabanus Maurus
Answer: Alcuin
- Q. When was the Tripartite Pact signed?
A)1940
B)1939
C)1941
D)1945
Answer: 1940
- Q. Which of the following according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world?
A)Non-violence of the weak
B)Non-violence of the brave
C)Non-violence of the coward
D)Non-violence of the down-trodden
Answer: Non-violence of the brave
- Q. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year
A)1643
B)1543
C)1743
D)1843
Answer: 1643
- Q. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by
A)Shayista Khan
B)Afzal Khan
C)Jai Singh
D)Mir Jumla
Answer: Jai Singh
- Q. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?
A)12th
B)11th
C)14th
D)13 th
Answer: 11th
- Q. Which British Governor General introduced Postage Stamp in India?
A)Lord Auckland
B)Lord Dalhousie
C)Lord Canning
D)Lord William Bentinck
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. Kalidasa’s works include: I. Abhijnanashakuntalam II. Meghadutam III. Raghuvamsa IV. Malvikagnimitram V. Ritusamhara VI. Kumarasambhava Select the correct option
A)I, II, IV, V and VI
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, III , IV and V
D)All of them
Answer: All of them
- Q. Who among the following preached gospel of love?
A)Namadev
B)Gnandeva
C)Ekanath
D)Kabir
Answer: Namadev
- Q. How did Abu al-Abbas become well known in the court of Charlemagne?
A)Distinguished diplomat from the Islamic world
B)Beloved pet from an Indian king
C)Gift from the Abbasid court
D)Muslim enemy of the king
Answer: Gift from the Abbasid court
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is correct about Alvar Saints?
A)The 63 Alvars saints were the Shiva devotional poets, who lived between 5th and 10th centuries
B)The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
C)Only B
D)Both A & B
Answer: The twelve Alvars were Tamil poet-saints, who lived between 6th and 9th centuries AD and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Visnu-Krishna in their songs
- Q. The famous painting ‘Last Supper’ is a creation of
A)Vincent van Gogh
B)Michaelangelo
C)Leonardo Da Vinci
D)Sandro Botticelli
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
- Q. Which of the following is regarded by historians as a crucial stage in describing the progress of civilization?
A)The discovery of fire
B)Writing
C)Agriculture
D)The use of internet
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was
A)78 AD
B)108 AD
C)58 AD
D)128AD
Answer: 78 AD
- Q. Which of the following Ancient Indian literature was a treatise on the science of governance?
A)Arthsashtra
B)Manusmriti
C)Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: Arthsashtra
- Q. Punic Wars were fought between
A)Greece and Rome
B)Greece and Gaul
C)Rome and Gaul
D)Rome and Carthage
Answer: Rome and Carthage
- Q. Which among the following names is not associated with the theosophical society?
A)Madame Blavatsky
B)Col. Occolt
C)Annie Besant
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. What do you consider to be the least important cause for Alauddin’s south Indian campaigns?
A)Imperialism
B)Political condition of South India
C)Fabulous wealth
D)Religion
Answer: Religion
- Q. Who said “Man is a social animal”?
A)Rousseau
B)Aristotle
C)Laski
D)Plato
Answer: Aristotle
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