Q. Name the Indian king who warmly received the Portuguese traveller Vasco da Gama when he landed at Calicut

Correct Answer

Zamorin

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Aryankas? I. It is a treatise of forest which explain the rituals while dwelling into the philosophical discussions of the Brahmanas. II. They record the transitions between ritualistic symbolism of Brahmanas and philosophical aspects of Upanishads
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. When was Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated?
    A)1907
    B)1906
    C)1910
    D)1914
    Answer: 1914
  • Q. In what session did Congress declared complete Independence (Poorna Swaraj) as its goal?
    A)Madras session held in 1927
    B)Lahore session held in 1929
    C)Ahmadabad session held in 1921
    D)Gaya session held in 1922
    Answer: Lahore session held in 1929
  • Q. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was __________
    A)Vasumitra
    B)Asvaghosa
    C)Upagupta
    D)Bhadrabahu
    Answer: Bhadrabahu
  • Q. Who is known as the Artist of the world famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’
    A)Michelangelo
    B)Filippo Brunelleschi
    C)Vincent van Gogh
    D)Leonardo da Vinci
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. Who among the following was not a physician?
    A)Charaka
    B)Sushruta
    C)Charvaka
    D)Dhanvantari
    Answer: Charvaka
  • Q. Marco Polo was a traveller from __________
    A)England
    B)Portugal
    C)Italy
    D)Spain
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. In which year was the quit India movement launched?
    A)1940
    B)1930
    C)1942
    D)1947
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. Who was the founder of ‘Gadhar party’
    A)Chandarshekhar Azad
    B)Sachindranath Sanyal
    C)Lala Har Dayal
    D)Batukeshwar Dutt
    Answer: Lala Har Dayal
  • Q. Madame HP Blavatsky had laid the foundation of the Theosophical Society in the year
    A)1864
    B)1853
    C)1875
    D)1886
    Answer: 1875
  • Q. Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems?
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Cornwallis
    C)Lord Wellesley
    D)Lord Bentinck
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. Seringapatnam was the capital of __________
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Pazhassi Raja
    C)Kurumbranad Raja
    D)Srimoolam Tirunal
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. The decline of Indian Handicrafts industry in the 19th century was attributed to
    A)Disappearance of Indian Princely Courts only
    B)Competition from British manufacturing industries only
    C)Establishment of alien rule only
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Arya Samaj Movement had been started by
    A)Devendranath Tagore
    B)Swami Dayanand
    C)Swami Vivekananda
    D)Keshub Chandra Sen
    Answer: Swami Dayanand
  • Q. Montagu who toured in India in 1918 was a
    A)Member of Viceroy's Council
    B)Member of Privy Council
    C)Secretary of State for India
    D)Viceroy of India
    Answer: Secretary of State for India
  • Q. The two states which had non Congress Ministries in 1937 were
    A)Punjab and NWFP
    B)Bengal and Punjab
    C)Madras and Central Provinces
    D)Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Bengal and Punjab
  • Q. Which Sultan of Delhi established an employment bureau, a charity bureau and a charitable hospital?
    A)Mohammad Tughlaq
    B)Firoz Tughlaq
    C)Alauddin Khalji
    D)Balban
    Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda was graduated from __________University
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Delhi
    C)Calcutta
    D)Karachi
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Punjab was annexed to the British empire during the reign of Governor General
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Bentinck
    C)Lord Cornwallis
    D)Lord Canning
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. The main centre of Wahabi Movement during the freedom movement was
    A)Mysore
    B)Lucknow
    C)Patna
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Patna

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