More Questions on History
- Q. Who got the monumental ‘Rayagopurams’ in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiru-pati, etc., constructed?
A)Krishnadeva Raya
B)Vidyaranya
C)Harihara
D)Raja raj
Answer: Krishnadeva Raya
- Q. When did Henry Tudor seize the crown?
A)1431
B)1420
C)1453
D)1485
Answer: 1485
- Q. Who among the following has written the play of Mudrarakshasa (narrates the ascent of the king Chandragupta Maurya)?
A)Vishakhadatta
B)Kautilya
C)Kalidasa
D)Panini
Answer: Vishakhadatta
- Q. Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
A)Dhyana Mudra
B)Abhaya Mudra
C)Dharmachakra Mudra
D)Bhumisparsa Mudra
Answer: Dharmachakra Mudra
- Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography of
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Maxim Gorky
C)Oscar Wilde
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- Q. AI Hilal was a
A)Journal
B)Mosque
C)Madrasah
D)Garden
Answer: Journal
- Q. Who was the eldest brother among the Pandavas?
A)Bhima
B)Yudhishthira
C)Sahadeva
D)Nakula
Answer: Yudhishthira
- Q. Who was the Governor General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A)Lord Reading
B)Lord Chelmsford
C)Lord Irwin
D)Lord Wavell
Answer: Lord Irwin
- Q. The office of Governor-General of India was created by the
A)Government of India Act, 1858
B)Government of India Act, 1833
C)Charter Act, 1833
D)Charter Act, 1813
Answer: Charter Act, 1833
- Q. The Buddha
A)was non-committal on the theory of Karma
B)rejected the theory of Karma
C)believed in the theory of Karma
D)suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma
Answer: believed in the theory of Karma
- Q. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was
A)Shah Parvez
B)Shah Muhammad
C)Shah Abbas
D)Shah Raza
Answer: Shah Abbas
- Q. Subhash Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi, Azad and Nehru) and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called
A)Swatantra Bharat Brigade
B)Himalayan Brigade
C)Bhagat Singh Brigade
D)Subhash Brigade
Answer: Subhash Brigade
- Q. Which country first invented Gunpowder in around 270 AD
A)India
B)China
C)Korea
D)England
Answer: China
- Q. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
A)Humayun
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Sher Shah Suri
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in
A)Arabic
B)Persian
C)Sanskrit
D)French
Answer: Arabic
- Q. When did Congress pass the Sherman Antitrust Act?
A)1911
B)1890
C)1900
D)1872
Answer: 1890
- Q. Which of the following acts gave representation of the Indians for the first time in legislation?
A)Indian Councils Act, 1919
B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
C)Government of India Act, 1935
D)Government of India Act, 1935
Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1909
- Q. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated to
A)Shiva
B)Ganesh
C)Durga
D)Vishnu
Answer: Shiva
- Q. In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
A)Chhota Nagpur
B)Punjab
C)Tarai
D)Manipur
Answer: Chhota Nagpur
- Q. Which is known as book of Melody?
A)Samveda
B)Rigveda
C)Atharvaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Samveda
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