More Questions on History
- Q. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of
A)Gangetic Doab
B)Central India
C)Saptasindhu
D)Kashmir and Punjab
Answer: Saptasindhu
- Q. Who was the eldest brother among the Pandavas?
A)Bhima
B)Yudhishthira
C)Sahadeva
D)Nakula
Answer: Yudhishthira
- Q. The song ‘Jana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
A)Rashtra Jagriti
B)Jay He
C)Bharat Vidhata
D)Matribhoomi
Answer: Bharat Vidhata
- Q. With which conspriracy case Aurobindo Ghosh’s name is conected?
A)Lahore Conspiracy Case
B)Kakori Conspiracy Case
C)Meerut Conspiracy Case
D)Alipore Conspiracy Case
Answer: Alipore Conspiracy Case
- Q. Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization. Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: A is true but R is false
- Q. Who is the creator of the world famous statue ‘David’ in Florence
A)Raphael
B)Leonardo da Vinci
C)Filippo Brunelleschi
D)Michelangelo
Answer: Michelangelo
- Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Ancient Indian literature? I. Brahmanas and Aryankas followed by philosophical doctrines of Upanishads. II. Brahmanas are contains detailed explanation about Vedic literature and instructions.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the king of England?
A)Willia Todd
B)John Hawkins
C)Sir Thomas Roe
D)Sir Walter Raleigh
Answer: Sir Thomas Roe
- Q. Which of the following is one of the social reasons for 1857 revolt?
A)The racial arrogance of the British created a difference between the rulers and the ruled
B)The English could not establish any social relationship with the Indians
C)Both A & B
D)The company's trade policy destroyed Indian handicrafts
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. From where the famous ‘Gayatri Mantra’ has been taken?
A)Atharva Veda
B)Yajur veda
C)Rig Veda
D)Sarna Veda
Answer: Rig Veda
- Q. Which of the following is a wonder of the ancient world?
A)The colosseum of Rome
B)The statue of Jupiter Zeus at Olympia
C)The Leaning Tower of Pisa
D)The Mosque at St. Sophia (Constantinople)
Answer: The statue of Jupiter Zeus at Olympia
- Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?
A)Rudradaman-I in 78 AD
B)Kadphises in 58 BC
C)Vikramaditya in 58 BC
D)Kanishka in 78 AD
Answer: Kanishka in 78 AD
- Q. The famine which killed nearly 8 lakh people during British rule as per the report furnished by the Femine Commissioon of 1660 had struck :
A)Northern India
B)Eastern India
C)Southern India
D)Western India
Answer: Western India
- Q. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the __________ art?
A)Maurya
B)Early Mathura
C)Gupta
D)Gandhara
Answer: Gupta
- Q. Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three English Settlement in India was governed by
A)President
B)Viceroy
C)Secretary
D)Director
Answer: President
- Q. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A)Noakhali
B)Dandi
C)England
D)South Africa
Answer: South Africa
- Q. The Province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by
A)Lord Ripon
B)Lord Lytton
C)Lord Dufferin
D)Lord Curzon
Answer: Lord Curzon
- Q. On June 14, 1927 __________consecrated a mirror – with the message “Om shanti” written on the surface – in a temple in Kalavankode
A)T. K. Madhavan
B)Rajaram Mohan Roy
C)Sree Narayana Guru
D)Govindan Vaidyar
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?
A)Rahim
B)Maladhar Basu
C)Chaitanya
D)Jaydeva
Answer: Maladhar Basu
- Q. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by
A)Iltutmish
B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C)Balban
D)Bairam Khan
Answer: Iltutmish
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