More Questions on History
- Q. At the historic Tripuri Session of the Congress (March 1939) Subhas Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi’s official candidate for the Presidentship of the Congress. Who was Mahatma Gandhi’s nominee?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Abdul Kalam Azad
C)Pattabhi Sitaramayya
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- Q. Hyder Ali was the ruler of __________
A)Mysore
B)Hyderabad
C)Cochi
D)Bengal
Answer: Mysore
- Q. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
A)Genghis Khan
B)Nader Shah
C)Hemu Vikramaclitya
D)Bajirao-I
Answer: Nader Shah
- Q. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
A)Atharva Veda
B)Sama Veda
C)Yajur Veda
D)Rig Veda
Answer: Rig Veda
- Q. When did United Kingdom declared war on Germany which lead to World War II?
A)18th August 1939
B)4th April 1939
C)28th August 1939
D)3rd September 1939
Answer: 3rd September 1939
- Q. Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own autobigraphies?
A)Babur and Jahangir
B)Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar
C)Jahangir and Shah Jahan
D)Akbr and Aurangzeb
Answer: Babur and Jahangir
- Q. Who advanced Russia’s boundary to the Black Sea?
A)Elizabeth of Russia
B)Catherine the Great
C)Peter the Great
D)Peter III of Russia
Answer: Catherine the Great
- 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. In the world history, who is also known as “Little Corporal”
A)Adolf Hitler
B)Bismark
C)Lord Curzon
D)Napoleon Bonaparte
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. Taxila was a famous site of
A)Mauryan art
B)Early Vedic art
C)Gandhara art
D)Gupta art
Answer: Gandhara art
- Q. Narayana Guru was born on August 22, 1856, in the village of __________ near Thiruvananthapuram
A)Karunagapally
B)Chempazhanthi
C)Kayamkulam
D)Kannur
Answer: Chempazhanthi
- Q. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem adopted by the Government of India have been taken from which Upanishad?
A)Mundaka Upanishad
B)Aitareya Upanishad
C)Adhyatma Upanishad
D)Prasna Upanishad
Answer: Mundaka Upanishad
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Kabir
Answer: Mirabai
- Q. Which empire lasted the longest among the following?
A)The Pratiharas
B)The Palas
C)The Rashtrakutas
D)The Senas
Answer: The Rashtrakutas
- Q. Who among the following freedom fighter opposes the Annie Besant’s idea of launching Home Rule Movement?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)G. K. Gokhale
C)Aurobindo Ghosh
D)B. G. Tilak
Answer: G. K. Gokhale
- Q. The Mughal government can be described as an/a
A)Liberal monarchy
B)Autocracy
C)Centralised despotism
D)Absolute monarchy
Answer: Centralised despotism
- Q. The battle that led to the foundation of Muslim power in India was
A)The second battle of Tarain
B)The first battle of Tarain
C)The first battle of Panipat
D)The second battle of Panipat
Answer: The second battle of Tarain
- Q. Which ancient literature contains short stories that have the priceless treasure of morality and knowledge?
A)Hitopdesha
B)Panchtanra
C)Mahabharata
D)None of the above
Answer: Hitopdesha
- Q. Who developed system ranks of binary patterns?
A)Aryabhata
B)Baudhayana
C)Mahavira
D)Pingala
Answer: Pingala
- Q. __________ was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement
A)Maqsud Ali
B)Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
C)Abul kalam Azad
D)Karim Ali
Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
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