More Questions on History
- Q. When was the construction of Great Wall of China started?
A)252 BC
B)294 BC
C)249 BC
D)221 BC
Answer: 221 BC
- Q. Which of the following reason compel the leaders of Muslim League to enter in the Interim Government?
A)The Viceroy accepted its stand that it would not join the Constituent Assembly
B)The Congress accepted their demand that it would not nominate a non-Muslim League Muslim to the Interim Government
C)The Viceroy had accepted its stand that it would not take steps to rescind the League Council's resolution of July 29
D)The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan
Answer: The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan
- Q. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
A)Cow was sacred to them
B)Horse sacrifice was known to them
C)Pashupati' was venerated by them
D)The culture was generally static
Answer: Pashupati' was venerated by them
- Q. The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ashoka
C)Samudragupta
D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history? I. Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature II. A large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Aurobindo Ghose, Barindra Kumar Ghose, B.P. Mitra, Abinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutta were associated with the revolutionary organization :
A)Satya Shodhak Samaj
B)Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal).
C)Bengal Society
D)None of these
Answer: Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal).
- Q. Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1854?
A)Wajid Ali Shah
B)Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
C)Sirajud daulla
D)Alivardi Khan
Answer: Wajid Ali Shah
- Q. The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted
A)Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
B)Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit
C)Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
D)Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
Answer: Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
- Q. What is the meaning of Kaivalya Gyan (enlightenment) received by Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
A)Sangeet Siksha
B)Shastra Gyan
C)Nartya Siksha
D)Brahma Vidya
Answer: Brahma Vidya
- Q. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating
A)Jayachanda in the Battle of Chandawar
B)Prithviraj Chauhan in Second Battle of Tarain
C)The Chandelas
D)Both (A) and (B) above
Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
- Q. Which noted scholar wrote Vikramankadevacharita?
A)Bilhana
B)Kalhan
C)Kalidas
D)Jaydeva
Answer: Bilhana
- Q. Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India?
A)Persian
B)French
C)Portugese
D)Arabic
Answer: Persian
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
A)Kabirdas
B)Sur Das
C)Tulsidas
D)Kalidasa
Answer: Sur Das
- Q. Bang Darshan was the main newspaper of
A)Birendra Nath Chatterjee
B)Sisir Kumar Ghosh
C)Pini Chandra Pal
D)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Vishishtadvaita. II. He said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Tukaram
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
A)George Bush (Senior)
B)Richard Nixon
C)D Eisenhowar
D)J. F. Kennedy
Answer: Richard Nixon
- Q. Which of the following are two works of Kalidasa?
A)Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
B)Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya
C)Malti Madhava and Kumara Sambhava
D)Malti Madhav and Kumara Sambhava
Answer: Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
- Q. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada jail against
A)Violation of the Gandhi - Irwin Pact
B)British repression of the Satyagrahis
C)Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
D)Communal Roits in Calcutta
Answer: Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
- Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
A)Nagarjuna
B)Parsva
C)Asvaghosha
D)Vasumitra
Answer: Asvaghosha
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