More Questions on History
- Q. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
A)Bijapur
B)Ahmednagar
C)Satara
D)Golconda
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system. II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society. III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: I and III
- Q. The island of Corsica is associated with
A)Hitler
B)Mussolini
C)Napoleon Bonaparte
D)Winston Churchill
Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Q. In which year, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was established
A)1948
B)1945
C)1949
D)1952
Answer: 1949
- Q. The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party (1923) called
A)Congress Swarajya Party
B)Swaraj Party
C)Nationalist Party
D)Liberal Party
Answer: Swaraj Party
- Q. Gandhara school of art came into existence in
A)Mahayana sect
B)Hinayana sect
C)Vaishnava sect
D)Shaiva sect
Answer: Mahayana sect
- Q. Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C)?
A)Zorastranianism
B)Shintoism
C)Islam
D)Tasism
Answer: Islam
- Q. Who among the following had attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London?
A)B. R. Ambedkar
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)J. L. Nehru
D)M. M. Malaviya
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Who called Muazzam as Shahi-i- Bekhabar?
A)Zulfikar khan
B)Kafi Khan
C)Kam Baksh
D)Nur Jahan
Answer: Kafi Khan
- Q. Which revolutionary wrote books Colour of Swadeshi and Revolutionary Life?
A)Sukhdev
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil
D)Raj Guru
Answer: Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil
- Q. Who were called “Kukas”?
A)Nirankari
B)Namdhari
C)Tilak
D)Sri Aurobindo
Answer: Namdhari
- Q. The historical monument Al Khazneh or The Treasury is located in the city of
A)Tehran
B)Baghdad
C)Giza
D)Petra
Answer: Petra
- Q. The first Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency and declare Delhi as the capital of his empire was
A)Aram Shah
B)Iltutmish
C)Qutb-ud-din Albak
D)Balban
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira adds which of the followings as the fifth vow?
A)Non-injury
B)Abstention from stealing
C)Brahmacharya or continence
D)Non-attachment
Answer: Brahmacharya or continence
- Q. __________, a judge of the Supreme Court founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.
A)Warren Hastings
B)Sir William Jones
C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D)Lord Macaulay
Answer: Sir William Jones
- Q. The Sikhs were defeated by the English at __________ in 1856
A)Amritsar
B)Sobraon
C)Lahore
D)Kashmir
Answer: Sobraon
- Q. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and
A)Cornwallis
B)Robert Clive
C)Dalhousie
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Cornwallis
- Q. Chola Empire was divided into
A)Mandalams, Nadu, Malkhand & Avanti
B)Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
C)Mandalams, Bhoomi, Avanti &Valanadu
D)Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Malkhand
Answer: Mandalams, Nadu, Kurram & Valanadu
- Q. __________was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Jahangir
D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan proposing the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan :
A)On June 3, 1947
B)On May 3, 1947
C)On July 3, 1947
D)On August 3, 1947
Answer: On June 3, 1947
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