More Questions on History
- Q. The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
A)Bombay Times
B)Bombay Chronicle
C)Indian Times
D)National Times
Answer: Bombay Times
- Q. Kabir was contemporary of
A)Sultan Sikandar Lodi
B)Guru Nanak
C)Both (A) and (B) above
D)Babur
Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
- Q. Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on the Narmada river by
A)Pulakesin-Il
B)Pulakesin-I
C)Vikramaditya-I
D)Vikramaditya-II
Answer: Pulakesin-Il
- Q. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
A)Nishka
B)Karashopana
C)Suvarna
D)Kakini
Answer: Karashopana
- Q. The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
A)Fatehpur Sikri
B)Andman and Nicobar
C)Mandalay
D)Rangoon
Answer: Rangoon
- Q. Which one of the following scholar, challenged Invincible Yajnavalkya for debate?
A)Apala
B)Ghosha
C)Maitreyi
D)Gargi
Answer: Gargi
- 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 Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
A)underground drainage system
B)town planning
C)uniformity of weights and measures
D)large agricultural surplus
Answer: underground drainage system
- Q. Who is also known as ‘Bard of Avon’
A)Karl Marx
B)William Wordsworth
C)William Shakespeare
D)John Milton
Answer: William Shakespeare
- Q. Tulsidas composed his Ramacharitamanas during the reign of
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Harsha
C)Akbar
D)Krishnadeva Raya
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha?
A)G. Subramania lyer
B)B. C. Pal
C)Sardar Baghat Singh
D)Rukmani Lakshmipth
Answer: Sardar Baghat Singh
- Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? As per the Act of 1935, the Federal Court would have jurisdiction to decide disputes between
A)The Federating Units and the Federal Government
B)The Federating Units
C)The Federal Government and a Federating Units
D)The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council
Answer: The Secretary of State and the Viceroy's Council
- Q. Which of the following Indian literature is the earliest known works?
A)Rig Vedas
B)Puranas
C)Sama Vedas
D)Rajtrangini
Answer: Rig Vedas
- Q. Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by
A)Shahjahan
B)Sher Shah
C)Aurangzeb
D)Bhahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of
A)1858
B)1853
C)1813
D)1784
Answer: 1858
- Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
- 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. The first muslim woman who ruled Northern India was
A)Nurjahan
B)Razia Sultana
C)Mumtaz
D)None of the above
Answer: Razia Sultana
- Q. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
A)South of Vindhya
B)South of Arawali
C)South of Satpura
D)South of Satmola
Answer: South of Vindhya
- Q. When were Jewish communities expelled from France?
A)1453
B)1306
C)1492
D)1376
Answer: 1306
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