More Questions on History
- Q. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
A)Diwan
B)Vakil
C)Kotwal
D)Amin
Answer: Diwan
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?
A)Tipu Sultan
B)Haider Ali
C)Murshid Quli Khan
D)Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the impact of Bhakti Movement? I. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Hindu literature in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music. II. Bhakti Movement resulted in a surge in Buddhist text in regional / vernacular languages mainly in the form of devotional poems and music.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. Who among the following had observed, upon Gandhi’s assassination. “None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on this earth”?
A)Nelson Mandela
B)Bertrand Russel
C)Albert Einstein
D)Leo Tolstoy
Answer: Albert Einstein
- Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
A)Iraq
B)Iran
C)Jordan
D)Syria
Answer: Iraq
- Q. The State is a necessary evil according to
A)Liberalists
B)Communists
C)Individualists
D)Anarchists
Answer: Individualists
- Q. Sher Shah defeated Humayan and captured Gaur in the battle of
A)Chausa in 1539 A.D.
B)Ghaghra is 1529 A.D.
C)Panipat in 1526 A.D.
D)Khanwa in 1527 A.D.
Answer: Chausa in 1539 A.D.
- Q. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Tibetan
D)Not written in any language but orally transmitted
Answer: Pali
- Q. Who among the following initiated the Kheda Satyagraha?
A)Mohanlal Pandya
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Sardar Patel
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Mohanlal Pandya
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress?
A)Complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the Indian National Congress
B)Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience
C)Decision to observe January 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day
D)To treat the communal problem as a national issue
Answer: To treat the communal problem as a national issue
- Q. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
A)Muhammad Ali
B)Abdul Kalam Azad
C)Zakir Hussain
D)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
Answer: Abdul Kalam Azad
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of
A)Karl Marx
B)Bernard Shaw
C)Lenin
D)Leo Tolstoy
Answer: Leo Tolstoy
- Q. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
A)Liaqat Ali Khan
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D)Lord Louis Mountbatten
Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Q. Who was the Emperor of Russia during Russian Revolution
A)Nicholas II
B)Alexander III
C)Nicholas I
D)Alexander II
Answer: Nicholas II
- Q. Which of the following has not been found in the excavation in Terracotta of Indus Valley sites?
A)Sheep
B)Buffalo
C)Cow
D)Pig
Answer: Cow
- Q. Which noted scholar wrote Vikramankadevacharita?
A)Bilhana
B)Kalhan
C)Kalidas
D)Jaydeva
Answer: Bilhana
- Q. Which dynasty of China began the construction of the Great Wall
A)Qin Dynasty
B)Ming Dynasty
C)Shun Dynasty
D)None of the above
Answer: Qin Dynasty
- Q. Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge GHARI or HOUSE TAX?
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Balban
C)Mohammad bin Tughlaq
D)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Answer: Alauddin Khalji
- Q. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where Akbar used to hold religious discussions?
A)Diwan-i-Khas
B)Diwan-i-Aam
C)Panch Mahal
D)Jami Masjid
Answer: Diwan-i-Khas
- Q. Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the Asians in South Africa by the British law called the Act
A)Blacks' Registration
B)Apartheid
C)cl Asiatic Registration
D)Subcitizens' Licence
Answer: cl Asiatic Registration
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