More Questions on History
- Q. Find out the correct statement (s) related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Its proponents preached the ‘unity of the god-head’ and emphasized that ‘devotion to God’ and faith in him led to salvation. II. It laid stress on equality of all human beings and universal brotherhood.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and sent to
A)Delhi
B)Mandalay
C)Singapore
D)Andaman and Nicobar Island
Answer: Mandalay
- Q. We can know about early vedic period from
A)the Rig Veda
B)archaeological excavations
C)Jatak Katha
D)contemporary culture
Answer: the Rig Veda
- Q. Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the president of the Indian national congress :
A)Bombay Session, 1934
B)Ramgarh Session, 1940
C)Tripuri session, 1939
D)Wardha Session, 1942
Answer: Tripuri session, 1939
- Q. Jyotirao’s family belonged to __________ caste
A)Thiyya
B)Mali
C)Pulaya
D)Mahar
Answer: Mali
- Q. Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A)Raja Rammohan Roy
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
D)Lord William Bentinck
Answer: J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
- Q. The Industrial Revolution in England represented the climax of the transition from
A)Feudalism to capitalism
B)Slavery to feudalism
C)Capitalism to socialism
D)Socialism to market socialism
Answer: Feudalism to capitalism
- Q. Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War?
A)Chandragupta
B)Samudragupta
C)Shivaji
D)Ashoka
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Upon whom was the title ‘Punjab Kesari’ conferred?
A)Sardar Baldev Singh
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)Ranjit Singh
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
- Q. The reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as ‘Lokhitavadi’ (For the well of others) was
A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B)MG Ranade
C)Pt Ramabai
D)GK Gokhale
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. Who founded Anushulin Samiti in 1907 in Dhaka?
A)Kali Mohan Das
B)Shambhuchand Mukherjee
C)Barindra Ghosh and Bhupendra Nath Dutt
D)Jogesh Chandra Dutt
Answer: E
- Q. Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?
A)Mangalesa
B)Ravi Kirti
C)Bana
D)Bilhana
Answer: Bilhana
- Q. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
A)The Upanishads
B)The Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Brahmanas
Answer: The Brahmanas
- Q. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th Century A.D.?
A)Temple of Khajuraho
B)Suntemple of Konark
C)Angkor Vat
D)Notre Darn, the Paris
Answer: Suntemple of Konark
- Q. Mansabdari System was founded by Akbar. The Mansabdars were
A)provincial governors
B)military commanders
C)high civil and military officers
D)all of the above
Answer: all of the above
- Q. The Constitution drawn by the Constituent Assembly (provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan) would be implemented by
A)The British Government
B)Parliament
C)Viceroy
D)Indian National Congress
Answer: The British Government
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
A)reservation of 48 seats for the depressed classes in different provincial legislatures
B)common electorate for all Hindus
C)reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. In India, the Wahabi movement was started by __________
A)1906
B)1901
C)1915
D)None of these
Answer: None of these
- Q. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Council?
A)Kalasoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Ashoka
D)Ananda
Answer: Kalasoka
- Q. What was the name of first Gandhar of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
A)Vipul
B)Vajrnath
C)Chandra Prabhu
D)Vasu
Answer: Vajrnath
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