More Questions on History
- Q. During Akbar’s reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
A)Man Singh-I
B)Raja Todar Mal
C)Birbal
D)Tansen
Answer: Raja Todar Mal
- Q. Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?
A)Patinenmelkanakku
B)Tolkappiyam
C)Patinenkilkanakku
D)None of the above
Answer: Tolkappiyam
- Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British. It began in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company and later spread to Delhi, Agra, Awadh, Kanpur, Chambal and Lucknow.
A)Awadh
B)Delhi
C)Bombay
D)The Chambal Region
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was
A)not to steal
B)not to kill (non-injury)
C)non-attachment to worldly things
D)celibacy
Answer: celibacy
- Q. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?
A)Sama Vedas
B)Rig Vedas
C)Brahamans
D)Aryankas
Answer: Rig Vedas
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
A)Arch
B)Dome
C)The narrow columns
D)Corbel brackets
Answer: Dome
- Q. Who was the 1st President of South Africa after apartheid?
A)Nelson Mandela
B)Zuma
C)Kofi Annan
D)Booker T. Washington
Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Q. During the Gupta Empire, the term “UPARIKARA” was used for
A)Periodic supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc
B)An extra tax levied on all subjects
C)It was a voluntary offering by people to the king
D)King's customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the production
Answer: An extra tax levied on all subjects
- 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. Who had succeeded Mir Jumla as governor of Bengal in the reign of Aurangzeb?
A)Izid Bakhsh
B)Siphr Sukoh
C)Shaista Khan
D)Shah Shuja
Answer: Shaista Khan
- Q. The Namdhari, or Kuka, movement had its origin in the __________ corner of the Sikh kingdom, away from the places of royal pomp and grandeur
A)North-south
B)North-west
C)North-east
D)South
Answer: North-west
- Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?
A)Noorjahan Begum
B)Gulbadan Begum
C)Jahanara Begum
D)Zebun-nissah Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. Which of the following is not the “Tri Ratna” of Jainism?
A)Right knowledge
B)Right faith
C)Right view
D)Right conduct
Answer: Right view
- Q. Against Lord and State was written by
A)Sri Ramakrishna
B)K. N. Panikkar
C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
D)Shyama Charan Sen
Answer: K. N. Panikkar
- Q. Which of the following is associated with Sufi saints?
A)Dakhma
B)Tripitaka
C)Khanjah
D)Synagogue
Answer: Khanjah
- Q. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
A)Ensure racial and communal harmony
B)Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
C)Found a religious institution
D)Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims
Answer: Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
- Q. Who spoke “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom”?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Rajagopalachari
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
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