More Questions on History
- Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
- Q. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
A)Mauryas
B)Satavahanas
C)Guptas
D)Cholas
Answer: Satavahanas
- Q. Which emperor shifted his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Aurangzeb
C)Sher Shah Suri
D)Genghis Khan
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- 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. When was the commercial colonization of India commenced?
A)1751
B)1707
C)1765
D)1757
Answer: 1757
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Manusmriti I. Smritis dealt with the performance of duties, customs and laws prescribed according to Dharma. II. Consists mainly of dialogues between the Buddha and his followers.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Only I
- Q. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at__________
A)Calcutta
B)Bombay
C)Madras
D)Gujarat
Answer: Bombay
- Q. The State, from among the following, which was not annexed by the ‘doctrine of lapse’ is
A)Gwalior
B)Baghat
C)Sambalpur
D)Satara
Answer: Gwalior
- Q. Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year
A)1415
B)1385
C)1453
D)1469
Answer: 1453
- Q. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
A)Rousseau
B)Locke
C)Hegel
D)Plato
Answer: Rousseau
- Q. Two great Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the
A)Paramaras
B)Palas
C)Chandelas
D)All the above
Answer: Palas
- Q. Who introduced the Ryotwari System in India?
A)Lord Cornwallis
B)Munro and Charles Reed
C)John shore
D)None of these
Answer: Munro and Charles Reed
- Q. Who was the founder of the Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India?
A)Baden Powell
B)Richard Temple
C)Charles Andrew
D)Robert Montgomery
Answer: Baden Powell
- Q. The Theosophical Society is an organization formed in __________ to advance the spiritual principles and search for Truth known as Theosophy
A)1843
B)1842
C)1845
D)1875
Answer: 1875
- Q. The architectural raw material generally used in Akbar’s period was
A)Brick
B)Marble
C)Limestone
D)Redstone
Answer: Redstone
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?
A)Sutudri - Sutlej
B)Askini - Chenab
C)Vipas - Jhelum
D)Parushni - Ravi
Answer: Vipas - Jhelum
- Q. Who founded Satya Shodhak Samaj in 1873 ?
A)Purushottam Das Tandon
B)Shri Bharat Kumar
C)Bankim Chandra Chattopashyay
D)Jyotiba Phule
Answer: Jyotiba Phule
- Q. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
A)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
C)Charter Act, 1793 AD
D)Charter Act, 1813 AD
Answer: The Regulating Act, AD 1773
- Q. When was the Molotov – Ribbentrop Pact signed?
A)1940
B)1939
C)1941
D)1945
Answer: 1939
- Q. The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by
A)Queen Anbolin
B)Queen Elizabeth I
C)Queen Mary
D)Queen Victoria
Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
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