More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?
A)Sindhu
B)Ganges
C)Brahmaputra
D)Saraswati
Answer: Brahmaputra
- Q. Who among the following leader made the famous ‘Objectives Resolution’, in the Constituent Assembly?
A)C. Rajagopalachari
B)Vallabhbhai Patel
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Dr. John Mathai
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The Law of Twelve Tables was concerned with which civilization
A)Greece
B)Egypt
C)Rome
D)China
Answer: Rome
- Q. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
A)Hungarians
B)Arabs
C)Hunas
D)Turks
Answer: Hunas
- Q. The Apostolate of the Sikhs consisted of leaders
A)Ten
B)Eighteen
C)Only Two
D)Seven
Answer: Ten
- Q. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
A)Indo-Greeks
B)Mauryas
C)Guptas
D)Kushans
Answer: Indo-Greeks
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. When did M. K. Gandhi participated in the Second Round Table Conference?
A)Getting assurance from the Muslim League that it would not oppose his claim to represent the whole of India
B)Signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March, 1931
C)Fruitful talks with Sapru
D)Receiving assurances that independence was fast coming
Answer: Signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March, 1931
- Q. Whose reign in Indian History was called the Golden Age of India?
A)Maratha Empire
B)Mughal Empire
C)Gupta Empire
D)Maurya Empire
Answer: Gupta Empire
- Q. The Virupaksha Temple was built by the
A)Pallavas
B)Chalukyas
C)Kakatiyas
D)Satavahans
Answer: Chalukyas
- Q. The Sage who is said to have Aryanised South India, was
A)Vashistha
B)Yagnavalkya
C)Agastya
D)Vishwamitra
Answer: Agastya
- Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
A)Pradesa
B)Bhukit
C)Vithi
D)Ahara
Answer: Vithi
- Q. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
A)Upagupta
B)Vishnu Gupta
C)Brahma Gupta
D)Brihadratha
Answer: Upagupta
- Q. Assertion (A): The permanent settlement is said to have initially resulted in increased agricultural production. Reason (R): In this system the Zamindar could keep for himself any increase in the rental of his estate
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is 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: A is true but R is false
- 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. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88
A)S. N. Banerjee
B)W. T. Stead
C)H. P. Blavatsky
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rock edict number.
A)IV
B)I
C)VIII
D)XIII
Answer: XIII
- Q. The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the
A)Indian Association
B)Landholders Society of Calcutta
C)British Indian Association
D)Madras Native Association
Answer: Landholders Society of Calcutta
- Q. Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
A)Tukaram
B)Ramananda
C)Valmiki
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Tulsidas
- Q. Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system in madras?
A)Lord Wellesley
B)Lord Hastings
C)Sir Thomas Munro
D)Lord Cannemara
Answer: Sir Thomas Munro
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