More Questions on History
- Q. India is in favour of __________ in the economic field
A)Private Sector
B)Public Sector
C)Mixed Economy
D)Capitalistic Economy
Answer: Mixed Economy
- Q. The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612
A)Plassey
B)Buxar
C)Swally
D)Trafalgar
Answer: Swally
- Q. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because
A)the Nandas were low-born
B)Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
C)the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
D)Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule
Answer: the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
- Q. Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
A)Akbar
B)Shah Jahan
C)Murad
D)Dara Shikoh
Answer: Dara Shikoh
- Q. Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?
A)Robert Clive
B)Warren Hastings
C)Cornwallis
D)Dalhousie
Answer: Cornwallis
- Q. Two highest gods in the Vedic religion were
A)Vishnu and Mitra
B)Agni and Savitri
C)Indra and Varuna
D)Surya and Pushan
Answer: Indra and Varuna
- Q. When was congress split?
A)At Benares session in 1905
B)At Surat session in 1907
C)At Madras in1908
D)At Lahore in1909
Answer: At Surat session in 1907
- Q. With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated?
A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Hinduism
D)Christianity
Answer: Jainism
- Q. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Bimbisara
C)Ashoka
D)Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. Where did Aurangzeb died?
A)Aurangabad
B)Pune
C)Ahmednagar
D)Mumbai
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. Charminar was built by?
A)Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
B)Humayun
C)Ashoka
D)Narasimha
Answer: Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
- Q. Humayun died in the year
A)1546
B)1536
C)1556
D)1566
Answer: 1556
- Q. Indian Dyarchy was started by :
A)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909
B)Indian Council Act, 1861
C)Indian Council Act, 1992
D)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
Answer: Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919
- Q. The most commonly used coin during the Mauryan period was
A)Nishka
B)Karashopana
C)Suvarna
D)Kakini
Answer: Karashopana
- Q. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in
A)Sanskrit
B)Brahmi
C)Pali
D)Magadhi
Answer: Pali
- Q. When did the Battle of Lechfeld happen?
A)955
B)918
C)987
D)996
Answer: 955
- Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
A)Ahoms
B)Santhals
C)Pagal Panthis
D)Ramosi
Answer: Santhals
- Q. The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views
A)Parthenon
B)Jnananvesan
C)Hesperus
D)Enquirer
Answer: Jnananvesan
- Q. Who among the following played a prominent role during the “Reign of Terror” in France?
A)Marat
B)Voltaire
C)Robespierre
D)Montesquieu
Answer: Robespierre
- Q. First Sino-Japanese War was fought in the year
A)1894
B)1848
C)1901
D)1896
Answer: 1894
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