More Questions on History
- Q. The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
A)1856 AD
B)1848 AD
C)1858 AD
D)1862 AD
Answer: 1858 AD
- Q. The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
A)Strato I
B)Alexander
C)Menander
D)Democritus
Answer: Menander
- Q. When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?
A)1788-89
B)1780-84
C)1784-88
D)1770-74
Answer: 1780-84
- Q. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674-1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Maratha
Answer: Maratha
- Q. The famous painting ‘Last Supper’ is a creation of
A)Vincent van Gogh
B)Michaelangelo
C)Leonardo Da Vinci
D)Sandro Botticelli
Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
- Q. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on
A)August 10, 1942
B)July 14, 1942
C)August 8, 1942
D)June 30, 1942
Answer: July 14, 1942
- Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Kabir. I. He was the disciple of Ramananda and the most liberal among medieval Indian reformers. II. He was possibly a contemporary of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1489-1517)
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: I only
- Q. Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A)Sankara
B)Ramanuja
C)Guru Nanak
D)Chaitanya
Answer: Sankara
- Q. Who brought the famous Persian painter named Khwaja Abdus Samad to India?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Humayun
C)Akbar
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Humayun
- Q. Who designed the national flag of Independent India?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C)Mahatma Ghandhi
D)Pingali Venkaiya
Answer: Pingali Venkaiya
- Q. Aravippuram movement which is considered as a precursor to all south Indian socio religious reform movement started in which of the following places?
A)Kerala
B)Tamil Nadu
C)Andra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at
A)ChauriChaura
B)Champaran
C)Bardoli
D)Sabarmati
Answer: Champaran
- Q. Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests?
A)Ajivika School
B)Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
C)Purva Mimamsa
D)Vedanta
Answer: Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
- Q. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi when the revolt of 1857 took place
A)Jahandar Shah
B)Shah Alam II
C)Bahadur Shah Zafar
D)Humayun
Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Q. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?
A)Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
B)Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
C)Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
D)Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar
Answer: Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
- Q. What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
A)Administrative reforms
B)Social reforms
C)Educational reforms
D)Political consolidation
Answer: Educational reforms
- Q. While delivering the presidential address’ The Congress president who advocated the introduction of Roman Script for Hindi language was
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Surendranath Banerjee
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Sankaran Nair
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
- Q. What was the original name of Santa Claus?
A)St. Peter
B)St. Christopher
C)St. John
D)St. Nicolas
Answer: St. Nicolas
- Q. The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in
A)1001 AD
B)1004 AD
C)1000 AD
D)999 AD
Answer: 1000 AD
- Q. To take care of the conquered lands, Muhmmad Ghori left behind his trusted General
A)Iltutmish
B)Nasiruddin
C)Qutub-din-Aibak
D)Malik Kafur
Answer: Qutub-din-Aibak
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