More Questions on History
- Q. The origins of Indian music could be traced to
A)Yajurvedic Samhita
B)Rigvedic Samhita
C)Samavedic Samhita
D)Atharvavedic Samhita
Answer: Samavedic Samhita
- Q. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of
A)Akbar
B)Shajahan
C)Humayun
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
A)the state treasury
B)military affairs
C)the royal household
D)the land revenue system
Answer: military affairs
- Q. The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell’s Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Gandhi
C)Jinnah
D)Rajaji
Answer: Jinnah
- Q. Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages?
A)Kashi Viswanath Temple
B)Ellora Caves
C)Qutab Minar
D)Manas Wildlife - Sancturary
Answer: Kashi Viswanath Temple
- Q. Shivaji submitted to Jai Singh and signed the treaty of
A)Purandhar
B)Poona
C)Konkan
D)Surat
Answer: Purandhar
- Q. Who had strongly advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)C Rajagopalachari
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C Rajagopalachari
- Q. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?
A)Ajatasatru
B)Ashoka
C)Bindusara
D)Bimbisara
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. At which Indus Valley site the Dockyard was found?
A)Ropar
B)Lothal
C)Kalibangan
D)Banawali
Answer: Lothal
- Q. Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary of
A)Chandragupta-II
B)Kanishka
C)Gautamiputra Satakarni
D)Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer: Pushyamitra Sunga
- Q. Who is also known as ‘Bard of Avon’
A)Karl Marx
B)William Wordsworth
C)William Shakespeare
D)John Milton
Answer: William Shakespeare
- Q. Hevarappathinkangal is a Tamil work of __________
A)Sree Narayana Guru
B)Chattambi Swamikal
C)K. Ayyappan
D)K. madhvan Nair
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
- Q. Bucephalus’ was the name of the horse of
A)Alexander
B)Napoleon
C)Julius Caesar
D)Mark Antony
Answer: Alexander
- Q. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
A)Ibrahim Lodi
B)Babur
C)Sher Shah Suri
D)Akbar
Answer: Babur
- Q. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Madam Bhikaji Cama
C)Shyamji Krishana Verma
D)Both A and B above
Answer: Lala Hardayal
- Q. In India, Ancient Iron Age is attached with
A)Black and Red Pottery
B)Gray pottery
C)Ocher Coloured Pottery
D)Northern Black Polish Pottery
Answer: Gray pottery
- Q. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
A)Agriculture
B)Sea faring
C)Working in mines
D)Service in the army
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. What is true about Lothal – ancient site? I. Lothal was an ancient port of Indus civilization. II. It was excavated by the S. R. Rao. III. Currently it is situated in the Pakistan.
A)Only I, III
B)Only I , II
C)II, III
D)All of the above
Answer: Only I , II
- Q. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was made from
A)Calcutta
B)London
C)Delhi
D)Allahabad
Answer: Allahabad
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