More Questions on History
- Q. How did Saint Boniface help to shape the German church?
A)Preaching against the importance of monasteries
B)Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
C)Writing the epic 'Beowulf'
D)Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'
Answer: Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
- Q. Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Chandragupta Vikrmaditya
D)Harsha
Answer: Chandragupta Vikrmaditya
- Q. The word Jina from which the Jain(ism) has originated stands for
A)detached
B)great
C)non-violence
D)conqueror (of senses)
Answer: conqueror (of senses)
- Q. In 1942 who appealed the Britishers to leave India in God’s hands?
A)Mohhamad Ali Jinnah
B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
C)Sardar patel
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Brihadeshwara Temple which was built by Raja Raja Chola I is dedicated to?
A)Shiva
B)Vishnu
C)Brahma
D)None of the above
Answer: Shiva
- Q. Akbar was__________ years old when he became emperor
A)19
B)16
C)13
D)10
Answer: 13
- Q. Boston Tea Party’ protest was associated with the revolution of
A)Italy
B)America
C)Franch
D)India
Answer: America
- Q. Which one of the following was the capital of Kosala?
A)Shuktimati
B)Sravasti
C)Kaushambi
D)Indraprastha
Answer: Sravasti
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ashoka
C)Kanishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Assertion (A): Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued currency of copper coins and declared them as legal tender. Reason (R): Sultan’s treasury was empty because of his short-sighted projects.
A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R are 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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. The slogan of the French Revolution was
A)Government of the people, by the people and for the people
B)One nation, one leader and one flag
C)Liberty, equality and fraternity
D)None of these
Answer: Liberty, equality and fraternity
- Q. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
A)Organised city life
B)Worship of forces of nature
C)Pastoral farming
D)Caste society
Answer: Organised city life
- Q. Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to Babur
A)Raja Jai Singh
B)Rana Man Singh
C)Rana Sanga
D)Rana Pratap
Answer: Rana Sanga
- Q. The First World Conference on Women in __________, generated a new interest in and debate on women’s issues
A)Hyderabad
B)Delhi
C)Mexico
D)Copenhagen
Answer: Mexico
- Q. Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
A)Raja Raj Chola
B)Aditya Chola
C)Rajendra Chola
D)Karikala Chola
Answer: Raja Raj Chola
- Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar attained Nirvana?
A)Parsnath
B)Sammed Shikhar
C)Girnar
D)Pawapur
Answer: Sammed Shikhar
- Q. The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of the Mughal emperor?
A)Bahadur Shah I
B)Aurangzeb
C)Jahandar Shah
D)Farrukhsiyar
Answer: Farrukhsiyar
- Q. Who was the Viceroy when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?
A)Chelmsford
B)Hardinge-II
C)Reading
D)Irwin
Answer: Chelmsford
- 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. Which Bhakti Saint did not believe in the qualified monism of Ramanuja and emphasised the doctrine of duality, based mainly upon the Bhagavata Purana?
A)Ramananda
B)Madhava
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Chaitnaya
Answer: Madhava
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