More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?
A)Megasthenese
B)Hiuen Tsang
C)I-Tsing
D)Fahien
Answer: Megasthenese
- Q. Assertion (A): The Sultans of Delhi were appointed as Viceroys of the Caliph of Baghdad. Reason (R): The Caliph granted them recognition by way of khilat and khitab.
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. Who among the following was famous for framing the education minute?
A)Lord Macaulay
B)Lord Elgin
C)Sadler
D)None of these
Answer: Lord Macaulay
- Q. From which city, the Russian revolution of 1917 begin
A)Moscow
B)Petrograd
C)Warsaw
D)Ukraine
Answer: Petrograd
- Q. Which of the following is the Journal published in Britain by the Committee of the Indian National Congress?
A)India
B)Calcutta Gazette
C)Bengal Tribune
D)Calcutta Tribune
Answer: India
- 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
- Q. In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place?
A)Lahore session in 1940
B)Tripuri Session in 1939
C)Meerut Session in 1946
D)Lucknow session in 1916
Answer: Lucknow session in 1916
- Q. The last Mauryan king was
A)Ashoka
B)Pushyamitra Sunga
C)Harsha
D)Brihadratha
Answer: Brihadratha
- Q. The title VIKRAMADITYA was assumed by:
A)Kanishka
B)Samudragupta
C)Chandragupta II
D)Ashoka
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint said that “Abide pure amidst the impurities of the world”?
A)Madhav
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Guru Nanak
D)Chaitanya
Answer: Guru Nanak
- Q. Which of the following are true about Shivaji? I. He was a disciple of Ramdas Samarth. II. He levied Chauth and Sardeshmukhi. III. He became the Peshwa
A)II and III
B)I, II and III
C)I and II
D)III and I
Answer: I and II
- Q. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Motilal Nehru
C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
D)Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
Answer: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
- Q. Which of the following is/are correct statement(s) related to the Buddhist Philosophy?
A)Buddhism is a non-theistic system of beliefs based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince later known as the Buddha, in the 5th Century B.C.
B)Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics and epistemology.
C)Both A & B
D)Netheir A nor B
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. The Nehru Report of 1928 with proposals for constitutional reforms had been prepared by
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Motilal Nehru
C)Kamla Nehru
D)All of the above
Answer: Motilal Nehru
- Q. During which US President period, the Cuban Missile Crisis conflict was occurred
A)Richard Nixon
B)Lyndon B. Johnson
C)Ronald Reagan
D)John F. Kennedy
Answer: John F. Kennedy
- Q. Who was Mahavira?
A)24th Tirthankara
B)21st Tirthankara
C)23rd Tirthankara
D)22nd Tirthankara
Answer: 24th Tirthankara
- Q. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of
A)Morley
B)Minto
C)Northbrook
D)Hastings
Answer: Northbrook
- Q. Which Goddess was worshipped as the “Goddess of Wisdom” by the Greeks
A)Apollo
B)Athena
C)Zeus
D)Diana
Answer: Athena
- Q. The sculpture “David” was a creation of
A)Leonardo da Vinci
B)Michelangelo
C)Raphael
D)Donatello
Answer: Michelangelo
- Q. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
A)Sayyid Ahmed Khan
B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
C)Aga Khan
D)All of the above
Answer: Aga Khan
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