More Questions on History
- Q. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and sent to
A)Delhi
B)Mandalay
C)Singapore
D)Andaman and Nicobar Island
Answer: Mandalay
- Q. Which of the following ladies wrote an historical account during the Mughal period?
A)Noorjahan Begum
B)Gulbadan Begum
C)Jahanara Begum
D)Zebun-nissah Begum
Answer: Gulbadan Begum
- Q. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription’ associated?
A)Bimbisara
B)Rudradaman
C)Chandragupta-II
D)Gautamiputra Satakarni
Answer: Rudradaman
- Q. The Alipore conspiracy case was launched against the revolutionary activities of
A)Abhinava Bharat
B)Anusilan Samiti
C)Abhinava Bharat Society
D)Ghadar Party of India
Answer: Anusilan Samiti
- Q. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on
A)August 1,1947
B)August 10,1947
C)July 14,1947
D)July 4,1947
Answer: July 4,1947
- Q. Who wrote a commentary on the Brahma sutras refuted Shari Kara and offered an interpretation based on the theistic ideas?
A)Ramanuja
B)Nimbarka
C)Madhva
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Ramanuja
- Q. The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called
A)Verna
B)Sikhara
C)Nagara
D)Gandhara
Answer: Gandhara
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?
A)Tipu Sultan
B)Haider Ali
C)Murshid Quli Khan
D)Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan’s period?
A)Provincial Administrator
B)District Administrator
C)Village Administrator
D)City Administrator
Answer: District Administrator
- Q. The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
A)Maharashtra
B)Assam
C)Bengal
D)Both (a) and (c)
Answer: Maharashtra
- Q. What was Chandragupta-II also known as?
A)Skanda Gupta
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Vikramaditya
D)Rama Gupta
Answer: Vikramaditya
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Rigvedic Aryans is incorrect?
A)We have some indications of polyandry in this period
B)We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
C)There are no examples of child marriage in this period
D)The practice of levirate was known
Answer: We do not find any trace of widow remarriage in the Rigvedic period
- Q. Which of the following are the innovative means used by Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to bring Sanskrit education to all?
A)Brought new prose style
B)Devised new Bengali primer
C)Both A & B
D)Continued the same method without any new innovation
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
A)Qanungo
B)Kotwal
C)Amin
D)Krori
Answer: Qanungo
- Q. Different Sufi schools or orders in India were known as
A)Qalandars
B)Khangahs
C)Silsilahs
D)Darveshs
Answer: Silsilahs
- Q. Who amidst the following was a wife of emperor Ashoka who influenced him?
A)Charulata
B)Chandalika
C)Gautami
D)Karuwaki
Answer: Karuwaki
- Q. Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of
A)Jodha Bai
B)Ruqayya Sultan Begum
C)Mumtaz Mahal
D)Nur Jahan
Answer: Mumtaz Mahal
- Q. When was the modern petroleum industry started?
A)1829
B)1808
C)1846
D)1898
Answer: 1846
- Q. Which of the contributions of Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar made him true follower of Raja Rammohan Roy and in a way most common aspects in both of them I. Protest against child marriage II. Advocacy of widow remarriage III. Campaign against polygamy
A)I and III
B)I and II
C)II and III
D)I, II and III
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
A)Ripon
B)Mountbatten
C)Northbrook
D)Curzon
Answer: Ripon
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