More Questions on History

  • Q. How many Mahajanapadas were there in ancient India?
    A)16
    B)20
    C)18
    D)10
    Answer: 16
  • Q. As per government of India Act-1858, how many members were appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India?
    A)15
    B)10
    C)13
    D)14
    Answer: 15
  • Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
    A)Kalpa (Ritual)
    B)Siksha (Phonetics)
    C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
    D)Ashtadhyayi
    Answer: Ashtadhyayi
  • Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
    A)Later vedic period
    B)Rigvedic period
    C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
    D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
    Answer: Rigvedic period
  • Q. Which of the doctrines of Jainism was added by Mahavira?
    A)Observe continence
    B)Do not speak a lie
    C)Do not commit violence
    D)Do not steal
    Answer: Observe continence
  • Q. Who among the following had written down the ‘Ramcharita’?
    A)Chand Bardoi
    B)Sandhyakara Nandi
    C)Banabhatta
    D)Kalhana
    Answer: Sandhyakara Nandi
  • Q. Identify, among the following, the saint who had preached non-sectarianism in Medieval times
    A)Ramananda
    B)Tukaram
    C)Dadu
    D)Raghunandan
    Answer: Dadu
  • Q. Arrange the following events in a correct sequence of Indian National Movement I. Foundation of Indian National Congress II. Simon Commission III. Home Rule Movement IV. Cabinet Mission
    A)III, I, IV, II
    B)I, III, II, IV
    C)I, II, IV, III
    D)I, IV, III, II
    Answer: I, III, II, IV
  • Q. The first Buddhist Council was held at
    A)Rajgriha
    B)Kashmir
    C)Pataliputra
    D)Vaisali
    Answer: Rajgriha
  • Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
    A)Religious domination
    B)Subtle conquest
    C)A casteless society
    D)Non-violence and peace
    Answer: Non-violence and peace
  • Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
    A)Valmiki
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Ramananda
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Tulsidas
  • Q. In Jainism, ‘Perfect Knowledge’ is referred to as
    A)Ratna
    B)Nirvana
    C)Kaivalya
    D)Jina
    Answer: Kaivalya
  • Q. Shivaji sacked __________ and secured a large booty
    A)Poona
    B)Bijapur
    C)Konkan
    D)Surat
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. Battle for Delhi was fought in the year __________
    A)1526
    B)1764
    C)1556
    D)1857
    Answer: 1556
  • Q. Name the kingdom which first used elephants in wars
    A)Magadha
    B)Kosala
    C)Champa
    D)Avanti
    Answer: Magadha
  • Q. Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
    A)Akbar
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Murad
    D)Dara Shikoh
    Answer: Dara Shikoh
  • Q. Which of the following Government of India Act/Indian Council Act brought three separate presidencies (Madras, Bombay and Bengal) into a common system?
    A)Government of India Act, 1935
    B)Indian Council Act of 1861
    C)Government of India Act, 1919
    D)Indian Council Act of 1909
    Answer: Indian Council Act of 1861
  • Q. Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th Century?
    A)Brahmo Samaj
    B)Prathana Samaj
    C)Arya Samaj
    D)Rama Krishna Mission
    Answer: Brahmo Samaj
  • Q. The Rathas of Mahabalipuram, the rock- cut architecture, were built by a king of the dynasty of
    A)Hoysala
    B)Chola
    C)Pallava
    D)Rashtrakuta
    Answer: Pallava
  • Q. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
    A)cultivator
    B)slave
    C)neighbour
    D)foreigner
    Answer: neighbour

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