More Questions on History
- Q. The partition of Bengal was occurred in __________
A)1805
B)1804
C)1904
D)1905
Answer: 1905
- Q. Madam Bhikaji Cama unfolded the National Flag of India in 1907 at
A)International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
B)India House, London
C)Vande Mataram Office at San Francisco
D)Indian Workers Meet Vancouver
Answer: International Socialist Congress Stuttgart
- Q. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
A)1917
B)1916
C)1918
D)1920
Answer: 1917
- Q. The Pitaka that contains pronouncements attributed to the Buddha, laying down numerous rules for the conduct of the order is
A)Sutta Pitaka
B)Vinaya Pitaka
C)Abhidhamma Pitaka
D)All the three Pitakas
Answer: Vinaya Pitaka
- Q. When was Socrates born?
A)465 BC
B)469 BC
C)460 BC
D)449 BC
Answer: 469 BC
- Q. Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9th century in the kingdom of
A)Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty
B)Vijaysena of Sena dynasty
C)Gopala of the Pala dynasty
D)Dantidurga of Rashtrakuta dynasty
Answer: Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty
- Q. Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as
A)Zoroastrianism
B)Taoism
C)Shintoism
D)Paganism
Answer: Shintoism
- Q. From which country, the tradition of written Constitution began
A)India
B)Japan
C)Britain
D)America
Answer: America
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Bhakti Movement? I. The leader of the bhakti movement focusing on the Lord as Rama was Ramananda. II. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of Sri Vaishnavism
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
A)Upper middle class
B)Priestly class
C)Rich peasantry
D)Urban Landlords
Answer: Upper middle class
- Q. Which one of the following is included in the rights of serfs?
A)The right to move from one manor to another
B)The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
C)The right to marry whomever they wanted to marry
D)All the above
Answer: The right to work on certain land and pass the lands to their heirs
- Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
A)Gopala
B)Dharmapala
C)Nagpala
D)Mahipala
Answer: Dharmapala
- Q. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at
A)Ajmer
B)Kalanaur
C)Gaur
D)Kabul
Answer: Kalanaur
- Q. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in
A)Calcutta
B)Surat
C)Bombay
D)Lahore
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Which one of the following was an important Port of the eastern coast during Gupta period?
A)Tamralipti
B)Kalyan
C)Sopara
D)Baroch
Answer: Tamralipti
- Q. Who is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?
A)Agni
B)Indra
C)Pashupati
D)Vishnu
Answer: Indra
- Q. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947
A)Lytton
B)Wavell
C)Linlithgow
D)Cornwallis
Answer: Wavell
- Q. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?
A)Ajatasatru
B)Ashoka
C)Bindusara
D)Bimbisara
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. Which of the following principle propagated by Aligarh school which helped in bringing reforms in Muslims? I. Intolerance to other religions and religious texts II. Quran was the only authoritative work for Islam and all others are secondary. Therefore said belief in only Islam III. Incorporate modern western thought
A)Both I and II
B)Only I
C)Both II and III
D)All the above
Answer: Both II and III
- Q. Which among the following Kavya of Sanskrit, deal with court intrigues & access to power of Chandragupta Maurya?
A)Ritusamhara
B)Mrichhakatika
C)Kumarasambhava
D)Mudrarakshahsa
Answer: Mudrarakshahsa
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