More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra? I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period. II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)None of the above
Answer: Only II
- Q. The Kailasha temple is located in the caves of
A)Ellora
B)Ajanta
C)Elephanta
D)Karle
Answer: Ellora
- Q. Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the Congress session held at Lahore under the Presidentship of
A)CR Das
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D)Gokhale
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The Veda that contains charms and spells toward off evils and diseases is
A)Atharvaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Samaveda
D)Yajurveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in
A)Rajasthan
B)Sind
C)Gujarat
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at
A)Dacca
B)Lucknow
C)Lahore
D)Aligarh
Answer: Dacca
- Q. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order- I. Nandas II. Shisu nagas III. Mauryas IV. Hariyankas
A)II, I, IV and III
B)IV, II, III and I
C)IV, II, I and III
D)III, I, IV and II
Answer: IV, II, I and III
- Q. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947
A)Lytton
B)Wavell
C)Linlithgow
D)Cornwallis
Answer: Wavell
- Q. In the history of Indian National Movement Santhal Rebellion took place between :
A)1849-50
B)1845-47
C)1855-56
D)1866-67
Answer: 1855-56
- Q. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the hands of
A)Governor-General in Council
B)Parliament
C)Board of Control
D)Crown
Answer: Governor-General in Council
- Q. In 1912 Mohammad Ali started the paper
A)The New India
B)The Native Opinion
C)Al-Balagh
D)The Comrade
Answer: The Comrade
- Q. Queen Elizabeth I of England belongs to which dynasty
A)York
B)Stuart
C)Tudor
D)Normandy
Answer: Tudor
- Q. Kalinga’s ruler Kharavela gave his protection to
A)Shaivism
B)Hinduism
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. Which of the following is not true about First Anglo-Mysore War?
A)Hyder Ali defeated the English in the First Anglo-Mysore War
B)First Anglo-Mysore War fought in AD 1767-69
C)Treaty of Madras was the result of First Anglo-Mysore War
D)All of the above are incorrect
Answer: Hyder Ali defeated the English in the First Anglo-Mysore War
- Q. The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
A)Bombay Times
B)Bombay Chronicle
C)Indian Times
D)National Times
Answer: Bombay Times
- Q. The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year
A)1921
B)1917
C)1927
D)1932
Answer: 1921
- Q. China invaded Indian frontiers in the year __________
A)1960
B)1956
C)1962
D)1965
Answer: 1962
- Q. Where was Narayana Guru born?
A)Maharashtra
B)Kerala
C)Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: Kerala
- Q. Akbar was__________ years old when he became emperor
A)19
B)16
C)13
D)10
Answer: 13
- Q. Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?
A)Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
B)They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
C)The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
D)Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased
Answer: Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
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