More Questions on History
- Q. Who amongst the following succeeded Aurangzeb?
A)Kam Baksh
B)Azam shah
C)Akbar-II
D)Mauzzam
Answer: Azam shah
- Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Kabir. I. He was the disciple of Ramananda and the most liberal among medieval Indian reformers. II. He was possibly a contemporary of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1489-1517)
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: I only
- Q. In July 1933 the Congress decided to launch:
A)Satyagrah
B)An Individual Civil Disobedience
C)Bharat Chhoro Aandolan
D)None of these
Answer: An Individual Civil Disobedience
- Q. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent
A)Sangha
B)Nirvana
C)Buddha
D)Dhamma
Answer: Nirvana
- Q. Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?
A)Shyama Shastri
B)Tyagaraja
C)Muthu Swami Diskshitar
D)Swati Thirunal
Answer: Swati Thirunal
- Q. The name of the Indian Astronomer (who knew five astronomical systems), who lived in the 6th century was
A)Bhandarkar
B)Varahamihira
C)Pujyapada
D)Prasastapada
Answer: Varahamihira
- Q. In which of the following towns is “Moti Masjid” situated?
A)Jaipur
B)Agra
C)Lahore
D)Ahmedabad
Answer: Agra
- Q. During Kanishka’s reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
A)Ayodhya
B)Delhi
C)Kannauj
D)Purushapura (Peshawar)
Answer: Purushapura (Peshawar)
- Q. Hernan Cortez was a Conquistador from
A)Holland
B)England
C)Portugal
D)Spain
Answer: Spain
- 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. According to __________ the mutiny was a purely military outbreak
A)VASmith
B)VD Sarkar
C)Sir John Lawrence
D)Roberts
Answer: Sir John Lawrence
- Q. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
A)William Bentinck
B)Minto-I
C)Hastings
D)Auckland
Answer: William Bentinck
- Q. Russian communist leader Vladimir Lenin died in the year
A)1922
B)1924
C)1920
D)1921
Answer: 1924
- Q. I. VishishtAdvaita (“Advaita with uniqueness; qualifications”) is a non-dualistic school of Vedanta philosophy. II. Ramanuja, the main proponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy contends that the Prasthana Traya (“The three courses”), namely the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras are to be interpreted in a way that shows this unity in diversity. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Visishtadvaita?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The war criminals of the World War-II were put to trial in
A)Peitersburg
B)Nuremburg
C)Gettysburg
D)Peitsburg
Answer: Nuremburg
- Q. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) fought in the Second World War against
A)Japan
B)Germany
C)Italy
D)Great Britain
Answer: Great Britain
- Q. Shree Narayana Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed?
A)Turkey
B)Afghanistan
C)Mongolia
D)Persia
Answer: Mongolia
- Q. On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?
A)June 3, 1947
B)May 2, 1947
C)July 4, 1947
D)August 5, 1957
Answer: June 3, 1947
- 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
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