More Questions on History
- Q. The Atharva Veda does not discuss the ideal of
A)Jnana
B)Karma
C)Upasana
D)Moksha
Answer: Moksha
- Q. The Veda which deals with the rituals is known as
A)Yajur veda
B)Rig veda
C)Sama veda
D)Atharva veda
Answer: Yajur veda
- Q. Who built Brihadeshwara Temple at Tanjore?
A)Raja Raj Chola
B)Aditya Chola
C)Rajendra Chola
D)Karikala Chola
Answer: Raja Raj Chola
- Q. One of the following Indus Valley site is in Pakistan
A)Kalibangan
B)Lothal
C)Alamgirpur
D)Harappa
Answer: Harappa
- Q. Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India?
A)Jai Singh
B)Shivaji
C)Tipu Sultan
D)Rani of Jhansi
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. Who declared that he would talk of religion only when he succeeded in removing poverty and misery from the country, for religion could not appease hunger?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Swami Vivekananda
- Q. When was Byzantines recaptured?
A)1261
B)1204
C)1291
D)1225
Answer: 1261
- Q. Narayana Guru was the son of__________
A)Krishnan Vaidyan
B)Madan Asan
C)Kummampilli Raman Pillai Asan
D)Kumaran
Answer: Madan Asan
- Q. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s views on Satyagraha is not correct?
A)It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression and exploitation
B)It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social, political and economic dominance
C)It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
D)Mahatma Gandhi's theory of Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering
Answer: It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
A)Kabirdas
B)Sur Das
C)Tulsidas
D)Kalidasa
Answer: Sur Das
- Q. Who is the first European to reach New Zealand
A)James Cook
B)Abel Tasman
C)Willem Janszoon
D)Anthony van Diemen
Answer: Abel Tasman
- Q. Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?
A)1857-1947
B)1857-60
C)1857-90
D)1845-1947
Answer: 1857-90
- Q. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at __________
A)Gwalior
B)Meerut
C)Jhansi
D)Agra
Answer: Meerut
- Q. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between
A)Gandhi and Ambedkar
B)Nehru and Ambedkar
C)Malaviya and Ambedkar
D)Gandhi and Nehru
Answer: Gandhi and Ambedkar
- Q. Where did Babur died?
A)Kabul
B)Agra
C)Lahore
D)Delhi
Answer: Agra
- 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. Who established the Edo society?
A)Kuroda Yoshitaka
B)Akechi Mitsuhide
C)Oda Nobunaga
D)Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Answer: Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Q. The most famous woman disciple of Vivekananda was
A)Annie Besant
B)Madam Blavatsky
C)Sister Nivedita
D)Sarojini Naidu
Answer: Sister Nivedita
- Q. When was the first train steamed off in India?
A)1853
B)1848
C)1875
D)1880
Answer: 1853
- Q. Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in
A)1575 A.D.
B)1565 A.D.
C)1585 A.D.
D)1570 A.D.
Answer: 1565 A.D.
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