More Questions on History

  • Q. The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with
    A)Netaji Subash Bose's fight against British occupation of India
    B)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    C)The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
    D)The partition of India and Pakistan
    Answer: The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
  • Q. Alexander was trained by
    A)Aristotle
    B)Socrates
    C)Plato
    D)Homer
    Answer: Aristotle
  • 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. Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    C)Lord Pethick Lawrence
    D)Lord Mountbatten
    Answer: Lord Mountbatten
  • Q. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
    A)He was not a practical states man
    B)He was mad
    C)He transferred the capital
    D)He waged war with China
    Answer: He was not a practical states man
  • Q. What did Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
    A)Attacking the caste system
    B)Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
    C)Led an antilandlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara
    D)Seperate representation for untouchables
    Answer: Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
  • 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. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
    A)Government of India, 1935
    B)Cripps Mission 1942
    C)Independent India 1947
    D)August Offer of 1940
    Answer: August Offer of 1940
  • Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
    A)Moneylenders and Slaves
    B)Merchants and Priests
    C)Warriors and Traders
    D)Women and Sudras
    Answer: Women and Sudras
  • Q. When was Russia proclaimed as an Empire?
    A)1721
    B)1682
    C)1725
    D)1762
    Answer: 1721
  • Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. What do you consider to be the least important cause for Alauddin’s south Indian campaigns?
    A)Imperialism
    B)Political condition of South India
    C)Fabulous wealth
    D)Religion
    Answer: Religion
  • Q. Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Mayo
    C)Lord Northbrook
    D)Lord Ripon
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihira are associated with the age of the
    A)Kushanas
    B)Guptas
    C)Mauryas
    D)Palas
    Answer: Guptas
  • Q. Who is the saint to have written the famous Bijak?
    A)Kalidasa
    B)Sant Kabir
    C)Harisena
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Sant Kabir
  • Q. The sculpture “David” was a creation of
    A)Leonardo da Vinci
    B)Michelangelo
    C)Raphael
    D)Donatello
    Answer: Michelangelo
  • Q. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of
    A)Morley
    B)Minto
    C)Northbrook
    D)Hastings
    Answer: Northbrook
  • Q. Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab?
    A)Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana
    B)Pallavas and Chalukyas
    C)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
    D)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms
    Answer: Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
  • Q. Of the following who was a poet and political thinker?
    A)Jinnah
    B)Gandhi
    C)Mohammed Iqbal
    D)Patel
    Answer: Mohammed Iqbal
  • Q. Sati was declared a punishable offence in__________
    A)1729
    B)1727
    C)1829
    D)1834
    Answer: 1829

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