More Questions on History

  • Q. The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women
    A)1878
    B)1875
    C)1975
    D)1956
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature has been
    A)Ashvaghosha
    B)Nagarjuna
    C)Vasumitra
    D)Buddhaghosha
    Answer: Ashvaghosha
  • Q. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most important functionary of the state was the
    A)Revenue collector
    B)Senani
    C)Magician-doctor
    D)Purohita
    Answer: Purohita
  • Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
    A)Italy
    B)Uzbekistan
    C)Morocco
    D)Russia
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Which one of the following item was collected only in cash under the Mauryas?
    A)Bhaga
    B)Kara
    C)Pranaya
    D)Hiranya
    Answer: Hiranya
  • Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
    A)Later vedic period
    B)Rigvedic period
    C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
    D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
    Answer: Rigvedic period
  • Q. In U.S.A. the President is elected by
    A)Universal Adult Franchise
    B)The Senate
    C)The House of Representatives
    D)The Congress
    Answer: Universal Adult Franchise
  • Q. Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulanav Abdul Kalam Azad
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Vallabh Bhai Patel and M. A. Jinnah
    D)Morarji desai and J. B. Kripalani
    Answer: Vallabh Bhai Patel and M. A. Jinnah
  • Q. The Marathas were defeated in Panipat because
    A)The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
    B)The Marathas did not fight bravely
    C)The Maratha army was short of food supplies
    D)The Marathas were considered alien by the local population
    Answer: The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
  • Q. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
    A)1858
    B)1857
    C)1900
    D)1909
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where Akbar used to hold religious discussions?
    A)Diwan-i-Khas
    B)Diwan-i-Aam
    C)Panch Mahal
    D)Jami Masjid
    Answer: Diwan-i-Khas
  • Q. Subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to
    A)Politics
    B)Economics
    C)Law
    D)Arts
    Answer: Law
  • Q. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, “None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth.”?
    A)Leo Tolstoy
    B)Bertrand Russell
    C)Albert Einstein
    D)Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
    Answer: Albert Einstein
  • Q. Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from?
    A)Persia
    B)Morocco
    C)Turkey
    D)Central Asia
    Answer: Morocco
  • Q. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942?
    A)30th April, 1942
    B)7th August, 1942
    C)9th August, 1942
    D)5th July, 1942
    Answer: 9th August, 1942
  • Q. The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from
    A)Sama Veda
    B)Upanishads
    C)Rig Veda
    D)Ramayana
    Answer: Upanishads
  • Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
    A)Sea port
    B)Rock cut architecture
    C)Cotton cultivation
    D)Pottery
    Answer: Pottery
  • Q. The Tomar Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of __________
    A)Ajmer
    B)Ayodhya
    C)Gwalior
    D)Dwarka
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. Who is hailed as the “God of Medicine” by the practitioners of Ayurveda?
    A)Chyavana
    B)Susruta
    C)Dhanwantari
    D)Charaka
    Answer: Dhanwantari
  • Q. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence. I. Champaran Satyagraha II. Partition of Bengal III. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
    A)II, III, I
    B)I, II, III
    C)II, I, III
    D)I, III, II
    Answer: II, I, III

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