More Questions on History

  • Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. Marcopolo is known for
    A)Travelling to China, India and Asia
    B)Discovering Greenland
    C)Travelling round the Cape of Good Hope
    D)Discovering Canada
    Answer: Travelling to China, India and Asia
  • Q. To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?
    A)Utpala
    B)Karkota
    C)Paramara
    D)Gurjara Pratihara
    Answer: Paramara
  • Q. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
    A)Bihar
    B)Assam
    C)Madras
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Which Sultan of Delhi was the first to charge GHARI or HOUSE TAX?
    A)Alauddin Khalji
    B)Balban
    C)Mohammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. The theosophical society was marked by the close understanding of the cosmos and the mundane life. Which among the listed options is not a part of their curriculum?
    A)Salvation
    B)Divinity
    C)Means of enlightenment
    D)Mystic superstition
    Answer: Mystic superstition
  • Q. The Hundred Years’ War (from 1337 to 1453) was fought between
    A)Germany and Russia
    B)England and France
    C)America and Argentina
    D)England and Germany
    Answer: England and France
  • Q. In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in
    A)Silver
    B)Gold
    C)Copper
    D)Iron
    Answer: Gold
  • Q. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King?
    A)Ganitasara Samgraha
    B)Adipurana
    C)Saktayana
    D)Kavirajamarg
    Answer: Kavirajamarg
  • Q. The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisher reformer named
    A)Vishnu Shastri
    B)Jagannath Shankar
    C)Bal Shastri
    D)Krishna Shastri
    Answer: Bal Shastri
  • Q. Chauth’ was
    A)Toll tax imposed by Shivaji
    B)A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
    C)Irrigation tax charged by Akbar
    D)Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
    Answer: Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
  • Q. Who, among the following, has been known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
    A)Khan Saheb
    B)Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
    C)Chaudhary Shaukatullah
    D)Liaquat Ali Khan
    Answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • Q. Which one of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
    A)Second Delhi Durbar
    B)Establishment of the department of Archaeology
    C)Formation of Indian National Congress
    D)Partition of Bengal
    Answer: Formation of Indian National Congress
  • Q. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________
    A)50
    B)60
    C)70
    D)25
    Answer: 50
  • Q. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on
    A)September 2, 1946
    B)August 16, 1946
    C)October 15, 1946
    D)July 29, 1946
    Answer: August 16, 1946
  • Q. Assertion (A): The invasions of Krishnadeva Raya into the territories of Prataparudra were inconclusive. Reason (R): Krishnadeva Raya invaded the territories of the Gajpathi not for the latter’s extinction but only for the recovery of lost territories.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is false but R is true
  • Q. The Golden Jubilee of the Indian National Congress (1885-1935) fell in 1935, which was observed during the session held at
    A)Lucknow
    B)Karachi
    C)Faizpur
    D)Nowhere
    Answer: Nowhere
  • Q. What were the crops raised by the Harappans? I. Cotton II. Wheat III. Barley IV. Peas Select the correct option
    A)I, II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)II and III
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by
    A)Sir William Jones
    B)TB Macaulay
    C)GK Gokhale
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Sir William Jones
  • Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
    A)Vagabhatta
    B)Bhanugupta
    C)Aryabhatta
    D)Varahamihira
    Answer: Aryabhatta

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