More Questions on History
- Q. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
A)Mauryas
B)Satavahanas
C)Guptas
D)Cholas
Answer: Satavahanas
- Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the under mentioned Pallava kings? I. Nandivarman II II. Mahendravarman I III. Narasimhavarman I IV. Simhavishnu
A)IV, II, III, I
B)I, II, III, IV
C)III, I, IV, II
D)II, III, I, IV
Answer: IV, II, III, I
- Q. Diu was the colony of the __________
A)English
B)Portuguese
C)Dutch
D)French
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. In 1831 Bentinck signed a treaty with Ranjit Singh to protect the British territories from
A)Pindari menace
B)Russian menace
C)Rohelas
D)Attack by Burmese
Answer: Russian menace
- 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. 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. The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted
A)Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
B)Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit
C)Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
D)Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
Answer: Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
- Q. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was __________
A)Vasumitra
B)Asvaghosa
C)Upagupta
D)Bhadrabahu
Answer: Bhadrabahu
- Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
A)Madhava
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Merabai
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Madhava
- Q. Narayana Guru’s later literary and philosophical masterpiece Atmopadesa Satakam was written in__________
A)Malayalam
B)Tamil
C)Sanskrit
D)Hindi
Answer: Malayalam
- Q. The objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab was/were
A)The revival of Sikh sovereignty
B)To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and superstitions
C)Both A and B above
D)The revival of the Khalsa
Answer: Both A and B above
- Q. The social reformer of Maharashtra who became famous by his pen name lokhitwadi was
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Atmaram Panduranga
C)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
D)KS Chaplunkar
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to Mughal Emperor Jahangir? I. Jahangir claimed that he could distinguish the work of different artists in a single picture. II. Painting was at its climax during his reign.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)None of the above
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. “Go back to Vedas” This call is given by
A)Vivekananda
B)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
C)Jyotiba Phule
D)Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
- Q. Babur (1526-1530 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Nanda
B)Mughal
C)Maurya
D)Haryanka
Answer: Mughal
- Q. Eminent Tamil Poet C Subramania Bharati was associated with which of the following movements of the Indian National Congress?
A)Non-Cooperation
B)Extremist
C)Civil Disobedience
D)Quit India
Answer: Extremist
- Q. With whom is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Subhas Chandra Bose
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Where was Christopher Columbus from
A)Genoa
B)Venice
C)Spain
D)Portugal
Answer: Genoa
- Q. During the First World War, which country signed the Peace Treaty (1917) with Germany
A)USA
B)England
C)Russia
D)Austria
Answer: Russia
- Q. The rulers of the Lodi dynasty were
A)Pure Turks
B)Turks settled in Afghanistan
C)Pure Afghan
D)Timurid Turks
Answer: Pure Afghan
- Indian History
- Ancient History
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Jainism And Buddhism
- Mauryan Empire
- Magadha Empire
- Harshavardhana Empire
- Vedic Age
- Medieval History
- Bhakti Movement
- Gulam Dynasty
- Khalji Dynasty
- Lodi and Sayyid Dynasty
- Tughlaq Dynasty
- Maratha Empire
- Sikh Empire
- Mughal Empire
- 18th Century Revolts And Reform
- British Rule
- Modern Indian
- Independence
- World History