More Questions on History

  • Q. That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
    A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
    B)there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
    C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • 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. Assertion (A): The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar in 1602. Reason (R): He wanted to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat
    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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. What were the taxes extracted by Church during late eighteenth century in the French Society called
    A)Taille
    B)Tithes
    C)Livre
    D)Jizya
    Answer: Tithes
  • Q. What was the religion of Malik Kafur before he entered the service of Alauddin?
    A)Hinduism
    B)Zoroastrianism
    C)Buddhism
    D)Jainism
    Answer: Hinduism
  • Q. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
    A)Mughals
    B)Bijapur
    C)Both (a) and (b) above
    D)Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
    Answer: Both (a) and (b) above
  • Q. When was the second Anglo-Mysore War fought?
    A)1788-89
    B)1780-84
    C)1784-88
    D)1770-74
    Answer: 1780-84
  • Q. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
    A)Brahmanism
    B)Hinduism
    C)Bhagavatism
    D)Vedic Dharma
    Answer: Brahmanism
  • Q. Which monarch is known as ‘the Sun King’ and also the longest of monarchs of major countries in European history
    A)Henry III of England
    B)Louis XIV of France
    C)Louis XIII of France
    D)Edward I of England
    Answer: Louis XIV of France
  • Q. When the August Offer 1940 was offered to India the Prime Minister of England was
    A)Baldwin
    B)Chamberlain
    C)Churchill
    D)Asquith
    Answer: Churchill
  • Q. The Cabinet mission arrived in Delhi on:
    A)May 24, 1946
    B)August 24, 1946
    C)March 24, 1946
    D)April 24, 1946
    Answer: March 24, 1946
  • Q. By which act of British India, was the Governor General empowered to issue ordinance ?
    A)Charter Act of 1853
    B)Indian Councils Act, 1861
    C)Government of India Act, 1858
    D)Indian Council Act, 1892
    Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1861
  • Q. In his inscriptions Ashoka called himself
    A)Ashoka Priyadarshi
    B)Devanampriya Priyadarshi King
    C)Dhammasoka (Dharmasoka)
    D)Daivaputra
    Answer: Devanampriya Priyadarshi King
  • Q. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947
    A)Lytton
    B)Wavell
    C)Linlithgow
    D)Cornwallis
    Answer: Wavell
  • Q. The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at
    A)Kanpur
    B)Delhi
    C)Lucknow
    D)Madras
    Answer: Lucknow
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Who propounded the ‘Eight-Fold Path’ for the end of misery of mankind?
    A)Gautam Buddha
    B)Mahavir
    C)Adi Shankaracharya
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Gautam Buddha
  • Q. Which of the following revolts during Aurangzeb’s period had a peasant agrarian background?
    A)Jats and Satnamis
    B)Rajputs
    C)Marathas
    D)Sikhs
    Answer: Jats and Satnamis
  • Q. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by
    A)Lala Hardayal
    B)Madam Bhikaji Cama
    C)Shyamji Krishana Verma
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Lala Hardayal
  • Q. Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?
    A)Pulakesin II
    B)Harsha
    C)Rajyavardhana
    D)Skandagupta
    Answer: Harsha

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