More Questions on History

  • Q. The capital city of Umayyad Caliphate was
    A)Madina
    B)Baghdad
    C)Kahira
    D)Damascus
    Answer: Damascus
  • Q. When was ‘Hammer of the Witches’ published?
    A)1471
    B)1414
    C)1484
    D)1487
    Answer: 1487
  • Q. The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of
    A)propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
    B)constant interference by Governors in day-to-day administration
    C)India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War
    D)failure of the British to define their war aims
    Answer: failure of the British to define their war aims
  • Q. Who among the following played an important role in Gadhar Movement?
    A)Lala Hardayal
    B)Shyamiji Krishna Verma
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
    Answer: Lala Hardayal
  • Q. Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at
    A)Gwalior Fort
    B)Amer Fort
    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Agra Fort
    Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
  • Q. Who among the following was the founder of the Dravida Kazhagam ?
    A)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    B)Periyar E.V Ramaswamy Naicker
    C)C. Rajagopalachari
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Periyar E.V Ramaswamy Naicker
  • Q. Indian handicrafts rapidly declined due to
    A)growing craze for imported goods
    B)lack of patronage
    C)stiff competition from the machine-made goods of England
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of
    A)Eighteen Ministers
    B)Eight Ministers
    C)Twelve Ministers
    D)Fifteen Ministers
    Answer: Eight Ministers
  • Q. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
    A)Mridula Sarabhai
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Muthu Lakshmi
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. The word ‘Veda’ means
    A)Wisdom
    B)Knowledge
    C)Skill
    D)Power
    Answer: Knowledge
  • Q. In the Battle of Buxar the English army was commanded by
    A)Clive
    B)Major Munro
    C)Rojer Drake
    D)Boughton
    Answer: Major Munro
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system. II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society. III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?
    A)Aravidu
    B)Sangam
    C)Tuluva
    D)Saluva
    Answer: Tuluva
  • Q. __________ a notable disciple of Sree Narayana Guru introduced Guru’s visions and ideals to the western world
    A)Kumaranasan
    B)Nataraja Guru
    C)Chattambi Swamikal
    D)K.Madhavan
    Answer: Nataraja Guru
  • Q. The language in which Buddha preached?
    A)Urdu
    B)Hindi
    C)Pali
    D)Hebrew
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Shivaji attacked Shaista Khan in the night at
    A)Konkan
    B)Agra
    C)Bijapur
    D)Poona
    Answer: Poona
  • Q. Who was governor general when the 1857 revolt broke out?
    A)Lawrence
    B)Canning
    C)Dalhousie
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Canning
  • Q. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s views on Satyagraha is not correct?
    A)It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression and exploitation
    B)It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social, political and economic dominance
    C)It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
    D)Mahatma Gandhi's theory of Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering
    Answer: It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
  • Q. Which was the oldest University?
    A)Kanauj
    B)Gandhara
    C)Nalanda
    D)Vaishali
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
    A)Plantations and mines
    B)Railways
    C)Banking and insurance
    D)Shipping
    Answer: Railways

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