More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
    A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
    B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
    C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
    D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
    Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
  • Q. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
    A)Arjan Dev
    B)Tegh Bahadur
    C)Har Gobind
    D)Nanak
    Answer: Tegh Bahadur
  • Q. Wavell Plan was announced in the year
    A)1942
    B)1945
    C)1946
    D)1940
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. D-Day is the day when
    A)US dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima
    B)Germany declared war on Britain
    C)Allied Troops landed in Normandy
    D)Germany surrendered to the allies
    Answer: Allied Troops landed in Normandy
  • Q. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th Century A.D.?
    A)Temple of Khajuraho
    B)Suntemple of Konark
    C)Angkor Vat
    D)Notre Darn, the Paris
    Answer: Suntemple of Konark
  • 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. Diu was the colony of the __________
    A)English
    B)Portuguese
    C)Dutch
    D)French
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?
    A)Bombay
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. The estate of Shivaji’s father was
    A)Poona
    B)Konkan
    C)Torna
    D)Rajgarh
    Answer: Poona
  • Q. Which Bhakti Saints venerated in Sikhism, as well as Hindu warrior-ascetic traditions such as the Dadupanthis and the Niranjani Sampraday that emerged in north India during the Islamic rule?
    A)Eknath
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Namdeva
    Answer: Namdeva
  • Q. The Russo-Turkish war was started in the year
    A)1768
    B)1762
    C)1773
    D)1782
    Answer: 1768
  • 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. The Deccan Riots of 1874-75 in Maharashtra were directed against
    A)Moneylenders
    B)Big landlords
    C)Revenue collectors
    D)British opium planters
    Answer: Moneylenders
  • Q. Who ruled that pilgrims could wear yellow clothes – the colour of the garments Sri Buddha wore
    A)Govindan Vaidyar
    B)P. K. Kesavan
    C)P. K. Divakara Panicker
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
    A)Badauni
    B)Abul Fazal
    C)Abdul Latif
    D)Isar Das
    Answer: Badauni
  • Q. Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne?
    A)Ajatshatru
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Simukha
    Answer: Ajatshatru
  • Q. The origins of Indian music could be traced to
    A)Yajurvedic Samhita
    B)Rigvedic Samhita
    C)Samavedic Samhita
    D)Atharvavedic Samhita
    Answer: Samavedic Samhita
  • Q. The Buddha attained nirvana at __________
    A)Sarnath
    B)Bodh Gaya
    C)Sanchi
    D)Kusinagara
    Answer: Bodh Gaya
  • 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. The Sage who is said to have Aryanised South India, was
    A)Vashistha
    B)Yagnavalkya
    C)Agastya
    D)Vishwamitra
    Answer: Agastya

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