More Questions on History

  • Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
    B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
    C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
    D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
    Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
  • Q. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
    A)Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war
    B)After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
    C)He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
    D)Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
    Answer: He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
  • Q. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru?
    A)B. G. Tilak
    B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by
    A)Lord Bentick
    B)Lord Dalhousie
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Lord Ripon
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. Which revolutionary was sentenced to death on August 17, 1909?
    A)Bhagat Singh
    B)Rash Bihari Bose
    C)Chandra Sekhar Ajad
    D)Madanlal Dhingra
    Answer: Madanlal Dhingra
  • Q. Which one of the following famous ruler is called as ‘Father of Inscriptions’?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Samudra Gupta
    C)Ashoka
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Samudra Gupta
  • Q. Who secured papal recognition of his kingship in 1328?
    A)Edward I of England
    B)Edward Bruce
    C)Edward II of England
    D)Robert the Bruce
    Answer: Robert the Bruce
  • Q. The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: E
  • Q. Alberuni came to India with
    A)Alexander
    B)Mahmud of Ghazni
    C)Babur
    D)Tamur
    Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni
  • Q. Who was governor general when the 1857 revolt broke out?
    A)Lawrence
    B)Canning
    C)Dalhousie
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Canning
  • Q. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
    A)Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
    B)Yajurveda
    C)Upanishads
    D)Shatapatha Brahmana
    Answer: Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
  • Q. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
    A)second Sangam period
    B)first Sangam period
    C)third Sangam period
    D)post-third Sangam period
    Answer: second Sangam period
  • Q. Baba Ram Singh, born at Bhaini, in __________district in 1816
    A)Jodhpur
    B)Haryana
    C)Kashmir
    D)Ludhiana
    Answer: Ludhiana
  • Q. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to
    A)practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings
    B)follow three jewels and five vows
    C)renounce the world and attain right knowledge
    D)believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence
    Answer: follow three jewels and five vows
  • Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
    A)Moneylenders and Slaves
    B)Merchants and Priests
    C)Warriors and Traders
    D)Women and Sudras
    Answer: Women and Sudras
  • Q. In which one of the following do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of Mauryas?
    A)The account of Megasthenes
    B)The Arthashastra of Kautilya
    C)The Mudrarakshasa
    D)Mauryan inscription
    Answer: The account of Megasthenes
  • Q. The Treaty between Ranjit Singh and the British was signed at
    A)Amritsar
    B)Allahabad
    C)Kashmir
    D)Agra
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended after the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. Why did the Congress decide to resume the movement In January 1932?
    A)Repudiation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact by the British Government
    B)Failure of the Second Round Table Conference
    C)British policies of repression
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Gandhiji launched the Non-cooperation movement in:
    A)The year 1915
    B)The year 1910
    C)The year 1917
    D)The year 1920
    Answer: The year 1920
  • Q. What was the official language of the Sultanate?
    A)Urdu
    B)Persian
    C)Arabic
    D)Hindi
    Answer: Persian

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