More Questions on History
- Q. Who was Nur Jahan’s son-in-law?
A)Nazim
B)Khurram
C)Abdul
D)Shahryar
Answer: Shahryar
- Q. Sufi Sect’ originated and developed in
A)Christianity
B)Islam
C)Hinduism
D)Zoroastrianism
Answer: Islam
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Dadu Dayal or Dadu: I. He was a worshipper of Lord Krishna. II. He was not for caste or class distinctions and his objective was establishing harmony among all faiths.
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: II only
- Q. The Sikh gurus who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib was
A)Har Rai
B)Nanak
C)Arjan
D)Bahadur
Answer: Arjan
- Q. In which year did Chicago and some other cities of USA witness protest by the labour unions which culminated in police firing which lead to the decision to observe May 01 as Labour Day
A)1866
B)1863
C)1868
D)1886
Answer: 1886
- Q. After Tilak’s deportation which of the following extremist leaders was not similarly deported to Mandalay prison in Burma?
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Aswini Kumar Datta
D)CR Das
Answer: CR Das
- Q. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
A)Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"
B)Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
- Q. The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
A)Mahabharta
B)Ramayana
C)Jataka
D)Panchatantra
Answer: Jataka
- Q. The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century was
A)Christian Missionary activities in the tribal areas
B)the British land settlements and land laws had created tension in the tribal society
C)the British Forest Laws
D)new excise regulations and police exactions
Answer: the British Forest Laws
- Q. Individual Satyagrah was started on:
A)October 17, 1939
B)October 17, 1935
C)October 17, 1940
D)October 17, 1942
Answer: October 17, 1940
- Q. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
A)Liaqat Ali Khan
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D)Lord Louis Mountbatten
Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Q. Who said – “Our Life and religion are useless without the attainment of Swaraj”?
A)Veer Kunwar
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)Bhagat Singh
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. Shivaji started his public career at the age of
A)21
B)18
C)23
D)24
Answer: 18
- Q. Which state was the first victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”?
A)Mysore
B)Satara
C)Hyderabad
D)Awadh
Answer: Hyderabad
- Q. Who was popularly known as Africa’s Gandhi?
A)Firoz Gandhi
B)Mir Karzai
C)Nelson Mandela
D)M.K.Gandhi
Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Q. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
A)By advocating open revolt
B)By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
C)By seeking foreign help against the British
D)By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
Answer: By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
- Q. Two great Buddhist universities of Nalanda and Vikramshila were patronised by the
A)Paramaras
B)Palas
C)Chandelas
D)All the above
Answer: Palas
- Q. When were ancient Olympic games held first?
A)780 BC
B)776 BC
C)790 BC
D)800 BC
Answer: 776 BC
- Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
A)a military State
B)a loose federation
C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
D)a regency of the Peshwa
Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
- Q. The Mauryan administration was highly
A)Bureaucratic
B)Decentralized
C)Centralized
D)Despotic
Answer: Centralized
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