More Questions on History

  • Q. The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
    A)Rashtra Jagriti
    B)Jay He
    C)Bharat Vidhata
    D)Matribhoomi
    Answer: Bharat Vidhata
  • Q. Which of the following objects was not worshipped by the Indus valley people
    A)Pashupati Shiva
    B)Mother Goddess
    C)Trees such as Peepal and Acacia
    D)Trimurti
    Answer: Trimurti
  • Q. What is the literal meaning of Bhakti?
    A)Prayer
    B)Salvation
    C)Offer words of praise
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Salvation
  • Q. As per Wavell’s Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of __________
    A)Parliament
    B)Viceroy
    C)An Indian Member of the Executive Council
    D)Secretary of State
    Answer: An Indian Member of the Executive Council
  • Q. The Brahmin minister of Sambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he invested the title of ‘Pinnacle of Poets’ was
    A)Kavindra Acharya
    B)Kavi Kalash
    C)Kavi Bhusan
    D)Kavi Martanda
    Answer: Kavi Kalash
  • Q. Which nationalist had stoutly preached “Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am an Indian”?
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)MK Gandhi
    C)Swami Vivekanand
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Swami Vivekanand
  • Q. Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga has been described in the minor rock edict number.
    A)IV
    B)I
    C)VIII
    D)XIII
    Answer: XIII
  • Q. Who was the founder of the, Ghadar Party?
    A)Sohan Singh Bhakna
    B)Basant Kumar Biswas
    C)Ram Prasad Bismil
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna
  • Q. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?
    A)Hindu and Muslim
    B)Buddhist and Jain
    C)Buddhist only
    D)Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
    Answer: Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
  • Q. Two most important acts and rituals associated with the Vedic marriage system was/were
    A)Sapta-Padi
    B)Pani-Grahana
    C)Marriage Vows
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie Besant?
    A)Indian Express
    B)The Hindu
    C)The Times of India
    D)New India
    Answer: New India
  • Q. __________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
    A)Rani ki vav
    B)Nalanda
    C)Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Gandhi at
    A)Calcutta
    B)Bombay
    C)Gujarat
    D)Poona
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was
    A)establishment of representative institutions
    B)wider employment of Indians in higher public services
    C)self-government to India
    D)Only A and B above
    Answer: Only A and B above
  • Q. On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, suggested the programme of
    A)tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
    B)singing Bande Mataram
    C)composing of patriotic songs
    D)establishing national educational institutions
    Answer: tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
  • Q. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
    A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
    B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
  • Q. Which one is the oldest existing University in the World
    A)University of al-Karaouine
    B)University of Oxford
    C)Al-Azhar University
    D)University of Bologna
    Answer: University of al-Karaouine
  • Q. On which theatre house, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated
    A)Ford's Theatre
    B)Senator Theater
    C)Oscar Theater
    D)Gold Theater
    Answer: Ford's Theatre
  • Q. Assertion (A): There is no conclusive proof of the presence of temples or public places of worship in the Indus civilization. Reason (R): To the Harappans, religion was perhaps more a personal and a private matter than a public affair
    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: A is true but R is false
  • Q. The British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:
    A)1934
    B)1924
    C)1930
    D)1939
    Answer: 1934

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