More Questions on History

  • Q. The subject matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Vaishnavism
    D)Shaivism
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. The first to come and last to leave India were
    A)The French
    B)The Portuguese
    C)The English
    D)The Dutch
    Answer: The Portuguese
  • Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
    A)Kalpa (Ritual)
    B)Siksha (Phonetics)
    C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
    D)Ashtadhyayi
    Answer: Ashtadhyayi
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Where did Aurangzeb died?
    A)Aurangabad
    B)Pune
    C)Ahmednagar
    D)Mumbai
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. The Sufi Saint, contemporary of Prithviraj Chauhan, was
    A)Sheikh Salim Chisti
    B)Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
    C)Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
    D)Baba Farid
    Answer: Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
  • Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
    A)Passive resistance
    B)Organisation of secret societies
    C)Constitutional agitation
    D)Terrorism
    Answer: Passive resistance
  • Q. The East India Association was set up in :
    A)1857
    B)1866
    C)1836
    D)1885
    Answer: 1866
  • Q. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in
    A)Taxila
    B)Swarnagiri
    C)Ujjain
    D)Tosali
    Answer: Taxila
  • Q. Humayun died in the year
    A)1546
    B)1536
    C)1556
    D)1566
    Answer: 1556
  • Q. Who was the last great ruler of Gupta dynasty?
    A)Kumaragupta I
    B)Skandagupta
    C)Chandragupta Ii
    D)None Of these
    Answer: Skandagupta
  • Q. Two great socio-religious reformers of the 19th century who provided inspiration to the Indian National Movement were
    A)Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendra Nath Tagore
    B)Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
    C)MG Ranade and DK Karve
    D)Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
    Answer: Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda
  • Q. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________
    A)Parliament
    B)The Secretary of State
    C)Viceroy
    D)Commander-in-Chief
    Answer: The Secretary of State
  • Q. __________ started an all-India campaign for restoring the entrance age of 21 and for simultaneous ICS examination in India
    A)S. N. Banerjee
    B)Gokahale
    C)Tilak
    D)William Logan
    Answer: S. N. Banerjee
  • Q. Who gave the title or “Mahamana” to Madan Mohan Malviya?
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
    C)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
  • Q. Against which Mughal Emperor was a FATWA issued from Jaunpur?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Adi Granth?
    A)Kabir
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Kabir
  • Q. The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped __________
    A)Pashupati
    B)Vishnu
    C)Indra
    D)Brahma
    Answer: Pashupati
  • Q. Assertion (A): The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music was written in Aurangzeb’s reign. Reason (R): Aurangzeb was a great patron of Classical Indian Music.
    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. Where was the Devadasi System prevailed in India?
    A)Northern India
    B)Southern India
    C)East India
    D)West India
    Answer: Southern India

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