More Questions on History

  • Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint said that “Abide pure amidst the impurities of the world”?
    A)Madhav
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Guru Nanak
    D)Chaitanya
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. When was Anglo-Zulu War fought?
    A)1898
    B)1879
    C)1899
    D)1900
    Answer: 1879
  • Q. The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
    A)Fatehpur Sikri
    B)Andman and Nicobar
    C)Mandalay
    D)Rangoon
    Answer: Rangoon
  • Q. That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
    A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
    B)there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
    C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Alauddin Khalji rigidly enforced ‘market control’ or economic regulations for
    A)the general welfare of the people
    B)building up a large and contented army with small salaries
    C)both (A) and (B) above
    D)curbing dishonest merchants and traders
    Answer: both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. What do you consider to be the least important cause for Alauddin’s south Indian campaigns?
    A)Imperialism
    B)Political condition of South India
    C)Fabulous wealth
    D)Religion
    Answer: Religion
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
    A)The Punjab
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: The Punjab
  • Q. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
    A)The Sama Veda
    B)The Rig Veda
    C)The Yajur Veda
    D)The Atharva Veda
    Answer: The Sama Veda
  • Q. Abhinav Bharat organized in 1904 was :
    A)A secret society of revolutionary activists
    B)Hindu Mahashabha
    C)All India Kisan Mahasabha
    D)None of these
    Answer: A secret society of revolutionary activists
  • Q. Which of the following dynasty succeeded the Mauryas?
    A)Sungas
    B)Satavahanas
    C)Yavanas
    D)Pandya
    Answer: Sungas
  • Q. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
    A)King of Jhansi
    B)Peshwa Baji Rao II
    C)Madhav Rao Sindhia
    D)Malhar Rao Holkar
    Answer: Peshwa Baji Rao II
  • Q. Punic Wars were fought between
    A)Greece and Rome
    B)Greece and Gaul
    C)Rome and Gaul
    D)Rome and Carthage
    Answer: Rome and Carthage
  • Q. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha. Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Who is known as ‘The Father of English History’
    A)Alfred the Great
    B)Jerome
    C)John Chrysostom
    D)Bede
    Answer: Bede
  • Q. Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar’s court by whom?
    A)Abul Fazl
    B)Faizi
    C)Badayuni
    D)Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
    Answer: Faizi
  • Q. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end?
    A)1526 A.D.
    B)1498 A.D.
    C)1565 A.D.
    D)1600 A.D.
    Answer: 1526 A.D.
  • Q. After the defeat at Plassey, Siraj-ud-daullah was assassinated __________and was made the nawab
    A)Mir Qasim
    B)Mir Jafar
    C)Haider Ali
    D)Tipu Sultan
    Answer: Mir Jafar
  • Q. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
    A)V. K. Krishna Menon
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Rajeswar Dayal
    Answer: Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  • 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. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
    A)Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
    B)Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
    C)Lack of strong propagator of views
    D)Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
    Answer: Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions

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