More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The Mughal Emperor who caused the murder of Guru Arjan was
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Shah Jahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. The victories of Karikala are well portrayed in
    A)Aruvanad
    B)Palamoli
    C)Pattinappalai
    D)Padirrupattu
    Answer: Pattinappalai
  • Q. The most important text of vedic mathematics is
    A)Atharva Veda
    B)Satapatha Brahman
    C)Sulva Sutras
    D)Chhandogya Upanishad
    Answer: Sulva Sutras
  • Q. An emigre (a person or thing who/which has emigrated) communist journal brought out by M N Roy was
    A)The Worker
    B)Anushilan
    C)Kisan Sabha
    D)Vanguard
    Answer: Vanguard
  • Q. Which of the following is the name of US Parliament?
    A)Senate
    B)Diet
    C)Congress
    D)House of commons
    Answer: Congress
  • Q. Who among the following organised the “All India Depressed Classes Association” in colonial India?
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)M. K. Gandhi
    C)Pandita Ramabai
    D)B. R. Ambedkar
    Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. The Rig Veda consists of
    A)1028 hymns
    B)1000 hymns
    C)500 hymns
    D)2000 hymns
    Answer: 1028 hymns
  • Q. Which of following Chalcolithic sites comes under Ganges system?
    A)Alamgirpur
    B)Hanumangarh
    C)Ropar
    D)Mohenjodaro
    Answer: Alamgirpur
  • Q. In which year Vatican City was established as an independent state
    A)1782
    B)1756
    C)1835
    D)1929
    Answer: 1929
  • Q. In which year Francis II, founded the Empire of Austria
    A)1809
    B)1804
    C)1820
    D)1822
    Answer: 1804
  • Q. When did the Battle of Lechfeld happen?
    A)955
    B)918
    C)987
    D)996
    Answer: 955
  • Q. Which among the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government aided schools and colleges?
    A)Educational Despatch, 1854
    B)Pitts India Act, 1784
    C)Macaulay Minute, 1835
    D)Regulating Act, 1773
    Answer: Macaulay Minute, 1835
  • Q. Which of the following ideas propagated through Ramakrishna Mission? I. Social and religious reform II. Women education III. Doctrine of service IV. Service of jiva and worship of Shiva
    A)II, III and IV
    B)Both I and II
    C)III and IV
    D)I, III and IV
    Answer: I, III and IV
  • Q. Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?
    A)W A Hume
    B)Khan Abdul Gaffar
    C)Annie Besant
    D)None of these
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
    A)Ibrahim Lodi
    B)Babur
    C)Sher Shah Suri
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Where were the hymns of Rigveda composed?
    A)Gujarat
    B)Punjab
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. The Mongols under__________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219
    A)Nadir Shah
    B)Timur Lang
    C)Ahmed Shah Abdali
    D)Genghis Khan
    Answer: Genghis Khan
  • Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
    A)Arabia
    B)Manipal
    C)America
    D)Africa
    Answer: Arabia
  • Q. Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as
    A)Jizya
    B)Kharaj
    C)Khums
    D)Zakat
    Answer: Khums

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