More Questions on History

  • Q. What is the correct meaning of Khanqah?
    A)A form of veena
    B)A form of music
    C)The place where Sufi Mystics lived
    D)None of the above
    Answer: The place where Sufi Mystics lived
  • Q. What is Chivalry?
    A)The code by which a Christian family lived
    B)The code Charlemagne implemented
    C)The code by which knights lived
    D)The code by which young men lived
    Answer: The code by which knights lived
  • Q. Most of the large Harappan towns had for fortifications which served the purpose of
    A)protection against cattle raiders
    B)safety from robbers
    C)protection against floods
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. During the period of which Governor General Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
    A)Curzon
    B)Dalhousie
    C)Bentick
    D)Conrnwallis
    Answer: Conrnwallis
  • Q. Who wrote the book ‘Oliver Twist’
    A)Mark Twain
    B)William Shakespeare
    C)Charles Dickens
    D)Christopher Marlowe
    Answer: Charles Dickens
  • Q. Who was the writer of Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, which was comprised 764 owees and based on a 14-shlok Sanskrit hymn with the same name by Shankaracharya?
    A)Eknath
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Eknath
  • Q. Which world heritage site comprises of the Alai Darwaza Gate?
    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Red Fort Complex
    Answer: Qutub Minar
  • Q. Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year?
    A)1707
    B)1599
    C)1699
    D)1657
    Answer: 1699
  • Q. I. Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the “Calcutta Unitarian Committee”. II. Social Service League was established by Mahadev Govind Ranade. III. Deccan Education Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. IV. Annie Besant started the Central Hindu School. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct with reference to the reformers & leaders of India’s Struggle for Independence?
    A)I & IV
    B)I, II & IV
    C)II & III
    D)III Only
    Answer: I & IV
  • Q. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
    A)Mayo
    B)Curzon
    C)Ripon
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Mayo
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Mughals, particularly Akbar, established a uniform pattern of administration in all provinces. Reason (R): Akbar is greatly indebted to Sher Shah Sur not only in local administration but also in provincial administration
    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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
    A)Vasubandhu
    B)Ashvaghosa
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Nagasena
    Answer: Nagarjuna
  • Q. Shivaji crowned himself at
    A)Konkan
    B)Poona
    C)Bijapur
    D)Raigarh
    Answer: Raigarh
  • Q. Who among the following is the head of theosophical society in India
    A)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Blavatsky
    D)Did not come to india
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. In which Hindi month Sumtinath Tirthankar received diksha?
    A)Jyestha
    B)Vaisakh
    C)Chetra
    D)Magha
    Answer: Vaisakh
  • Q. In which year, the RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg
    A)1910
    B)1905
    C)1911
    D)1912
    Answer: 1912
  • Q. Which movement got the support from both Hindus and Muslims?
    A)Quit India Movement
    B)Non-Cooperation Movement
    C)Champaran Stayagraha
    D)Anti-Partition Movement
    Answer: Non-Cooperation Movement
  • Q. Who is known as the father of American Constitution
    A)George Washington
    B)James Madison
    C)John Adams
    D)Thomas Jefferson
    Answer: James Madison
  • 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. Who established the four monasteries Sringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka & Puri?
    A)Ashoka
    B)Ramanuj
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Madhav Vidhyaranya
    Answer: Shankaracharya

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