More Questions on History

  • Q. When did the Third Battle of Panipat take place?
    A)1761
    B)1707
    C)1751
    D)1765
    Answer: 1761
  • Q. Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha?
    A)G. Subramania lyer
    B)B. C. Pal
    C)Sardar Baghat Singh
    D)Rukmani Lakshmipth
    Answer: Sardar Baghat Singh
  • Q. Bang Darshan was the main newspaper of
    A)Birendra Nath Chatterjee
    B)Sisir Kumar Ghosh
    C)Pini Chandra Pal
    D)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • Q. When did Alexander the Great die?
    A)385 BC
    B)399 BC
    C)335 BC
    D)323 BC
    Answer: 323 BC
  • Q. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
    A)Badauni
    B)Abul Fazal
    C)Abdul Latif
    D)Isar Das
    Answer: Badauni
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda attended the World’s Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in __________
    A)1876
    B)1863
    C)1893
    D)1897
    Answer: 1893
  • Q. The Harappan site that had a dock is
    A)Harappa
    B)Alamgirpur
    C)Lothal
    D)Mohenjo-Daro
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of
    A)Cripps Mission
    B)Wavel Plan
    C)August Offer
    D)Cabinet Mission
    Answer: Cabinet Mission
  • Q. Which governor General abolished the ‘Sati System’ in India?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Canning
    C)Lord William Bentinck
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord William Bentinck
  • Q. Champaran, the site of Gandhi’s first experiment in Satyagraha, is located in the state of
    A)Kerala
    B)Bihar
    C)Gujarat
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Bihar
  • Q. The liberal religion preached by the saints of Maharashtra and rigidly followed by Shivaji is known as
    A)Maharashtra Dharma
    B)Desh Dharma
    C)Rashtra Dharma
    D)Hindu Dharma
    Answer: Maharashtra Dharma
  • Q. At which Indus Valley site the Dockyard was found?
    A)Ropar
    B)Lothal
    C)Kalibangan
    D)Banawali
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
    A)Pulicat
    B)Masulipatnam
    C)Surat
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Pulicat
  • Q. The Indian tricolour was unfurled for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru
    A)On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
    B)At the ramparts of the red ford in 1947
    C)When India became a democratic republic in 1950
    D)When The Government of India Act was passed in 1935
    Answer: On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
    A)Yajur Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Sama Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult? I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti. II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was founded, AO Hume acted as its
    A)Vice-President
    B)President
    C)General Secretary
    D)Member of the Working Committee
    Answer: General Secretary
  • Q. Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?
    A)The Khaljis
    B)The Guptas
    C)The Mughals
    D)The Sayyids
    Answer: The Sayyids
  • Q. Which of the following inscriptions is found in purest Sanskrit?
    A)Junagarh
    B)Ruminidei
    C)Kalsi
    D)Patliputra
    Answer: Junagarh
  • 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

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