More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
    A)They established their first company in Surat
    B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
    C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
    D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
    Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
  • Q. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
    A)Ensure racial and communal harmony
    B)Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
    C)Found a religious institution
    D)Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims
    Answer: Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
  • Q. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
    A)Tivara
    B)Kunala
    C)Mahendra
    D)Jalauka
    Answer: Tivara
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Zeb-un-nisa I. Zeb-un-nisa chose to live voluntarily with Shah Jahan and later was awarded great honour by Aurangzeb. II. Zeb-un-nisa was the sister of Shah Jahan.
    A)Both I and II are incorrect
    B)Both I and II are correct
    C)Only I is correct
    D)Only II is correct
    Answer: Only I is correct
  • Q. Of the following who did not oppose the Non-cooperation resolution?
    A)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    B)C R Das
    C)Mrs Besant
    D)Nehru
    Answer: Nehru
  • Q. Who wrote Dasa Sloki, which deals with three realities (tri-tattava) –Brahma (Krishna), soul (Chit) and matter (Achit)?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Nimbarka
    C)Madhva
    D)Vallabhacharya
    Answer: Nimbarka
  • Q. Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?
    A)A. C. Wadia
    B)Srinivas Ramanujam
    C)C. V. Raman
    D)P. C. Mahalanobis
    Answer: A. C. Wadia
  • Q. Dyer was __________ by the Government of Britain
    A)Sentenced to death
    B)Sentenced for life
    C)Rewarded with honour
    D)Relieved of his service
    Answer: Relieved of his service
  • Q. What was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating against when he succumbed to police brutality?
    A)Minto-Morley Reforms
    B)Rowlatta Act
    C)Simon Commission
    D)Pitts India Act
    Answer: Simon Commission
  • Q. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
    A)Arch
    B)Dome
    C)The narrow columns
    D)Corbel brackets
    Answer: Dome
  • Q. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
    A)Andal
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Meerabai
    D)Ramabai
    Answer: Meerabai
  • Q. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce
    A)Bronze implements
    B)Seals
    C)Cotton
    D)Barely
    Answer: Cotton
  • Q. Who won the Battle of Poitiers in 732?
    A)Charles Martel
    B)Carloman
    C)Pepin of Herstal
    D)Pepin the Short
    Answer: Charles Martel
  • Q. Joseph François Dupleix was the commander of the __________ forces in India
    A)British
    B)French
    C)American
    D)Dutch
    Answer: French
  • Q. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was
    A)Milk and its products
    B)Barley and rice
    C)Rice and pulses
    D)Vegetables and fruits
    Answer: Milk and its products
  • Q. An English weekly called ‘New India’ was started by;
    A)Devendra Nath Tagore
    B)K M Pannikar
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Select the correct statement (s) related to the Vallabhacharya: I. His doctrine came to be known as “Pushti Marga” for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna’s sports. II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the “Hare Krishnas”
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. The Young Bengal group published the __________(Quest for Knowledge) for propagating their views
    A)Parthenon
    B)Jnananvesan
    C)Hesperus
    D)Enquirer
    Answer: Jnananvesan
  • Q. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the
    A)Yajurveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Grihyasutras
    D)Upanishad
    Answer: Grihyasutras
  • Q. Who was the first leader to preside over the INC?
    A)S Subramanya Iyer
    B)Ananda Charlu
    C)WC Banerji
    D)Surendranath Bannerjee
    Answer: WC Banerji

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