More Questions on History

  • Q. The Upanishads are the__________
    A)Story Books
    B)Great Epics
    C)Source of Hindu Philosophy
    D)Law Books
    Answer: Source of Hindu Philosophy
  • Q. Assuming the title of Alamgir, Aurangzeb crowned himself as Emperor on July 21, 1658 at
    A)Aurangabad
    B)Agra
    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. What is meant by “The Forty”?
    A)The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
    B)The cream of Afghan nobles
    C)The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
    D)The Ulema or the Muslim divines
    Answer: The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
  • Q. Select the incorrect pair
    A)Hiuen-Tsang : Promotes the term Yin-Tu to refer India.
    B)Chinese : Used the term Tien-Chu or Chuantu for India during the 1st century A.D.
    C)I-Tsing : Mentioned the terms such as Arya-desa and Brahmarashtra for India.
    D)Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
    Answer: Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
  • Q. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lord Dufferin
  • Q. Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans?
    A)Jewellery
    B)Pottery
    C)Carpentry
    D)Blacksmith
    Answer: Blacksmith
  • Q. Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
    A)Indra
    B)Varuna
    C)Surya
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Which Buddhist literature consists of dialogues between the Buddha and his followers?
    A)Sutta Patika
    B)Milnda Panha
    C)Vinayapitaka
    D)Buddhhacharita
    Answer: Sutta Patika
  • Q. Charminar was built by?
    A)Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
    B)Humayun
    C)Ashoka
    D)Narasimha
    Answer: Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
  • Q. Gandhi wanted to realise ‘truth’ through
    A)Dharma (Religion)
    B)Ahimsa (Non-violence)
    C)Karma (Service)
    D)Dhyana (Meditation)
    Answer: Ahimsa (Non-violence)
  • Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. What were the taxes extracted by Church during late eighteenth century in the French Society called
    A)Taille
    B)Tithes
    C)Livre
    D)Jizya
    Answer: Tithes
  • Q. On imprisonment in 1908 by the British, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was in
    A)Rangoon
    B)Andaman and Nicobar
    C)Singapore
    D)Mandalay
    Answer: Mandalay
  • Q. Who among the following Mughal Emperor became the first pensioner of the East India Company?
    A)Akbar II
    B)Ahmed Shah
    C)Bahadur Shah
    D)Muhammed Shah
    Answer: Bahadur Shah
  • Q. What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
    A)Fatima Begum
    B)Zeb-un-Nissa
    C)Mehr-un-Nissa
    D)Jahanara
    Answer: Mehr-un-Nissa
  • Q. On Cabinet Mission, __________ observed, the proposals preserve the essential unity of India which la threatened by the dispute between two major communities
    A)Nehru
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Patel
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Lord Wavell
  • Q. Ayurveda’ has its origin in
    A)Sama Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Yajur Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. Which of the following pairs of persons are correctly matched? I. Chandragupta-II : Fa-Hien II. Skandagupta: I-tsing III. Harsha: Hiuen Tsang
    A)I, II and III
    B)I and II
    C)I and III
    D)II and III
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. Which among the following Kavya of Sanskrit, deal with court intrigues & access to power of Chandragupta Maurya?
    A)Ritusamhara
    B)Mrichhakatika
    C)Kumarasambhava
    D)Mudrarakshahsa
    Answer: Mudrarakshahsa
  • Q. I. Jahangir promulgated twelve edicts for the general welfare and better government to mark his coronation II. Jahangir composed verses in Persian and sang Hindi lyrics Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II

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