More Questions on History

  • Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
    A)a military State
    B)a loose federation
    C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
    D)a regency of the Peshwa
    Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
  • Q. The declaration that Democracy is a Government ‘of the people, by the pebple’ was made by
    A)Winston Churchill
    B)George Washington
    C)Abraham Lincoln
    D)Theodore Roosevelt
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln
  • 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. To which of the following dynasties did King Bhoja, a great patron of literature and art, belong?
    A)Utpala
    B)Karkota
    C)Paramara
    D)Gurjara Pratihara
    Answer: Paramara
  • Q. I. Musamman Burj is situated inside the Fatehpur Sikri Fort II. Aurangzeb built Moti Masjid inside Agra Fort Which of the following option is correct related to the Mughal Architecture?
    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: Both I and II are incorrect
  • Q. Who wrote in 1900 to the Secretary of state for India-‘It is my firm belief that the congress is staggering towards its downfall and it is my great desire that during my stay in India I should help in its peaceful demise?”
    A)Lord Hardinge
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Chelmsford
    D)Lord Minto
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Which of the following place, Buddha was never depicted in a human form but was represented only as a symbol of either two footprints or wheel?
    A)Loria
    B)Sanchi
    C)Kesaria
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Sanchi
  • Q. The ruler of Kharavela was the greatest ruler of which Chedi Dynasty?
    A)Kalinga
    B)Cholamandalam
    C)Kannoj
    D)Purushpura
    Answer: Kalinga
  • Q. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
    A)Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
    B)Her gender
    C)Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
    D)Her incompetence
    Answer: Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
  • Q. Which was the oldest University?
    A)Kanauj
    B)Gandhara
    C)Nalanda
    D)Vaishali
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. Which of the doctrines of Jainism was added by Mahavira?
    A)Observe continence
    B)Do not speak a lie
    C)Do not commit violence
    D)Do not steal
    Answer: Observe continence
  • Q. Which of the following could be associated with Buddhism? I. Rejection of the authority of Vedas II. Denial of God III. Belief in the categories of jiva and ajiva IV. The concept of nirvana V. Theory of prakriti and purusha
    A)II,III,IV and I
    B)I,II and III
    C)I,II and IV
    D)I,III,IV and V
    Answer: I,II and IV
  • Q. Who said Ask not, Say not, Think not caste, Think only Gods
    A)William Logan
    B)Sree Narayana Guru
    C)Connolly
    D)S. N. Banerjee
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The famous Quit India Resolution was passed on
    A)August 28, 1942
    B)August 8, 1942
    C)April 4, 1928
    D)April 24, 1928
    Answer: August 8, 1942
  • Q. The name Buddha means
    A)learned
    B)enlightened
    C)divine
    D)sacred
    Answer: enlightened
  • Q. Against Lord and State was written by
    A)Sri Ramakrishna
    B)K. N. Panikkar
    C)Chandra Sekhar Deb
    D)Shyama Charan Sen
    Answer: K. N. Panikkar
  • Q. The second session of the congress met in Calcutta on December 1886, under the president ship of __________
    A)Kadambini Ganguli
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Pherozeshah Mehta
    D)D.Ewacha
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Dasavatara temple of Nagra style is located at which of the following places?
    A)Gorakhpur
    B)Badrinath
    C)Jhansi (Lalitpur)
    D)Samstipur
    Answer: Jhansi (Lalitpur)
  • Q. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record the achievements of
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ashoka
    C)Samudragupta
    D)Chandragupta II
    Answer: Chandragupta II
  • Q. The daughter who milks animals in the Vedic period was known as
    A)Duhitr
    B)Kubha
    C)Komi
    D)Sardha
    Answer: Duhitr

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