More Questions on History
- Q. One of the best known tribal rebellions in Bihar, known as Ulgulan (meaning Great Tumult), was launched by the Mundas under the leadership of
A)Sidhu
B)Kanhu
C)Birsa Munda
D)Rampa Munda
Answer: Birsa Munda
- Q. Because of his virtuous deeds Ajitnath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?
A)Tara
B)Vijaya
C)Sharmestha
D)Geeta
Answer: Vijaya
- Q. Which saint and reformer of Bengal who popularized the Krishna Cult?
A)Madhava
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Chaitanya
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Which of the following buildings at Fatehpur Sikri is known as Ibadatkhana where Akbar used to hold religious discussions?
A)Diwan-i-Khas
B)Diwan-i-Aam
C)Panch Mahal
D)Jami Masjid
Answer: Diwan-i-Khas
- Q. Which of the following Tamil literature was written by Ilango Adigal, brother of Senguvattan, a Chera King and who was a Jain monk is a highly regarded epic?
A)Elathi
B)Kainnilai
C)Silappatikaram
D)None of the above
Answer: Silappatikaram
- Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
A)In the "Lower town'
B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
C)Near the river Ravi
D)Beside the western gate of the city
Answer: Near the river Ravi
- Q. The term of office of member of the Council of India as per the act of 1919 was
A)4 years
B)5 years
C)2 years
D)6 years
Answer: 5 years
- Q. In which Hindi month Sumtinath Tirthankar received diksha?
A)Jyestha
B)Vaisakh
C)Chetra
D)Magha
Answer: Vaisakh
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. The Bhoodan Movement had been started by
A)Acharya Kripalani
B)M K Gandhi
C)Jayaprakash Narayan
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Vinoba Bhave
- Q. Which of the British Acts provided for the establishment of All India Federation at the centre ?
A)The Government of India Act 1919.
B)The Government of India Act 1935.
C)Indian Independence act 1947
D)The Registration act, 1908
Answer: The Government of India Act 1935.
- Q. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Jahangir
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza?
A)Babur
B)Allaudin Khalji
C)Ibrahim Lodi
D)Shahjahan
Answer: Allaudin Khalji
- Q. China invaded Indian frontiers in the year __________
A)1960
B)1956
C)1962
D)1965
Answer: 1962
- Q. When was the Trans-Siberian Railway completed?
A)1882
B)1872
C)1890
D)1916
Answer: 1916
- Q. Which of the following statement (S) is/are correct related to the Ancient Indian Literature? I. Vedas, Puranas, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, and other literature besides foreign accounts are only available literary sources that restructure the Ancient Indian History. II. The archaeological sources like epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains besides archaeological explorations and excavations also help in restructuring Ancient Indian History.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
- Q. In 1821 Raja Ram Mohan Roy started the Bengal quarterly:
A)Bengali renaissance
B)Samvad Kaumudi
C)Bengal Gazette
D)The Brahmonical
Answer: Samvad Kaumudi
- Q. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
A)Kakatiyas : Warangal
B)Hoyasalas : Dwarasamudra
C)Pallavas : Devagiri
D)Chalukyas : Kalyani
Answer: Pallavas : Devagiri
- Q. In the Rigvedic period, after the king the next most important functionary of the state was the
A)Revenue collector
B)Senani
C)Magician-doctor
D)Purohita
Answer: Purohita
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