More Questions on History

  • Q. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
    A)the presence of a 'council of ministers'
    B)wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
    C)the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
    D)an extensive network of spy-system
    Answer: the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
  • Q. As the unrest continued unabatedly, the Madras government appointed . . . . . . the collector of Malabar as special commissioner to enquire into the causes of the uprisings and recommend remedial measures.
    A)William Logan
    B)Connolly
    C)S. N. Banerjee
    D)Gokahale
    Answer: William Logan
  • Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Which of the following is related to Etymology?
    A)Kalpa
    B)Shiksha
    C)Nirukta
    D)Vyakaran
    Answer: Nirukta
  • Q. How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?
    A)Once
    B)Four Times
    C)Thrice
    D)Twice
    Answer: Twice
  • Q. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
    A)Prohibition of child marriage
    B)Remarriage of widows
    C)Monogamy
    D)Rejection of seclusion of women
    Answer: Rejection of seclusion of women
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
    A)Kheda
    B)Dandi
    C)Sabarmati
    D)Champaran
    Answer: Champaran
  • Q. When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled by
    A)Porus
    B)Ambhi
    C)Ashoka
    D)Bimbisara
    Answer: Ambhi
  • Q. Which one of the following novels was a source of inspiration for the freedom fighters in India?
    A)Anandmath
    B)Pariksha Guru
    C)Rangbhoomi
    D)Padmarag
    Answer: Anandmath
  • Q. Baburnama was written by
    A)Babur
    B)Humayun
    C)Abul Fazl
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. In the absence of Gandhi, the Quit India Movement had been led by
    A)Sarojini Naidu
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Aruna Asaf Ali
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji
    Answer: Aruna Asaf Ali
  • Q. Who among the following did not rule the Delhi Sultanate?
    A)Sayyed dynasty
    B)Slave dynasty
    C)Khalji dynasty
    D)Ghori dynasty
    Answer: Ghori dynasty
  • Q. Which is a treatise on the science of governance?
    A)Ramayana
    B)Mahabharata
    C)Kautilya's Arthshastra
    D)Chandrawati Ramayana
    Answer: Kautilya's Arthshastra
  • Q. The Rig-Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is born out by the fact that
    A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
    B)There are many references to the cow in the Rig-Veda
    C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
    A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Lokmanya Tilak
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. The Brahmin minister of Sambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he invested the title of ‘Pinnacle of Poets’ was
    A)Kavindra Acharya
    B)Kavi Kalash
    C)Kavi Bhusan
    D)Kavi Martanda
    Answer: Kavi Kalash
  • Q. The foreign traveller who visited Indian during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert description of the Peacock Throne, was
    A)Omrah' Danishmand khan
    B)Geronimo Verroneo
    C)Travernier
    D)Austinof Bordeaux
    Answer: Travernier
  • Q. For the cause of national liberation Swami Dayananda stressed on :
    A)Swadharma
    B)Swabhasha and Swarajya
    C)Swadeshi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1928?
    A)Mangal Pandey
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Sukhdev
    D)Bipin Chandra Pal
    Answer: Bhagat Singh
  • Q. Napoleon was exiled to the Saint Helena after the defeat in the war of
    A)Waterloo
    B)Russia
    C)Peninsular
    D)Rivoli
    Answer: Waterloo

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