More Questions on History

  • Q. The Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 dealt with which of the following issues primarily
    A)Female infanticide
    B)Abolition of sati
    C)Child marriages
    D)Dowry prohibition
    Answer: Abolition of sati
  • Q. In __________, the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)) was established
    A)1908
    B)1904
    C)1917
    D)1920
    Answer: 1920
  • Q. Akbar granted the present site of Amritsar to the Sikh Guru
    A)Angad
    B)Amar Das
    C)Ram Das
    D)Arjan
    Answer: Amar Das
  • Q. The first Indian national leader who began building, organizing and promoting the freedom struggle was
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Upto where did Chandragupta Maurya’s empire extend in the north west?
    A)Indus river
    B)Ravi river
    C)Satluj river
    D)Hindukush range
    Answer: Hindukush range
  • Q. Pablo Picasso, the famous painter was
    A)Italian
    B)French
    C)Flemish
    D)Spanish
    Answer: Spanish
  • Q. Ghazni was a small principality in
    A)Turkey
    B)Mongolia
    C)Persia
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: Afghanistan
  • Q. I. This school eventually merged because of their closely related metaphysical theories (although Vaisheshika only accepted perception and inference as sources of valid knowledge). II. Mimamsa accept the logical and philosophical teachings of the other schools, they insist that salvation can only be attained by acting in accordance with the prescriptions of the Vedas. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Purva Mimamsa?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: II only
  • Q. In which country is Karbala, the holy city of Shia Muslim located?
    A)Iraq
    B)Iran
    C)Jordan
    D)Syria
    Answer: Iraq
  • Q. Dadabhai Naroji has described his theory of ‘Drain of Wealth’ in the book
    A)British Rule and its Consequences
    B)Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
    C)Exploitative Nature of British Rule in India
    D)Nature of British Colonial Rule
    Answer: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
  • Q. When the rule of the Delhi sultanate began?
    A)1206 A.D.
    B)1106 A.D.
    C)1306 A.D.
    D)1406 A.D.
    Answer: 1206 A.D.
  • Q. What was the symbol of Sambhavanatha Tirthankar?
    A)Cow
    B)Elephant
    C)Horse
    D)Tortoise
    Answer: Horse
  • Q. The Bahmani Kingdom was founded by
    A)Alauddin Hasan
    B)Ahmad Shah-I
    C)Mahmud Gavan
    D)Firoz shah Bahmani
    Answer: Alauddin Hasan
  • Q. Who received the title of ‘shogun’ in 1603?
    A)Kuroda Yoshitaka
    B)Ishida Mitsunari
    C)Oda Nobunaga
    D)Tokugawa Leyasu
    Answer: Tokugawa Leyasu
  • Q. Daiva Dasakam is a Malayalam work of __________
    A)Chattambi Swamikal
    B)Sree Narayana Guru
    C)C. Kesavan
    D)T. K. Madhavan
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
    A)he suffered defeat in India
    B)he fell ill
    C)his forces refused to go further
    D)he did not like India
    Answer: his forces refused to go further
  • Q. What was the strength of Indus economy?
    A)Business
    B)Agriculture
    C)Pottery
    D)Crockery
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
    A)Later vedic period
    B)Rigvedic period
    C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
    D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
    Answer: Rigvedic period
  • Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
    A)Nagarjuna
    B)Parsva
    C)Asvaghosha
    D)Vasumitra
    Answer: Asvaghosha
  • Q. Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Kharshthi
    B)Tamil
    C)Unknown
    D)Brahmi
    Answer: Unknown

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