More Questions on History

  • Q. The world’s first drainage system was built by the people of
    A)Indus Valley civilization
    B)Egyptian civilization
    C)Chinese civilization
    D)Mesopotamian civilization
    Answer: Indus Valley civilization
  • Q. Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had become a great enemy of the British because
    A)He had lost his title
    B)The Queen had humiliated him
    C)The British had stopped his pension
    D)His estate had been snatched from him
    Answer: The British had stopped his pension
  • Q. In which year, Alexander the Great become the king of Macedonia
    A)323 BC
    B)336 BC
    C)350 BC
    D)200 BC
    Answer: 336 BC
  • Q. From which language, has the term ‘democracy’ been derived?
    A)Hebrew
    B)Greek
    C)English
    D)Latin
    Answer: Greek
  • Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with
    A)Cavour
    B)Mazzini
    C)Garibaldi
    D)Bismarck
    Answer: Bismarck
  • Q. East Timor, in Indonesian, Archipelago, was the former colony of
    A)English
    B)Dutch
    C)French
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. The capital of the Abbasid Caliphs was
    A)Damascus
    B)Bagdad
    C)Constantinople
    D)Madina
    Answer: Bagdad
  • Q. Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with many aspects of life and religion?
    A)Ayaikar
    B)Thiruvalluvar
    C)Shankracharya
    D)Rishi Agasta
    Answer: Thiruvalluvar
  • Q. Assertion (A): The introduction of ‘Western Education’ and English language as medium of instruction led the foundation for the rise and growth of nationalism in India. Reason (R): The Indian National Movement would not have been possible without the English language as the medium
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
    A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
    B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
    C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
    D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
    Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
  • Q. Who had rounded the first women’s university in India?
    A)Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
    B)Rani Ahilya Devi
    C)Rani of Thomi
    D)Dhondo Keshav Karve
    Answer: Dhondo Keshav Karve
  • Q. Who made the famous statement “Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.”
    A)Mirabeau
    B)John Locke
    C)Voltaire
    D)Jean Jacques Rousseau
    Answer: Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Dadu Dayal or Dadu: I. He was a worshipper of Lord Krishna. II. He was not for caste or class distinctions and his objective was establishing harmony among all faiths.
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: II only
  • Q. Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th Century?
    A)Brahmo Samaj
    B)Prathana Samaj
    C)Arya Samaj
    D)Rama Krishna Mission
    Answer: Brahmo Samaj
  • Q. Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Gnandeva
  • Q. The Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) resulted in the defeat of the__________ forces
    A)British
    B)American
    C)French
    D)Russian
    Answer: French
  • Q. Who declared “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”?
    A)Bal Gangadhara Tilak
    B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)K.T Telang
    Answer: Bal Gangadhara Tilak
  • Q. In his early days Shivaji moved with
    A)Mawali leaders
    B)Jat leaders
    C)Santhals
    D)Bhils
    Answer: Mawali leaders
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ramananda? I. He worshipped Ram and Sita but preached the oneness of God and the doctrine of Bhakti for everyone II. Dismissed the caste system and untouchability, simplified rules of worship and made rigidity of the Varnashrama tradition milder
    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 not the “Tri Ratna” of Jainism?
    A)Right knowledge
    B)Right faith
    C)Right view
    D)Right conduct
    Answer: Right view

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