More Questions on History

  • Q. The building of the famous Kailasa temple at Ellora was executed under the Rashtrakuta king
    A)Govinda-III
    B)Amoghavarsha-I
    C)Indra-III
    D)Krishna-I
    Answer: Krishna-I
  • Q. Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?
    A)Baburnama
    B)Shahnama
    C)Akbarnama
    D)Chachnama
    Answer: Chachnama
  • Q. Who of the following was the biographer of Akbar?
    A)Faizi
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Abdul Nabi Khan
    D)Birbal
    Answer: Abul Fazl
  • Q. Who has completed the annexation of Ahmednagar?
    A)Shahjahan
    B)Jahangir
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert’s description of the Peacok Throne, was
    A)Omrah' Danishmand khan
    B)Geronimo Verroneo
    C)Tavernier
    D)Austinof Bordeaux
    Answer: Tavernier
  • Q. The Theosophical Society was officially formed in . . . . ., United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others
    A)Calcutta
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)New York City
    Answer: New York City
  • Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
    A)GopalaKrishna Gokhale
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the compositions of Kabir?
    A)Kabir Granthawali& Anurag Sagar
    B)Bijak & Sakhi Granth
    C)Only B
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Hevarappathinkangal is a Tamil work of __________
    A)Sree Narayana Guru
    B)Chattambi Swamikal
    C)K. Ayyappan
    D)K. madhvan Nair
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. From where the famous ‘Gayatri Mantra’ has been taken?
    A)Atharva Veda
    B)Yajur veda
    C)Rig Veda
    D)Sarna Veda
    Answer: Rig Veda
  • Q. The Shimla Conference which was convened as per Wavell’s Plan ended in failure because of the stiff opposition of
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Gandhi
    C)Jinnah
    D)Rajaji
    Answer: Jinnah
  • Q. Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the Court of
    A)Akbar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Bahadur Shah
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
    A)1495
    B)1398
    C)1496
    D)1498
    Answer: 1498
  • Q. Assertion (A): The permanent settlement is said to have initially resulted in increased agricultural production. Reason (R): In this system the Zamindar could keep for himself any increase in the rental of his estate
    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: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
    A)Division of the empire after Ashoka
    B)Ashoka's pacifist policies
    C)Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
    D)Economic and financial crisis
    Answer: Ashoka's pacifist policies
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Ancient Indian literature? I. Brahmanas and Aryankas followed by philosophical doctrines of Upanishads. II. Brahmanas are contains detailed explanation about Vedic literature and instructions.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Which Directive Principal bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy?
    A)Provision of free legal aid and advice
    B)Equal pay for equal work
    C)Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
    D)Protection of the mounments of historical importance
    Answer: Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
  • Q. Raja Rammohan Roy founded Brahma samaj on
    A)20 August,1828
    B)20 August,1838
    C)20 August,1848
    D)20 August,1858
    Answer: 20 August,1828
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda? I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society. II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda attended the World’s Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in __________
    A)1876
    B)1863
    C)1893
    D)1897
    Answer: 1893

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