More Questions on History

  • Q. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
    A)Pepper
    B)Ivory
    C)A fine variety of Indian muslin
    D)Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
    Answer: Pepper
  • Q. My Experiments with Truth is the work of Mahatma Gandhi published in
    A)1902
    B)1901
    C)1906
    D)1946
    Answer: 1906
  • Q. The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was
    A)Yuan Chawng
    B)Megasthenes
    C)Fa-Hien
    D)Nicolo Conti
    Answer: Nicolo Conti
  • Q. The Shuddhi Movement, involving the conversion of non-Hindus to Hinduism, was started by
    A)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    B)Swami Vivekanand
    C)Swami Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Aurobindo Ghosh
    Answer: Swami Dayanand Saraswati
  • Q. Famous Battle of Talikota was fought in
    A)1575 A.D.
    B)1565 A.D.
    C)1585 A.D.
    D)1570 A.D.
    Answer: 1565 A.D.
  • Q. Ashoka sent missionaries to
    A)Tibet and Ceylon
    B)China and Kashmir
    C)Tibet and China
    D)Kashmir and Ceylon
    Answer: Tibet and Ceylon
  • Q. What was the name of the mother of Rishabhnath?
    A)Sharemestha
    B)Tara
    C)Marudevi
    D)Anuradha
    Answer: Marudevi
  • Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
    B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
    C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
    D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
    Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
  • Q. The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the
    A)Indian Association
    B)Landholders Society of Calcutta
    C)British Indian Association
    D)Madras Native Association
    Answer: Landholders Society of Calcutta
  • Q. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by __________ to visit the court of Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India
    A)Babur
    B)James I
    C)Shajahan
    D)Humayun
    Answer: James I
  • Q. Who was the first Chancellor of Germany
    A)Adolf Hitler
    B)Leo von Caprivi
    C)Otto von Bismarck
    D)Hans Luther
    Answer: Otto von Bismarck
  • Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
    A)Moneylenders and Slaves
    B)Merchants and Priests
    C)Warriors and Traders
    D)Women and Sudras
    Answer: Women and Sudras
  • Q. In European history, which year is known as the year of revolution
    A)1765
    B)1732
    C)1848
    D)1896
    Answer: 1848
  • Q. Hakim Mirza, the younger brother of Akbar was the viceroy of
    A)Herat
    B)Kabul
    C)Agra
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Kabul
  • Q. The sole representative of the Congress in the Second Round Table Conference was
    A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
    B)Subhas Chandra Bose
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Name of Republic which was a confederacy to tribes in the 6th century B.C
    A)Vajji
    B)Gandhara
    C)Koushal
    D)Avanti
    Answer: Vajji
  • Q. The Akbar of Kashmir who reconstructed and rehabilitated all the temples and asked Jonaraja to continue further Kalhana’s Rajatarangini was
    A)Shah Mir Samsuddin
    B)Sikandar
    C)Zain-ul-Abidin
    D)Saifuddin
    Answer: Zain-ul-Abidin
  • Q. Who founded India House in London and guided other revolutionaries
    A)Lokmanya Tilak
    B)Sri Aurobindo
    C)Shyamji Krishna Varma
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
  • Q. The Rigvedic Aryans were governed by a
    A)Form of democracy
    B)Tribal republic
    C)Monarchical government
    D)Rule by elders
    Answer: Monarchical government
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
    A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
    B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
    C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above

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