More Questions on History

  • Q. Purana Qila at Delhi was built by
    A)Sher Shah
    B)Akbar
    C)Humayun
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Sher Shah
  • Q. Who said “Man is a social animal”?
    A)Rousseau
    B)Aristotle
    C)Laski
    D)Plato
    Answer: Aristotle
  • Q. Which ancient account describes the Nandas expedition over all their rival monarchs that make them powerful rulers of North India?
    A)Vedas
    B)Manusmriti
    C)Puranas
    D)Brahamanas
    Answer: Puranas
  • Q. The Mughal Emperor who caused the murder of Guru Arjan was
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Shah Jahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Name the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Gopalkrishna Gokhle
    C)Aurobindo Ghosh
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: Gopalkrishna Gokhle
  • Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
    A)Eternity
    B)Wind
    C)Rain and thunder
    D)Fire
    Answer: Rain and thunder
  • Q. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Qutubuddin Aibak
    C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. The Saivaite Nayanmars and Vashanavaite Alwar preached the Bhakti Cult under which of the following rulers?
    A)Pallavas, Cheras and Rashtrakutas
    B)Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas
    C)Pallavas, Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdoms
    D)Cheras & Pandavas
    Answer: Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the historical literary sources of Ancient India? I. The ‘Puranas’ serves as a source of historical facts of ancient India. There are eighteen Puranas. They provide historical information of various dynasties. II. According to Dr. R.C. Majumdar, the war occurred in 1000 B.C. Apart from the Kurukshetra war, the Mahabharata contains various accounts of social life and religious thinking of the people of ancient India
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Who had observed that “Political freedom is the life-breath of a nation”?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)BG Tilak
    C)Sri Aurobindo Ghose
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghose
  • Q. Which monarch is known as ‘the Sun King’ and also the longest of monarchs of major countries in European history
    A)Henry III of England
    B)Louis XIV of France
    C)Louis XIII of France
    D)Edward I of England
    Answer: Louis XIV of France
  • Q. Champa was the capital of which one of the following Mahajanapadas in Ancient India?
    A)Magadha
    B)Anga
    C)Vajji
    D)Kasi
    Answer: Anga
  • Q. What according to Communism is the chief enemy of the society?
    A)Religion
    B)Private property
    C)Surplus value
    D)Capitalist class
    Answer: Capitalist class
  • Q. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is
    A)Devendra Nath Tagore
    B)Keshab Chandra Sen
    C)Ishwar chandra
    D)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
    A)Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
    B)Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
    C)Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
    D)Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh
    Answer: Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
  • Q. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of
    A)Landlords
    B)Money lenders
    C)Traders
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. In 1907, after the passing of Col. H. S. Olcott, __________ became the second International President of the Theosophical Society
    A)Sarojini Naidu
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Ahalya Rangnekar
    D)Bhabani Charan Mitra
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?
    A)Tamil is the oldest with literature dating back to early centuries of Christian era. This developed during the three Sangams(assemblies of poets and writers) held during different times
    B)In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian languages which developed their own script and literature, these are, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,Malayalam
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed?
    A)Turkey
    B)Afghanistan
    C)Mongolia
    D)Persia
    Answer: Mongolia

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