More Questions on History

  • Q. What is pietra dura?
    A)Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
    B)A form of music
    C)Armour
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
  • 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. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
    A)Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Firuz Tughlaq
    Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • Q. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Ashoka
    D)Pushyamitra Sunga
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Jainism was divided into two sects – Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) – During the reign of the
    A)Mauryas
    B)Nandas
    C)Kusanas
    D)Shungas
    Answer: Mauryas
  • Q. Who among the following was named as Zinda Pir or Living Saint in Mughal period?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C)?
    A)Zorastranianism
    B)Shintoism
    C)Islam
    D)Tasism
    Answer: Islam
  • Q. Napoleon-I and the Duke of Wellington fought the famous
    A)Battle of Leipzig
    B)Battle of Austerlitz
    C)Battle of Borodini
    D)Battle of Waterloo
    Answer: Battle of Waterloo
  • Q. How many Mahajanapadas were there in ancient India?
    A)16
    B)20
    C)18
    D)10
    Answer: 16
  • Q. The immediate cause for the outbreak of the first World War was
    A)The imprisonment of Lenin
    B)The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
    C)The ambition of America to dominate the world
    D)The sudden death of Lloyd George
    Answer: The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
  • Q. The Mughal troops were largely drawn from
    A)Tributary Chiefs
    B)The Rajput Chiefs
    C)Mansabdars
    D)Central Contingents
    Answer: Mansabdars
  • 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. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named
    A)Revolutionary Socialist Bloc
    B)Socialist Bloc
    C)Forward Bloc
    D)Socialist-Congress Bloc
    Answer: Forward Bloc
  • Q. Author of ‘Culture ideology Hegemony Intellectual and Social consciousness in Colonial India’ is
    A)K. N. Panikkar
    B)K. N. Ganesh
    C)R. C. Majumdar
    D)Herman Kulke
    Answer: K. N. Panikkar
  • Q. The demand for Swarajya or self- government within the British empire was made from the Congress platform by
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C)Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)None of these
    Answer: Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
    A)South of Vindhya
    B)South of Arawali
    C)South of Satpura
    D)South of Satmola
    Answer: South of Vindhya
  • Q. What was the unique system developed by the Mughals?
    A)Ryotwari settlement
    B)Centralised autocracy
    C)Mansabdari system
    D)Local responsibilities for crime detection
    Answer: Mansabdari system
  • Q. The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was
    A)Ananda
    B)Nagarjuna
    C)Asanga
    D)Padmasambhava
    Answer: Padmasambhava
  • Q. Who of the following has the distinction of having Authored the National Anthems of two countries of the world?
    A)WB Yeats
    B)TS Eliot
    C)Rabindranath Tagore
    D)Mohammad Iqbal
    Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
  • Q. Who built the famous Shalimar bagh of Srinagar?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir

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