More Questions on History

  • Q. Buddha gave his first religious message at
    A)Pataliputra
    B)Rajagriha
    C)Gaya
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Sarnath
  • Q. Which of the following Sikh Guru compiled the Adi Granth?
    A)Guru Govind Singh
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Guru Arjan Dev
    D)Guru Har rai
    Answer: Guru Arjan Dev
  • Q. The reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as ‘Lokhitavadi’ (For the well of others) was
    A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    B)MG Ranade
    C)Pt Ramabai
    D)GK Gokhale
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. Which is known as book of Melody?
    A)Samveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Atharvaveda
    D)Yajurveda
    Answer: Samveda
  • Q. When was the All Red Line inaugurated?
    A)1902
    B)1901
    C)1922
    D)1872
    Answer: 1902
  • Q. In 1542 Akbar was born at
    A)Herat
    B)Agra
    C)Umarkot
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Umarkot
  • Q. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in
    A)Larkana district
    B)Montgomery district
    C)Chandigarh area
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Larkana district
  • Q. Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans?
    A)Mayo
    B)Curzon
    C)Ripon
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Mayo
  • Q. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
    A)Mound of the tree
    B)Mound of the living
    C)Mound of the dead
    D)Mound of the survivor
    Answer: Mound of the dead
  • Q. The number of members in the Simon Commission/was __________
    A)20
    B)10
    C)7
    D)12
    Answer: 7
  • Q. Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?
    A)Haryanka
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Shunga
    Answer: Haryanka
  • Q. The Golden Jubilee of the Indian National Congress (1885-1935) fell in 1935, which was observed during the session held at
    A)Lucknow
    B)Karachi
    C)Faizpur
    D)Nowhere
    Answer: Nowhere
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi had been present at the Round Table Conference(s) held in London
    A)Second
    B)Third
    C)First
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Second
  • Q. In the Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”?
    A)Gramini
    B)Kulapa
    C)Vispati
    D)Gopati
    Answer: Gramini
  • Q. In Jain literature, which of the following Tirthankar is also known as Prajapati, Adibrahma and Aadinath?
    A)Ajitnath
    B)Rishabhnath
    C)Sambhav nath
    D)Abhnindan Nath
    Answer: Rishabhnath
  • Q. What is Gandhi’s definition of Rama Raj?
    A)Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
    B)The rule as it was during the time of Rama
    C)The greatest good of all
    D)The absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofa king
    Answer: Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
  • Q. The most important source of our information on ancient India’s cultural history are
    A)Antiquities and monuments
    B)Archaeological excavations
    C)Literature and epics
    D)Inscriptions and coins
    Answer: Literature and epics
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak began his drive for new awakening among the Indians by publishing two newspapers in 1881
    A)The Maratha and Samwad
    B)The Maratha and Kesari
    C)The Samwad and Kesari
    D)The Maratha and Kumudi
    Answer: The Maratha and Kesari
  • Q. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Sankaracharya
    D)Ramananda
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
    A)1919
    B)1918
    C)1920
    D)1923
    Answer: 1919

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