More Questions on History

  • Q. The Earliest Settlements of Aryan tribes were at
    A)Bengal
    B)Uttar Pradesh
    C)Sapta Sindhu
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Sapta Sindhu
  • Q. Who had paned the Vernacular Press Act into law?
    A)Lord Hardinge
    B)Lord Mayo
    C)Lord Dalhousie
    D)Lord Lytton
    Answer: Lord Lytton
  • Q. Poorna Swaraj’ (Complete Independence) was declared to be the goal of the Indian National Congress in its session of
    A)Lahore, 1929
    B)Lucknow, 1916
    C)Tripuri, 1939
    D)Lahore, 1940
    Answer: Lahore, 1929
  • Q. Hemu, whom Akbar defeated In the Second Battle of Panipat (1556), was
    A)Minister of Muhammad Adil Shah
    B)Minister of Sikandar Shah Suri
    C)Ruler of Rewari
    D)Prime Minister of Rana Udai Singh of Mewar
    Answer: Minister of Muhammad Adil Shah
  • Q. Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
    A)Indra
    B)Varuna
    C)Surya
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Where was the introductory capital of Harsha?
    A)Kannoj
    B)Paryag
    C)Thaneshwar
    D)Mathura
    Answer: Thaneshwar
  • Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
    B)Mountbatten
    C)Northbrook
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?
    A)4th July, 1947
    B)15th August, 1947
    C)16th August, 1947
    D)14th August, 1947
    Answer: 14th August, 1947
  • Q. The All India Muslim league was founded by
    A)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    B)Maulana Ahmed Ali
    C)Agha Khan
    D)Hakim Ajmal Khan
    Answer: Agha Khan
  • Q. Chanakya was known as__________
    A)R.C.Majumdar
    B)Sumit Sarkar
    C)Panikkar K.N
    D)K.K.N.Kurup
    Answer: Panikkar K.N
  • Q. Who coined the phrase “survival of the fittest”?
    A)Charles Darwin
    B)Auguste Comte
    C)Emile Durkheim
    D)Herbert Spencer
    Answer: Herbert Spencer
  • Q. Which of the following inscriptions is found in purest Sanskrit?
    A)Junagarh
    B)Ruminidei
    C)Kalsi
    D)Patliputra
    Answer: Junagarh
  • Q. Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?
    A)1857-1947
    B)1857-60
    C)1857-90
    D)1845-1947
    Answer: 1857-90
  • Q. The first to invade India were the
    A)Greeks
    B)Aryans
    C)Persians
    D)Arabs
    Answer: Aryans
  • Q. Whom did the Britishers call the father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor?
    A)Lala Hardayal
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)None of these
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Q. Who among the following started Bengali weekly newspaper ‘Sambad Kaumudi’ in year 1821?
    A)Aurobindo Ghosh
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Ramkrishna Paramhans
    D)Debendranath Tagore
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. Who was the mother of Mahavira?
    A)Anojja
    B)Yasoda
    C)Trishala
    D)Devanandi
    Answer: Trishala
  • Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Kumaragupta
    C)Skandgupta
    D)Chandragupta
    Answer: Skandgupta
  • Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Under the Mughal rule the judicial service was formed by
    A)Diwan
    B)Vakil
    C)Kazis
    D)Mansabdars
    Answer: Kazis

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