More Questions on History

  • Q. Swami Dayananda had translated the __________ into Hindi.
    A)Four Vedas
    B)Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
    C)Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
    D)Sama Veda and Yajur Veda
    Answer: Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
  • Q. Which of the following is the ceremony of initiation of education in Buddhism?
    A)Upanayanam
    B)Siksha
    C)Pabajja
    D)Diksha
    Answer: Pabajja
  • Q. Who was the first sailor to sail around the world
    A)Vasco da Gama
    B)Ferdinand Magellan
    C)Christopher Columbus
    D)Amerigo Vespucci
    Answer: Ferdinand Magellan
  • Q. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System in India?
    A)Lord Ripan
    B)Lord Dalhousie
    C)Lord Wellesley
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. When was first telegraph line started in India?
    A)1875
    B)1851
    C)1884
    D)1900
    Answer: 1851
  • Q. Which among the following Kavya of Sanskrit, deal with court intrigues & access to power of Chandragupta Maurya?
    A)Ritusamhara
    B)Mrichhakatika
    C)Kumarasambhava
    D)Mudrarakshahsa
    Answer: Mudrarakshahsa
  • Q. Which of the following place, Buddha was never depicted in a human form but was represented only as a symbol of either two footprints or wheel?
    A)Loria
    B)Sanchi
    C)Kesaria
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Sanchi
  • Q. In 1612 __________established a trading post in Gujarat
    A)French
    B)British
    C)Spain
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British
  • Q. After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the revolt worked was
    A)to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
    B)to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire
    C)elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
    D)each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
    Answer: elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi’s first great experiment in Satyagraha came in 1917 in
    A)Champaran
    B)Ahemdabad
    C)Kheda
    D)Dandi
    Answer: Champaran
  • Q. The Arabic work of Al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called__________
    A)Kitab - Al Bharat
    B)Kitab - AI Hind
    C)Pustak - AI Hind
    D)Pustak - AI Bharat
    Answer: Kitab - AI Hind
  • Q. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
    A)Qanungo
    B)Kotwal
    C)Amin
    D)Krori
    Answer: Qanungo
  • Q. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
    A)Arabs
    B)Ghurids
    C)Karkotakas
    D)Hindushahis
    Answer: Hindushahis
  • Q. Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial fire was also followed by
    A)Greeks
    B)Romans
    C)Iranians
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who was the first Indian civil servant?
    A)S N Banerjee
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)C R Das
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: S N Banerjee
  • Q. What did Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj attempt in the last century?
    A)Attacking the caste system
    B)Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
    C)Led an antilandlord and antimahajan upsurge in Satara
    D)Seperate representation for untouchables
    Answer: Saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures
  • Q. During Kanishka’s reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
    A)Ayodhya
    B)Delhi
    C)Kannauj
    D)Purushapura (Peshawar)
    Answer: Purushapura (Peshawar)
  • Q. What was the name of architect of Humayun’s Tomb?
    A)Baram Khan
    B)Man Singh
    C)Mirak Mirza
    D)Abul Fazal
    Answer: Mirak Mirza
  • Q. The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons was
    A)Cabinet Mission Plan
    B)Government of India Act 1935
    C)Mountabatten (or June 3) Plan
    D)Indian Independence Bill
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935
  • Q. In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy?
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1878
    D)1885
    Answer: 1858

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