More Questions on History

  • Q. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the following is not true about him
    A)Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their scriptures
    B)He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in Maharashtra in the 1870s
    C)His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism
    D)The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
    Answer: The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
  • Q. The Upanishads are separated from the Brahmanas by treatises called __________
    A)Aranyakas
    B)Vedas
    C)Epics
    D)Puranas
    Answer: Aranyakas
  • Q. On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?
    A)June 3, 1947
    B)May 2, 1947
    C)July 4, 1947
    D)August 5, 1957
    Answer: June 3, 1947
  • Q. Cold War refers to
    A)Ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world
    B)Tension between East and West
    C)Tension between Superpowers
    D)Tension between Superpowers
    Answer: Tension between East and West
  • Q. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Nanda
    B)Maratha
    C)Haryanka
    D)Maurya
    Answer: Maratha
  • Q. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of
    A)Decline in foreign trade
    B)Aryan invasion
    C)Ecological factors
    D)Not definitely known factors
    Answer: Not definitely known factors
  • Q. Who is the author of ‘Social Background of Indian Nationalism’?
    A)Dharam Kumar
    B)A. R. Desai
    C)Ray Chaudhuri
    D)K. Rajayyan
    Answer: A. R. Desai
  • Q. The Vernacular press Act as a safety valve against vernacular newspapers was passed by Lord Lytton on
    A)March 14, 1878
    B)April 14, 1878
    C)March 14, 1876
    D)March 14, 1870
    Answer: March 14, 1878
  • Q. In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in __________
    A)Aligarh
    B)Delhi
    C)Bengal
    D)Agra
    Answer: Aligarh
  • Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
    A)Madhava
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Merabai
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Madhava
  • Q. The Buddha’s Eight Fold Path did not include
    A)Right Views
    B)Right Resolve
    C)Right Speech
    D)Right Table Manners
    Answer: Right Table Manners
  • Q. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88
    A)S. N. Banerjee
    B)W. T. Stead
    C)H. P. Blavatsky
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. The Mughals have been made immortal by their achievements in the field
    A)Architectural
    B)Political
    C)Military
    D)Social
    Answer: Architectural
  • Q. The court language of the Delhi Sultanate was
    A)Persian
    B)Urdu
    C)Hindi
    D)Arabic
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. What were the crops raised by the Harappans? I. Cotton II. Wheat III. Barley IV. Peas Select the correct option
    A)I, II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)II and III
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. The Akal Takht was built by
    A)Guru Teg Bahadur
    B)Guru Ramdas
    C)Guru Hargovind
    D)Guru Nanak
    Answer: Guru Hargovind
  • Q. The people of the Indus Valley civilization worshipped __________
    A)Pashupati
    B)Vishnu
    C)Indra
    D)Brahma
    Answer: Pashupati
  • Q. Where does Dutch founded their first factory in India?
    A)Masaulipatam
    B)Nagapatam
    C)Pulicat
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Masaulipatam
  • Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints scored a triumph over the Saivas in public debate at the court of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijyanagar?
    A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Vallabhacharya
    Answer: Vallabhacharya
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of the Durrani Empire
    A)Zaman Shah Durrani
    B)Timur Shah Durrani
    C)Mahmud Shah Durrani
    D)Ahmad Shah Durrani
    Answer: Ahmad Shah Durrani

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