More Questions on History

  • Q. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
    A)Cow was sacred to them
    B)Horse sacrifice was known to them
    C)Pashupati' was venerated by them
    D)The culture was generally static
    Answer: Pashupati' was venerated by them
  • Q. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in
    A)1935
    B)1919
    C)1906
    D)1909
    Answer: 1909
  • Q. Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events? I. Appointment of the Simon Commission. II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain. III. Submission of the Nehru report. IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference
    A)I, III, IV & II
    B)II, I, III & IV
    C)I, II, IV & III
    D)II, IV, I & III
    Answer: II, I, III & IV
  • Q. India is in favour of __________ in the economic field
    A)Private Sector
    B)Public Sector
    C)Mixed Economy
    D)Capitalistic Economy
    Answer: Mixed Economy
  • Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography of
    A)Adolf Hitler
    B)Maxim Gorky
    C)Oscar Wilde
    D)Winston Churchill
    Answer: Adolf Hitler
  • Q. Who advocated the concept of one caste, one religion and one God for all?
    A)Narayan Guru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Periyar
    D)Swami Vivekananda
    Answer: Narayan Guru
  • Q. The Mughal empire reached its maximum territorial extent during the reign of
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Akbar
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Bahadur Shah I
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Who wrote the book Ninety-Five Theses, which is regarded as initial catalyst for the Protestant Reformation
    A)Martin Luther
    B)Michelangelo
    C)John Calvin
    D)Huldrych Zwingli
    Answer: Martin Luther
  • Q. Where does Dutch founded their first factory in India?
    A)Masaulipatam
    B)Nagapatam
    C)Pulicat
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Masaulipatam
  • Q. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Sikhism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Who was the first to give the call for Swarajya – “India for Indians”?
    A)Lokmanya Tilak
    B)Dayanand Saraswati
    C)Sri Aurobindo
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
  • Q. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to
    A)practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings
    B)follow three jewels and five vows
    C)renounce the world and attain right knowledge
    D)believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence
    Answer: follow three jewels and five vows
  • Q. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by
    A)Shayista Khan
    B)Afzal Khan
    C)Jai Singh
    D)Mir Jumla
    Answer: Jai Singh
  • Q. Who among the following had attended all the three Round Table Conferences in London?
    A)B. R. Ambedkar
    B)M. K. Gandhi
    C)J. L. Nehru
    D)M. M. Malaviya
    Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi when the revolt of 1857 took place
    A)Jahandar Shah
    B)Shah Alam II
    C)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    D)Humayun
    Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • Q. The Round table conference at London met for the discussion of
    A)A future administration of India
    B)Provision of provincial autonomy
    C)Gandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement
    D)Congress claim to be the sole representative of Indians
    Answer: A future administration of India
  • Q. Which of the following are the basis tenants of Bhakti Movement?
    A)Ideas were the Bhakti movement—devotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation
    B)Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
    C)Spiritual sessions in meeting places known as zawiyas, khanqahs, or tekke
    D)Described as the interiorization, and intensification of human faith and practice
    Answer: Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
  • Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
    A)Kshatriyas
    B)Brahmanas
    C)Vaishyas
    D)Shudras
    Answer: Shudras
  • Q. Which European power was the last who reached India?
    A)Germans
    B)Portuguese
    C)The French
    D)The Dutch
    Answer: The French
  • Q. Gangaikonda Cholapuram was built during medieval India and was erected as the capital of the Cholas by?
    A)Gajendra Chola
    B)Rajendra Chola I
    C)Vikram Chola
    D)Rajendra Chola III
    Answer: Rajendra Chola I

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