More Questions on History

  • Q. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Dadu Dayal
    C)Sri Chaitanya
    D)Guru Govind Singh
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. Which of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?
    A)Shaivism
    B)Nirguna and Saguna
    C)Sikkhism
    D)Jainism
    Answer: Nirguna and Saguna
  • Q. SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the Metropolitan Institute at
    A)Madras
    B)Bombay
    C)Calcutta
    D)Bangalore
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
    A)republics
    B)democracy
    C)oligarchy
    D)monarchy
    Answer: monarchy
  • Q. Aurangzeb died in the year
    A)1764
    B)1760
    C)1707
    D)1700
    Answer: 1707
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act of 1935 were drawn from
    A)The Nehru Committee Report
    B)The Simon Commission Report
    C)The White Paper issued by the British Government
    D)Morley-Minto Reforms
    Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms
  • Q. The American Civil War saw the end of
    A)Landlordism
    B)Slavery
    C)Monarchy
    D)Apartheid
    Answer: Slavery
  • Q. The historical monument Al Khazneh or The Treasury is located in the city of
    A)Tehran
    B)Baghdad
    C)Giza
    D)Petra
    Answer: Petra
  • Q. The Ganapati festival was started in __________
    A)1793
    B)1792
    C)1893
    D)1904
    Answer: 1893
  • Q. The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at
    A)Delhi
    B)Calcutta
    C)Patna
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. The term ‘Cold War’ was coined by
    A)Prof. Lippmann
    B)Bernard Baruch
    C)Palmer Perkins
    D)Roosevelt
    Answer: Bernard Baruch
  • Q. The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?
    A)Nawab Vajib Ali Sah
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Harsha
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The immediate cause for the Mutiny was
    A)The Social Legislation of 1856
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
    D)The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity
    Answer: The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the Dharmasutras and the Smritis? I. Texts were considered as the rules and regulations for the general public and for the rulers. II. Dharmasutras and the Smritis can also be termed in the modern concept as the constitution and law books for the ancient Indian polity and society
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Shivaji maintained a fleet at
    A)Calicut
    B)Surat
    C)Bombay
    D)Kolaba
    Answer: Kolaba
  • Q. Noor Jahan was wife of which Mughal Emperor?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Varahamihira is
    A)A space shuttle
    B)An astronaut
    C)A power station
    D)An ancient astronomer
    Answer: An ancient astronomer
  • Q. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
    A)Seleucos
    B)Megasthanes
    C)Menander
    D)Demetrias
    Answer: Megasthanes
  • Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
    A)In the "Lower town'
    B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
    C)Near the river Ravi
    D)Beside the western gate of the city
    Answer: Near the river Ravi
  • Q. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira adds which of the followings as the fifth vow?
    A)Non-injury
    B)Abstention from stealing
    C)Brahmacharya or continence
    D)Non-attachment
    Answer: Brahmacharya or continence

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