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Q. The language from which the term ‘India’ is derived is
Correct Answer
Persian
More Questions on History
- Q. Maulana qasim Nanautavi, Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, Sheikhul Hind Maulana- Mahmud-ul Hasan were the prominent figures who represented?
A)Santhal Movement
B)Deoband Movement
C)Indigo Movement
D)None of these
Answer: Deoband Movement
- Q. Vasco da Gama a sailor belongs to __________.
A)American
B)Portuguese
C)German
D)South American
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. In India, Ancient Iron Age is attached with
A)Black and Red Pottery
B)Gray pottery
C)Ocher Coloured Pottery
D)Northern Black Polish Pottery
Answer: Gray pottery
- Q. Who was popularly known as Africa’s Gandhi?
A)Firoz Gandhi
B)Mir Karzai
C)Nelson Mandela
D)M.K.Gandhi
Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Q. Akbar had constructed several forts, which did not include the one of
A)Agra
B)Lahore
C)Allahabad
D)Red Fort
Answer: Red Fort
- Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
A)Madhava
B)Vallabhacharya
C)Merabai
D)Nimbarka
Answer: Madhava
- Q. Which Rashtrakuta ruler built the famous Kailash temple of Shiva at Ellora?
A)Amoghvarsha-I
B)Dantidurga
C)Krishna-I
D)Vatsraja
Answer: Krishna-I
- Q. Whose reign in Indian History was called the Golden Age of India?
A)Maratha Empire
B)Mughal Empire
C)Gupta Empire
D)Maurya Empire
Answer: Gupta Empire
- 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. The Akal Takht was built by
A)Guru Teg Bahadur
B)Guru Ramdas
C)Guru Hargovind
D)Guru Nanak
Answer: Guru Hargovind
- Q. Ashoka sent missionaries to
A)Tibet and Ceylon
B)China and Kashmir
C)Tibet and China
D)Kashmir and Ceylon
Answer: Tibet and Ceylon
- Q. When Aurangzeb proceeded against Golconda it was ruled by
A)Durga Devi
B)Sikandar
C)Abul Hasan
D)Afzal Khan
Answer: Abul Hasan
- Q. Who built the Khajuraho temples?
A)Sindias
B)Holkars
C)Bundela Rajputs
D)Chandela Rajputs
Answer: Chandela Rajputs
- Q. When were Jewish communities expelled from England?
A)1306
B)1290
C)1492
D)1453
Answer: 1290
- Q. The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the
A)Dutch
B)Portuguese
C)French
D)British
Answer: Dutch
- Q. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
A)Trade and Commerce
B)Agriculture
C)Crafts
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Where was Narayana Guru born?
A)Maharashtra
B)Kerala
C)Bengal
D)Punjab
Answer: Kerala
- Q. The art of painting in the Mughal age was __________ in origin
A)Hindu
B)Persian
C)French
D)Afghan
Answer: Persian
- Q. The Triple Alliance agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy was formed in the year
A)1889
B)1882
C)1901
D)1909
Answer: 1882
- Q. During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at __________
A)Dunkirk
B)London
C)Paris
D)Liverpool
Answer: Dunkirk