More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system. II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society. III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. When was the All Red Line inaugurated?
    A)1902
    B)1901
    C)1922
    D)1872
    Answer: 1902
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Buxar is__________
    A)1767
    B)1764
    C)1784
    D)1864
    Answer: 1764
  • Q. Which of the following reason that compel the Congress leader not to attend the Round Table Conference?
    A)The British government wanted to give representation to communal organisations
    B)The British government was not in favour of M. K. Gandhi's participation in it
    C)The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
    D)Fazl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference
    Answer: The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
  • Q. Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the
    A)Government of India Act of 1935
    B)Pitt's India Act
    C)Government of India Act of 1919
    D)Council Act of 1861
    Answer: Government of India Act of 1919
  • Q. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri Mantra?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Aitareya Brahmana
    Answer: Rigveda
  • Q. Aryabhatta and Varahamihira lived during the
    A)Gupta Period
    B)Maurya Period
    C)Nanda Period
    D)Sunga Period
    Answer: Gupta Period
  • Q. The world’s first drainage system was built by the people of
    A)Indus Valley civilization
    B)Egyptian civilization
    C)Chinese civilization
    D)Mesopotamian civilization
    Answer: Indus Valley civilization
  • Q. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?
    A)Brahma
    B)Shiva
    C)Vishnu
    D)Ram
    Answer: Shiva
  • Q. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
    A)The Kalinga War
    B)The third Buddhist Council
    C)His embracing of Buddhism
    D)His sending missionary to Ceylon
    Answer: The Kalinga War
  • Q. At midnight on December 31, 1929 who unfurled the tricolor flag on Indian Independence on the banks of the Ravi at Lahore?
    A)Subhas Bose
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Motilal Nehru
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first propounded by
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)B G Tilak
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
    A)Al-Biruni
    B)AI-Masudi
    C)Sulaiman
    D)Abdul Haq
    Answer: Al-Biruni
  • Q. The Third Buddhist Council was patronised by
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Mahakashyap Upali
    D)Sabakarni
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. __________ joined the National Secular Society in 1874 and worked in the free thought and radical movements led by Charles Bradlaugh, MP
    A)Tarachand Chakravarty
    B)Annie Besant
    C)D. R. Mukhopadhyaya
    D)Brojnath Dhar
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Aurangzeb died in the year
    A)1764
    B)1760
    C)1707
    D)1700
    Answer: 1707
  • Q. Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?
    A)Muhammad Ghori
    B)Mahmud of Ghazni
    C)Iltutmish
    D)Qutb-ud-din Aibak
    Answer: Mahmud of Ghazni
  • Q. Jainism was divided into two sects – Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) – During the reign of the
    A)Mauryas
    B)Nandas
    C)Kusanas
    D)Shungas
    Answer: Mauryas
  • Q. Arrange the following events in a correct sequence of Indian National Movement I. Foundation of Indian National Congress II. Simon Commission III. Home Rule Movement IV. Cabinet Mission
    A)III, I, IV, II
    B)I, III, II, IV
    C)I, II, IV, III
    D)I, IV, III, II
    Answer: I, III, II, IV
  • Q. Assertion (A): Firuz Shah Tughlaq did not leavy jizya tax. Reason (R): His influential minister Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul was a converted Hindu.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is false but R is true

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