More Questions on History

  • Q. Which Bhakti Saints known as Sri Gauranga, was a popular Vaishnava saint and reformer from Bengal?
    A)Mirabai
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Sankaracharya
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. The National Emblem of Italy is
    A)White Eagle
    B)Eagle
    C)White Lily
    D)Lily
    Answer: White Lily
  • Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Cornwallies
    C)Lord Mayo
    D)Lord Delhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. Under Shivaji each province was under a
    A)Governor
    B)Viceroy
    C)Diwan
    D)Zamindar
    Answer: Viceroy
  • Q. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
    A)Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"
    B)Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
  • Q. The Indian National Congress had been formed with the knowledge and approval of Lord
    A)Mountbatten
    B)Dufferin
    C)Ripon
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Dufferin
  • Q. Lakh Baksh’ was a title given to ruler
    A)Balban
    B)Iltutmish
    C)Raziya
    D)Qutb-din-Aibak
    Answer: Qutb-din-Aibak
  • Q. Which was the backbone of Indus Economy?
    A)Trade
    B)Agriculture
    C)Wheel Made
    D)Carpentry
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
    A)Vasubandhu
    B)Ashvaghosa
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Nagasena
    Answer: Nagarjuna
  • Q. Who was the founder of the, Ghadar Party?
    A)Sohan Singh Bhakna
    B)Basant Kumar Biswas
    C)Ram Prasad Bismil
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Sohan Singh Bhakna
  • Q. Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Gnandeva
  • Q. The founder of the Independent Sikh State was
    A)Guru Govind Singh
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Dalip Singh
    D)Maharaja Ranjit Singh
    Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh
  • Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
    A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
    B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
    C)Sect founded by Charvaka
    D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
    Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
  • Q. Which of the following is/are mantra of Jainism?
    A)All philanthropies acts are renounced for life-long
    B)All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: All sinful acts are renounced for life-long
  • Q. Sir Thomas Roe came to India with a letter from the British Monarch
    A)Queen Elizabeth
    B)Queen Mary
    C)James I
    D)Queen Anne
    Answer: James I
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is __________
    A)1660
    B)1560
    C)1760
    D)1860
    Answer: 1760
  • Q. The Delhi General who successfully adavanced up to Madurai was
    A)Muhammad Ghori
    B)Khizr Khan
    C)Malik Kafur
    D)Muharnmad-bin-Tughlaq
    Answer: Malik Kafur
  • Q. In 1893 __________represented The Theosophical Society at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago
    A)George Thompson
    B)Annie Besant
    C)GF Remfry
    D)Ramgopal Ghosh
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
    A)Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
    B)Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
    C)Lack of strong propagator of views
    D)Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
    Answer: Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
  • Q. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at
    A)Ajmer
    B)Kalanaur
    C)Gaur
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Kalanaur

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