More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following is true regarding the Aryan Economy? I. Aryans, crossed the nomadic stage. II. Lion, elephants, & Boar were not known to them. III. Coins were known to them.
    A)II, III
    B)Only I
    C)I, III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
    A)Harshavardhana
    B)Banabhatta
    C)Baskarvardhana
    D)Bindusara
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
    A)the presence of a 'council of ministers'
    B)wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
    C)the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
    D)an extensive network of spy-system
    Answer: the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
  • Q. Which of the following is not among the regions where the Britishers had first set up trading posts?
    A)Goa
    B)Bengal
    C)Coromandel Coast
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
    A)Encouraging to give up puradh system
    B)Spreading education among Muslim women
    C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
    D)Propagating Quran as the only source
    Answer: Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
  • Q. Assertion (A): East India Association in London was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji. Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British public opinion
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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 true but R is false
  • Q. Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British
    A)Chandrashekhar Azad
    B)Jitin Das
    C)Rajguru
    D)Kalpana - Dutt
    Answer: Rajguru
  • Q. After receipt of Diksha, under which tree Abhinandannath Tirthankar attained Kaivalya gyan (enlightenment)?
    A)Devdar
    B)Neem
    C)Vat
    D)Priyangu
    Answer: Devdar
  • Q. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s political capital. Which city was called his religious capital?
    A)Anandpur Sahib
    B)Amritsar
    C)Gujranwala
    D)Peshawar
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. The Qutub Minar was completed by the famous ruler
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Qutubuddin Aibak
    C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. A prominent Harappan site, being surrounded by flood barriers in order to protect it with the aid of UNESCO funds, is
    A)Dholavira
    B)Mohenjodaro
    C)Lothal
    D)Rakhigarhi
    Answer: Mohenjodaro
  • Q. Upon whom was the title ‘Punjab Kesari’ conferred?
    A)Sardar Baldev Singh
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)Ranjit Singh
    Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. What was the valid reason of the decline in trade and commerce during the period of later Mughals?
    A)Closure of old routes of trade
    B)Deterioration in law and order situation
    C)Abuse of trade licence by European companies
    D)Poverty of the Mughal nobility
    Answer: Deterioration in law and order situation
  • Q. Ashoka expresses his faith in the Buddhist creed in the
    A)Schism edict
    B)Rummindei inscription
    C)Kandhar inscription
    D)Bhabru edict
    Answer: Bhabru edict
  • Q. Who is called the “Greatest Investigator of Antiquity”?
    A)Darwin
    B)Aristotle
    C)Cuvier
    D)Socrates
    Answer: Darwin
  • Q. Humayun was born in the year
    A)1608
    B)1508
    C)1708
    D)1808
    Answer: 1508
  • Q. Abhinav Bharat organized in 1904 was :
    A)A secret society of revolutionary activists
    B)Hindu Mahashabha
    C)All India Kisan Mahasabha
    D)None of these
    Answer: A secret society of revolutionary activists
  • Q. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was
    A)not to steal
    B)not to kill (non-injury)
    C)non-attachment to worldly things
    D)celibacy
    Answer: celibacy
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Prarthana Samaj?
    A)The Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga (with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen)
    B)The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in1867
    C)The main aim behind the establishment of the Prarthana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God
    D)This society was against the widow remarriage
    Answer: This society was against the widow remarriage
  • Q. Who established Nalanda Mahavihara ?
    A)Skandagupta
    B)Kumaragupta
    C)Devgupta
    D)Vedgupta
    Answer: Kumaragupta

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