More Questions on History

  • Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
    A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
    B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
    C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
    D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
    Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
    A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
    B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
    C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in
    A)The promotion of people's welfare by him
    B)His extensive conquests
    C)His marathon army
    D)His exclusive patronage of Buddhism
    Answer: The promotion of people's welfare by him
  • Q. Find out the correct match of the following
    A)Adam Khan - Akbar
    B)Asaf Khan - Akbar
    C)Bairam Khan - Akbar
    D)Shaista Khan - Akbar
    Answer: Bairam Khan - Akbar
  • Q. Which of the following is not a holy book of Jainism?
    A)Upang sahitya
    B)Anga sahitya
    C)Sutta pitaka
    D)Kalpasutra
    Answer: Sutta pitaka
  • Q. Vishvambhara Mishra was the original name of
    A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
  • Q. British Indian Association was founded on October 29, 1851 at__________
    A)Pune
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
    A)Vagabhatta
    B)Bhanugupta
    C)Aryabhatta
    D)Varahamihira
    Answer: Aryabhatta
  • Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
    A)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    B)Ramabai Saraswati
    C)Lord Edwin Montague
    D)Dorothy Jinarajadasa
    Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
  • Q. Who was the founder of Jainism in India?
    A)Mahavira
    B)Gautama
    C)Chandra Gupta
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Mahavira
  • Q. The Buddha attained nirvana at __________
    A)Sarnath
    B)Bodh Gaya
    C)Sanchi
    D)Kusinagara
    Answer: Bodh Gaya
  • Q. There are no politics devoid of religion’ is stated by
    A)Gandhi
    B)Nehru
    C)Vinoba Bhave
    D)Jaya Prakash Narayan
    Answer: Gandhi
  • Q. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
    A)To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
    B)To oust the British from India
    C)To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society
    D)To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community
    Answer: To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
  • Q. In 1904 the then Maharaja of . . . . . . exempted Narayana Guru from personal appearances in court, an honour recognizing the Guru as a distinguished living personality
    A)Thalassery
    B)Kannur
    C)Travancore
    D)Cochi
    Answer: Travancore
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Poona Pact (1932)? I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B. R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year
    A)325BC
    B)331 BC
    C)322 BC
    D)365 BC
    Answer: 331 BC
  • Q. Who wrote biography of Chaitanya?
    A)Namadeva
    B)Krishnadasa Kaviraja
    C)Shankar Dev
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Krishnadasa Kaviraja
  • Q. Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at
    A)Amritsar
    B)Lahore
    C)Calcutta
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Amritsar
  • 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. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?
    A)Lord Cornwallis
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Sir John Shore
    D)Warren Hastings
    Answer: Warren Hastings

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