More Questions on History

  • Q. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
    A)Niccolo de Conti
    B)Athanasius Nikitin
    C)Ibn Batuta
    D)Ferishta
    Answer: Niccolo de Conti
  • Q. Tipu was defeated in the __________ Anglo-Maratha war by the British
    A)Second
    B)First
    C)Third
    D)Fourth
    Answer: Third
  • Q. I. Nasir Jang II. Muzaffar Jang III. Anwaruddin IV. Chanda Sahib Which of the above ruler(s) is/are associated with the French during the course of the Carnatic wars?
    A)III & IV
    B)I & II
    C)II & III
    D)II & IV
    Answer: II & IV
  • Q. The famous painting ‘Last Supper’ is a creation of
    A)Vincent van Gogh
    B)Michaelangelo
    C)Leonardo Da Vinci
    D)Sandro Botticelli
    Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Q. Who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt
    A)Ibrahim Pasha
    B)Muhammad Ali
    C)Abbas I
    D)Sa'id Pasha
    Answer: Muhammad Ali
  • Q. Which of the following School of art noted for its vitality and assimilative character just because of Brahmanism, Jainism and Buddhism?
    A)Amaravati School of Art
    B)Gandhara School of Art
    C)Mathura School of art
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mathura School of art
  • Q. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Act of 1919?
    A)Responsible government would be realised only by progressive stages
    B)British India must an integral part of the British Empire
    C)Provincial subjects were classified into reserved subjects & transferred subjects
    D)The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian government
    Answer: The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian government
  • Q. When was the Non-Cooperation Movement got momentum under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress?
    A)1922-1924
    B)1920-1922
    C)1987-1989
    D)1990-1992
    Answer: 1920-1922
  • Q. Which of the following teachings was given to people by Rishabhnath before starting of an Era?
    A)Masi
    B)Krishi
    C)Asi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra? I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period. II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. One of the following Indus Valley site is in Pakistan
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Lothal
    C)Alamgirpur
    D)Harappa
    Answer: Harappa
  • Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
    A)Sri Vaishavism
    B)Sri Vaishnavism
    C)Nirguna
    D)Sikkhism
    Answer: Sri Vaishnavism
  • Q. Which of the following are true about Shivaji? I. He was a disciple of Ramdas Samarth. II. He levied Chauth and Sardeshmukhi. III. He became the Peshwa
    A)II and III
    B)I, II and III
    C)I and II
    D)III and I
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
    A)Upagupta
    B)Vishnu Gupta
    C)Brahma Gupta
    D)Brihadratha
    Answer: Upagupta
  • Q. Leonardo da Vinci was born in the city of
    A)Milan
    B)Rome
    C)Florence
    D)Madrid
    Answer: Florence
  • Q. The pioneer of Indian communism was
    A)G.N Ganguly
    B)M.N. Roy
    C)P.C Chandra
    D)None of these
    Answer: M.N. Roy
  • Q. Which one of the following sources states that Srinagar was built by Ashoka?
    A)Divyavadana
    B)Kalhana's Rajatarangini
    C)Tarantha's History of Tibet
    D)Mahavamsa
    Answer: Kalhana's Rajatarangini
  • Q. Who said that “India’s Soul live in villages”?
    A)Jayaprakash Narayan
    B)Vinoba Bhave
    C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
    A)They established their first company in Surat
    B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
    C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
    D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
    Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
  • Q. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
    A)Jhelum
    B)Ravi
    C)Sutlej
    D)Chenab
    Answer: Jhelum

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