More Questions on History
- Q. Select correct pair of book and author
A)Brihat Samhita: Ravi Kriti
B)Mudrarakshasa: Somdeva
C)Kathasaritsagar: Visakdatta
D)Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara
Answer: Panchsidhantika : Varharmihara
- Q. Assertion (A): The Sultans of Delhi were appointed as Viceroys of the Caliph of Baghdad. Reason (R): The Caliph granted them recognition by way of khilat and khitab.
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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. Who had given out the political message or ‘India for the Indians’?
A)Dayananda Saraswati
B)P. A. Charlu
C)AO Hume
D)Swami Vivekananda
Answer: Dayananda Saraswati
- Q. Battle of Kannauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and__________
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Humayun
- Q. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A)Medicine
B)Prophecy
C)Love
D)Peace
Answer: Prophecy
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of India?
A)The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
B)There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the States
C)The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups
D)Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam)
Answer: The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan
- Q. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
A)Lord Dufferin
B)Lord Curzon
C)Lord Minto
D)None of these
Answer: Lord Dufferin
- Q. Which one was the capital city of Byzantine Empire
A)Rome
B)Venice
C)Vienna
D)Constantinople
Answer: Constantinople
- Q. When did the Three Kingdoms period begin in China?
A)226
B)220
C)238
D)280
Answer: 220
- Q. “The Three Emperors League” 1873 was also known as
A)Triple Alliance
B)Dreikaiserbund Treaty
C)Reinsurance Treaty
D)The Dual Alliance
Answer: Dreikaiserbund Treaty
- Q. Who among the following reformer associated with the passing of the Widow Remarriage Act?
A)Raja Rammohan Roy
B)Swami Vivekananda
C)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D)Ramakrishna Paramahansa
Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
- Q. Who was the last Mughal emperor?
A)Noor Jehan
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Bahadur Shah
Answer: Bahadur Shah
- Q. Sivagiri pilgrimage was conceived by __________ and T. K. Kittan Writer. It was duly approved by Gurudevan on January, 1928
A)T. K. Madhavan
B)Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar
C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
D)Govindan Vaidyar
Answer: Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidyar
- Q. Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to Babur
A)Raja Jai Singh
B)Rana Man Singh
C)Rana Sanga
D)Rana Pratap
Answer: Rana Sanga
- Q. The Sikh military sect ‘the Khalsa’ was introduced by
A)Guru Har Krishan
B)Guru Har Rai
C)Guru Gobind Singh
D)Guru Tegh Bahadur
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
- Q. Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
A)Saivaite Nayanmars
B)Sankara
C)Vashnavaite Alwars
D)Tukaram
Answer: Sankara
- Q. The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was
A)Balban
B)Iltutmish
C)Firoz Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Who had set up the Anti-Untouchability League for the eradication of the evil of untouchability?
A)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B)Jagjivan Ram
C)Acharya Kripalani
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Which among the following statements is/ are not correct? I. The theosophical society preached the Aryan philosophy and religion II. It laid great emphasis on the Vedas and Upanishad. III. It considered Hinduism to be the best religion and the only means to attain salvation. IV. It called for universal brotherhood. V. The Upanishads revealed the essence of life
A)II, II and V
B)I, III and V
C)Only III
D)I and III
Answer: Only III
- Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the god of
A)Rain and Thunder
B)Fire
C)Eternity
D)Wind
Answer: Rain and Thunder
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