More Questions on History
- Q. The Buddha
A)was non-committal on the theory of Karma
B)rejected the theory of Karma
C)believed in the theory of Karma
D)suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma
Answer: believed in the theory of Karma
- Q. When did John Cabot visit Cape Breton Island?
A)1500
B)1497
C)1524
D)1350
Answer: 1497
- Q. In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Ajivakas
D)Lokayata
Answer: Ajivakas
- Q. What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of “Doctrine of Lapse”?
A)Jaipur > Satara > Sambhalpur> Bahat
B)Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
C)Bahat >Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur
D)Satara > Jaipur > Bahat> Sambhalpur
Answer: Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
- Q. As per the Regulating Act a Supreme Court was established in
A)Bombay
B)Bengal
C)Delhi
D)Madras
Answer: Bengal
- Q. We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
A)Trajan
B)Cartius
C)Nero
D)Brutus
Answer: Trajan
- Q. The immediate cause for the outbreak of the first World War was
A)The imprisonment of Lenin
B)The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
C)The ambition of America to dominate the world
D)The sudden death of Lloyd George
Answer: The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
- Q. Akbar suppressed the rebellion of Abdullah Khan, the Governor of
A)Malwa
B)Mewar
C)Meerut
D)Mankat
Answer: Malwa
- Q. The Mughal subdued the Pathans by following the policy of
A)Association
B)Annexation
C)Divide and rule
D)Co-existence
Answer: Divide and rule
- Q. Who got the Gita translated into Persian?
A)Akbar
B)Shah Jahan
C)Murad
D)Dara Shikoh
Answer: Dara Shikoh
- Q. In which year did the Indian National Congress hold its first meeting in Bombay?
A)1844
B)1832
C)1885
D)1890
Answer: 1885
- Q. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
A)1914
B)1913
C)1915
D)1916
Answer: 1913
- Q. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of
A)Morley
B)Minto
C)Northbrook
D)Hastings
Answer: Northbrook
- Q. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
A)William Bentinck
B)Minto-I
C)Hastings
D)Auckland
Answer: William Bentinck
- Q. The partition of Bengal had to be annulled in __________
A)1911
B)1907
C)1928
D)1929
Answer: 1911
- Q. What was the number of monks in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)One lakh
B)50 thousand
C)One lakh fifty thousand
D)Two lakh
Answer: One lakh
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles of Mahatma Gandhi doctrine of Satyagraha?
A)Non-Violence
B)Truthfulness
C)Fearlessness
D)Abstinence
Answer: Abstinence
- Q. Kabir was a disciple of
A)Ramanujana
B)Ramananda
C)Shakracharya
D)None of the above
Answer: Ramananda
- Q. Which Sultan of Delhi died while playing the chaugan (polo)?
A)Ghiyasuddin Balban
B)Qutbuddin Aibak
C)Shamsuddin IItutmish
D)Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer: Qutbuddin Aibak
- Q. The Peloponnesian War was fought between which cities?
A)Carthage and Athens
B)Athens and Macedonia
C)Sparta and Carthage
D)Sparta and Athens
Answer: Sparta and Athens
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