More Questions on History
- Q. When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha ?
A)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
B)Vinoba Bhave
C)Abbas Tayyabji
D)Maulana Abdul Kalarn Azad
Answer: Abbas Tayyabji
- Q. Who was the chairperson of the Chinese Communist Party at the time of liberation of China?
A)Deng Xiaoping
B)Zhou Enlai
C)Mao Zedong
D)Liu Shaoqi
Answer: Mao Zedong
- Q. When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
A)860
B)800
C)871
D)899
Answer: 800
- Q. In 1946, the Interim Government was formed under
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Patel
C)Rajaji
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- 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. The greatest Chola king in the dynasty of the Cholas of Thanjavur was
A)Rajaraja-I
B)Parantaka
C)Rajendra-I
D)Kulottunga
Answer: Rajaraja-I
- Q. Advaita Deepika is the work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)C.Kesavan
D)Dr. Palpu
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Who was the Mughal Prince who was well-versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanakrit?
A)Prince Salim
B)Prince Akbar
C)Prince Sulaiman Shukoh
D)Prince Dara Shukoh
Answer: Prince Dara Shukoh
- Q. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s views on Satyagraha is not correct?
A)It is the exercise of the purest soul force against all injustice, oppression and exploitation
B)It denotes assertion of the power of the human soul against social, political and economic dominance
C)It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
D)Mahatma Gandhi's theory of Satayagraha was based on the acceptance of the concept of self-suffering
Answer: It is the best weapon of the weak against the strong
- 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. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
A)Kanishka I
B)Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka I
- Q. To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I-Nasiri was built in the reign of
A)Iltutmish
B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C)Ruknuddin Firoz Shah
D)Jalal-id-din Khilji
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Who officially instituted the first system of imperial examinations in China?
A)Huo Qubing
B)Han Wu Di
C)Wei Qing
D)None
Answer: Han Wu Di
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from__________ in January 1915
A)England
B)South Africa
C)USA
D)Russia
Answer: South Africa
- Q. Find out the odd one
A)AI-Biruni: Given valuable account about Harshavardhana
B)Hiuen-Tsang: Acquired knowledge of Indian society through literature
C)Megasthenes: Describes about the Indo-Persian relations
D)Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
Answer: Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
- Q. Which empire lasted the longest among the following?
A)The Pratiharas
B)The Palas
C)The Rashtrakutas
D)The Senas
Answer: The Rashtrakutas
- Q. Sarvodaya stands for
A)Non-cooperation
B)Total revolution
C)Upliftment of all
D)Non-violence
Answer: Upliftment of all
- Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of
A)New India
B)India Wins Freedom
C)Gita Rahasya
D)Discovery of India
Answer: India Wins Freedom
- Q. How did the Maurya Empire finally end?
A)The Kanvas of Central India deposed the last Mauryan ruler
B)The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General
C)The last Mauryan ruler was killed in a battle with the foreign invader from the north-west
D)The last mauryan ruler had no heir and the throne was claimed by one of his powerful ministers
Answer: The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General
- Q. Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress?
A)William Wedderburn
B)George Yule
C)A. O. Hume
D)Henry Cotton
Answer: George Yule
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