More Questions on History
- Q. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?
A)Sama Vedas
B)Rig Vedas
C)Brahamans
D)Aryankas
Answer: Rig Vedas
- Q. Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased by
A)Lord hording
B)Robert Clive
C)Heuroz
D)John Nicholsan
Answer: John Nicholsan
- Q. Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?
A)Raghuvansa
B)Mrcchakatika
C)Sri Adi Kala
D)None of the above
Answer: Mrcchakatika
- Q. Who said, “The State exists because crime exists in society, otherwise there would be no need of a State”?
A)J. S. Mill
B)Herbert Spencer
C)John Locke
D)Tocqueville
Answer: Herbert Spencer
- Q. Name the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi
A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B)Gopalkrishna Gokhle
C)Aurobindo Ghosh
D)Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: Gopalkrishna Gokhle
- Q. The Harappan civilizations do not have homogeneity or uniformity in
A)Cereal crops
B)Weights and measures
C)Burial practices
D)Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Burial practices
- Q. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was
A)Kaiser House
B)India House
C)Singh Sabha Building
D)Dadabhai Naoroji's House
Answer: India House
- Q. Krishnadevaraya maintained friendly relations with the
A)British
B)French
C)Protuguese
D)Dutch
Answer: Protuguese
- Q. Who tried to rediscover India’s past?
A)Max Muller
B)Lord Lytton
C)S. N. Banerjee
D)Gokahale
Answer: Max Muller
- Q. In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to
A)tribals
B)robbers
C)non-Aryans
D)menials
Answer: non-Aryans
- Q. Defeated Humayun in the Battle of Kannauj (1540) also constructed the Purana Qila of New Delhi
A)Malik Kafur
B)Adil Shah
C)Bin-Kasim
D)Sher Shah Suri
Answer: Sher Shah Suri
- Q. Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
A)King of Jhansi
B)Peshwa Baji Rao II
C)Madhav Rao Sindhia
D)Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: Peshwa Baji Rao II
- Q. When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
A)860
B)800
C)871
D)899
Answer: 800
- Q. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________
A)Parliament
B)The Secretary of State
C)Viceroy
D)Commander-in-Chief
Answer: The Secretary of State
- Q. The language adopted for preaching In Mahayana Buddhism was
A)Brahmi
B)Pali
C)Sanskrit
D)Prakrit
Answer: Sanskrit
- Q. Prithviraja-III (1168-1192) was a best known __________ruler
A)Gahadavala
B)Chauhan
C)Chalukya
D)Brahmana
Answer: Chauhan
- Q. Which was the biggest building in Mohanjodaro?
A)Granary
B)Great Bath
C)Huge Hall
D)Two Story Building
Answer: Granary
- Q. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s political capital. Which city was called his religious capital?
A)Anandpur Sahib
B)Amritsar
C)Gujranwala
D)Peshawar
Answer: Amritsar
- Q. The Rigvedic Aryans were governed by a
A)Form of democracy
B)Tribal republic
C)Monarchical government
D)Rule by elders
Answer: Monarchical government
- Q. The Mughals imported fruits from
A)Arabia
B)Samarkand
C)Kabul
D)Portugal
Answer: Samarkand
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