More Questions on History
- Q. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
A)Brahmanism
B)Hinduism
C)Bhagavatism
D)Vedic Dharma
Answer: Brahmanism
- Q. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
A)George Washington
B)Abraham Lincoln
C)John F. Kennedy
D)William Wallace Lincoln
Answer: Abraham Lincoln
- Q. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?
A)On 26th January 1931
B)On 26th January 1929
C)On 26th January 1935
D)On 26th January 1930
Answer: On 26th January 1930
- Q. The university which became famous in the post-Gupta Era was
A)Taxila
B)Kanchi
C)Nalanda
D)Vallabhi
Answer: Nalanda
- Q. Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Qutub Minar
- Q. What is the name of the preaching mudra of gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, In the Gandhara Sculptures?
A)Dhyana
B)Abhaya
C)Dharmachakra
D)Bhumisparsha
Answer: Dharmachakra
- Q. Who was popularly known as Africa’s Gandhi?
A)Firoz Gandhi
B)Mir Karzai
C)Nelson Mandela
D)M.K.Gandhi
Answer: Nelson Mandela
- Q. The origins of Indian music could be traced to
A)Yajurvedic Samhita
B)Rigvedic Samhita
C)Samavedic Samhita
D)Atharvavedic Samhita
Answer: Samavedic Samhita
- Q. When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
A)1857
B)1832
C)1864
D)1909
Answer: 1864
- Q. Which one among the following pairs of battle is correctly matched?
A)The first battle of Panipat : Defeat of Sikander Lodi by Babur
B)The 2nd battle of Tarain : Defeat of Jaichand of Kannauj by Muhammad Ghori
C)The battle of Chausa : Defeat of Humayun by SherShah
D)The battle of Khanwa : Defeat of Rana Pratap by Akbar
Answer: The battle of Chausa : Defeat of Humayun by SherShah
- Q. In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :
A)February 1932
B)February 1925
C)February 1935
D)February 1937
Answer: February 1937
- Q. In the Gupta period, the largest number of coins were issued in
A)Silver
B)Gold
C)Copper
D)Iron
Answer: Gold
- Q. The leader who quit politics, retired to Pondicherry and set up an ashram there, was
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Lokmanya TiIak
C)Bhikaji Cama
D)Sri Aurobindo Ghose
Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghose
- Q. The first Shivaji festival was held at Raigarh in __________
A)1892
B)1890
C)1895
D)1899
Answer: 1895
- Q. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership. II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country. III. There was no central organisation to guide them. IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English. Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
A)I, II & III
B)I, III & IV
C)III & IV
D)II, III & IV
Answer: I, III & IV
- Q. The first image of the Buddha was carved out during the reign of
A)Pusyamitra Shunga
B)Ashoka
C)Kanishka I
D)Menander
Answer: Kanishka I
- Q. Who was the king during the french revolution
A)Louis XV
B)Napoleon
C)Louis XVI
D)Charles IX
Answer: Louis XVI
- Q. Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War?
A)Jefferson Davis
B)Abraham Lincoln
C)Robert E. Lee
D)Stonewall Jackson
Answer: Jefferson Davis
- Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
A)Firuz Shah
B)Nadir Shah
C)Mohammed Shah
D)Mohammed Ghori
Answer: Nadir Shah
- Q. Where did Moplah revolt took place?
A)Bihar
B)Bengal
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Kerala
Answer: Kerala
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