More Questions on History
- Q. High courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in
A)1919
B)1935
C)1862
D)1861
Answer: 1862
- Q. The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were
A)Khudai Khidmatgar
B)The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
C)Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
D)All of these
Answer: All of these
- Q. The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
A)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
B)Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
C)Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
D)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
Answer: Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
- Q. Akbar had constructed several forts, which did not include the one of
A)Agra
B)Lahore
C)Allahabad
D)Red Fort
Answer: Red Fort
- Q. Which of the following was not included in Pakistan by the Independence Act?
A)The West Punjab
B)East Bengal
C)Sind
D)West Bengal
Answer: West Bengal
- Q. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record the achievements of
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ashoka
C)Samudragupta
D)Chandragupta II
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. Lord Mahavira died at
A)Lumbini Garden
B)Saravana Belagola
C)Kalugumalai
D)Pavapuri
Answer: Pavapuri
- Q. The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by
A)Jinnah
B)Azad Kalam
C)Md Iqbal
D)Liyakat All Khan
Answer: Md Iqbal
- Q. First Indian Commander-in-Chief was
A)Gen. K. M. Kariappa
B)Gen. K. S. Thimayya
C)S. H. F. J. Manekshaw
D)None of the above
Answer: Gen. K. M. Kariappa
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Chaitanya? I. He popularised the Krishna Cult in Bengal. II. He believes that through love and devotion, song and dance, a devotee can feel the presence of God?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Mahabandula was the great General of the
A)Sikhs
B)Marathas
C)Nepalese
D)Burmese
Answer: Burmese
- Q. The term of office fixed by Regulating Act for Governor General was
A)5 years
B)4 years
C)3 years
D)2 years
Answer: 5 years
- Q. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?
A)Agra
B)Sikandara
C)Fatehpursikri
D)Allahabad
Answer: Sikandara
- Q. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira adds which of the followings as the fifth vow?
A)Non-injury
B)Abstention from stealing
C)Brahmacharya or continence
D)Non-attachment
Answer: Brahmacharya or continence
- Q. Who secured papal recognition of his kingship in 1328?
A)Edward I of England
B)Edward Bruce
C)Edward II of England
D)Robert the Bruce
Answer: Robert the Bruce
- Q. Which one of following pairs is not correctly matched?
A)Atharvaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian medicine
B)Samaveda Samhita - Origins of Indian music
C)Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
D)Yajurveda Samhita - Origins of rituals
Answer: Rigveda Samhita - Earliest prose
- Q. Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo French rivalry in India?
A)Battle of Plassey
B)Battle of Wandiwash
C)Battle of Mysore
D)Battle of Seringapatnam
Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
- Q. Who had built the ‘Amber Fort’?
A)Raja Man Singh
B)Akbar
C)Uday Singh-II
D)Maharana Pratap
Answer: Raja Man Singh
- Q. Which of the following was the capital of Surasena Mahajanapada?
A)Junagarh
B)Viratnagar
C)Mathura
D)Kashi
Answer: Mathura
- Q. In 1901 the State Census Manual of __________recorded Sree Narayana as a revered “Guru” and an erudite Sanskrit scholar
A)Malabar
B)Travancore
C)Cochi
D)Kottayam
Answer: Travancore
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