More Questions on History
- Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
A)Arabia
B)Manipal
C)America
D)Africa
Answer: Arabia
- Q. Lala Lajpat Rai was also known as :
A)Sher-e-Maharastra
B)Sher-e-Bengal
C)Sher-e-Kashmir
D)Sher-e-Punjab
Answer: Sher-e-Punjab
- Q. During the Mughal period the main source of Imperial revenue was
A)Customs duties
B)Agriculture
C)Industry
D)Foreign trade
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the
A)Yajurveda
B)Rigveda
C)Grihyasutras
D)Upanishad
Answer: Grihyasutras
- Q. Gandhi had been provoked into crusading for the lot of the Asians in South Africa by the British law called the Act
A)Blacks' Registration
B)Apartheid
C)cl Asiatic Registration
D)Subcitizens' Licence
Answer: cl Asiatic Registration
- Q. Which revolutionary said – “freedom is objective of our life and the Hindu religion would led us to the attainment of this objective?”
A)Narayan Guru
B)Vinoba Bhave
C)Dayanand Sarshwati
D)Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: Aurobindo Ghosh
- Q. Akbar saw the sea for the first time in his life at
A)Surat
B)Calcutta
C)Cambay
D)Madras
Answer: Cambay
- Q. Which was the main cause for starting of the Quit India Movement in 1942 ?
A)Report of Simon Commission
B)Severe unrest among the people
C)Failure of the Cripps Mission
D)British involved in the world was-II
Answer: Failure of the Cripps Mission
- Q. To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs Annie Besant published the newspaper (s)
A)Young India and Home Rule News
B)New India and Commonweal
C)Mahratta and Kesari
D)Home Rule Courier
Answer: New India and Commonweal
- Q. Who was the patron of the 3rd Buddhist council?
A)Ashoka
B)Ajatashatru
C)Kanishka
D)Harsha
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. When did the Sasanian Empire rise?
A)238
B)226
C)280
D)285
Answer: 226
- Q. Swaathanthrya gadha’ – was written by the great poet __________
A)O. N. V. Kurup
B)Cherusseri
C)G. Sankara kurup
D)Kumaranaasan
Answer: Kumaranaasan
- Q. The temple of Konark was built by Narasimha of the
A)Chola Administration
B)Maratha Administration
C)Ganga Administration
D)Vijayanagar Administration
Answer: Ganga Administration
- Q. Who is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’?
A)Agni
B)Indra
C)Pashupati
D)Vishnu
Answer: Indra
- Q. Mahabhasya was written by
A)Manu
B)Gargi
C)Bana
D)Patanjali
Answer: Patanjali
- 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. The language adopted for preaching In Mahayana Buddhism was
A)Brahmi
B)Pali
C)Sanskrit
D)Prakrit
Answer: Sanskrit
- Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
A)Sri Vaishavism
B)Sri Vaishnavism
C)Nirguna
D)Sikkhism
Answer: Sri Vaishnavism
- Q. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was ended with the signed of
A)Treaty of Munich
B)Treaty of Vienna
C)Treaty of Paris
D)Treaty of Versailles
Answer: Treaty of Versailles
- Q. A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete Independence) as Indian’s political goal was passed in the __________ Congress of 1929
A)Lahore
B)Shimla
C)Madras
D)Calcutta
Answer: Lahore
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