More Questions on History
- Q. What was the name of the mother of Rishabhnath?
A)Sharemestha
B)Tara
C)Marudevi
D)Anuradha
Answer: Marudevi
- Q. Who was given the title of “The Ambassador of Hindu – Muslim Unity” for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?
A)Fazl-ul-Haq
B)Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
C)Sayyid Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri
D)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- Q. A ‘Sabha’ in the Vedic period was a/an
A)Royal Court
B)Institution of professional men in villages
C)Mantri Parishad
D)National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
Answer: National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
- Q. Who, among the following, founded the ‘All India Depressed Classes Federation’ in 1920?
A)Jyotiba Phule
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)G. K. Gokhale
D)B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. Moti Masjid in the Red Fort, Delhi was constructed by
A)Shahjahan
B)Sher Shah
C)Aurangzeb
D)Bhahadur Shah Zafar
Answer: Aurangzeb
- Q. Which one of the following was NOT introduced by Shivaji?
A)Chauth
B)Land-tax
C)Sardeshmukhi
D)Pilgrim tax
Answer: Pilgrim tax
- Q. Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya?
A)Krishna Cult
B)Shiva Cult
C)Eknathwad
D)All of the above
Answer: Krishna Cult
- Q. During 18th century who among the following philosophers said these famous words? “Man is born free but is every where in chains.”
A)Jack Dareda
B)Voltaire
C)Jean Jacques Rousseaou
D)Montesqueue
Answer: Jean Jacques Rousseaou
- 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. Who had founded the Deccan Educational Society?
A)CR Das
B)Dadabhai Naoroji
C)Swami Vivekananda
D)Mahadeva Govind Ranade
Answer: Mahadeva Govind Ranade
- Q. Where was the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ founded?
A)Thailand
B)Singapore
C)Britain
D)Italy
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Jama Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
A)Humayun's Tomb
B)Fatehpur Sikri
C)Qutub Minar
D)Agra Fort
Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
- Q. Which of the following is not true about the Muslim League?
A)It was established in Calcutta in 1906
B)It was established by the Nawab Salimullah
C)The league supported the partition on Bengal
D)The league opposed the Swadeshi movement
Answer: It was established in Calcutta in 1906
- Q. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was
A)Milk and its products
B)Barley and rice
C)Rice and pulses
D)Vegetables and fruits
Answer: Milk and its products
- Q. Which war was formally ended with the Treaty of Portsmouth
A)World War II
B)World War I
C)Russo-Japanese War
D)China Japan War
Answer: Russo-Japanese War
- Q. Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the Court of
A)Akbar
B)Jahangir
C)Shahjahan
D)Bahadur Shah
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C)?
A)Zorastranianism
B)Shintoism
C)Islam
D)Tasism
Answer: Islam
- Q. Who is also known as ‘Bard of Avon’
A)Karl Marx
B)William Wordsworth
C)William Shakespeare
D)John Milton
Answer: William Shakespeare
- Q. Khas Mahal and the Shish Mahal are built in which World Heritage Monument?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Agra Fort
Answer: Agra Fort
- Q. Which statement on the Harappan Civilization is correct?
A)Cow was sacred to them
B)Horse sacrifice was known to them
C)Pashupati' was venerated by them
D)The culture was generally static
Answer: Pashupati' was venerated by them
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