More Questions on History
- Q. The Indian National Congress had passed the famous resolution on “Non-cooperation” in 1920 at its session held at
A)Delhi
B)Lucknow
C)Bombay
D)Calcutta
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. A Janapadin was the __________ of a janapada.
A)Minister
B)Servant
C)Army General
D)Ruler
Answer: Ruler
- Q. “Sir Saiyad was a prophet of education” who said this?
A)Sree Narayana Guru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Chattambi Swamikal
D)Tilak
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about ancient Indian literature?
A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
A)Calcutta
B)Lucknow
C)Bombay
D)Madras
Answer: Bombay
- Q. On Cabinet Mission, __________ observed, the proposals preserve the essential unity of India which la threatened by the dispute between two major communities
A)Nehru
B)Lord Wavell
C)Patel
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Lord Wavell
- Q. The title ‘Indian Napoleon’ has been attached to
A)Samudragupta
B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
C)Chandragupta-I
D)Harshavardhana
Answer: Samudragupta
- Q. Who is generally consider as the first pharaoh of Egypt
A)Semerkhet
B)Menes
C)Takelot I
D)Tutankhamun
Answer: Menes
- Q. Alexander was the son of Philip II of __________
A)Athens
B)Sparta
C)Macedonia
D)Carthage
Answer: Macedonia
- Q. The Kailasha temple is located in the caves of
A)Ellora
B)Ajanta
C)Elephanta
D)Karle
Answer: Ellora
- Q. Who said Ask not, Say not, Think not caste, Think only Gods
A)William Logan
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)Connolly
D)S. N. Banerjee
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at
A)ChauriChaura
B)Champaran
C)Bardoli
D)Sabarmati
Answer: Champaran
- Q. When did the Chinese Civil War began?
A)1948
B)1927
C)1950
D)1937
Answer: 1927
- Q. The only Veda to have been rendered musically is
A)The Sama Veda
B)The Rig Veda
C)The Yajur Veda
D)The Atharva Veda
Answer: The Sama Veda
- Q. Who advanced Russia’s boundary to the Black Sea?
A)Elizabeth of Russia
B)Catherine the Great
C)Peter the Great
D)Peter III of Russia
Answer: Catherine the Great
- Q. Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
A)Ajatashatru
B)Bimbisara
C)Udayin
D)Kanishka
Answer: Ajatashatru
- Q. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
A)Kanishka I
B)Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka I
- Q. Of the following who was not the leader of the Extremists?
A)Aurobindo Ghose
B)Lokamanya Tilak
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)Hume
Answer: Hume
- Q. Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?
A)Godeheu
B)Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally
C)La Bourdonnais
D)Joseph Francois Dupleix
Answer: Joseph Francois Dupleix
- Q. Which of the following Indus Valley sites is presently in Pakistan?
A)Harappa
B)Kalibangan
C)Alamgirpur
D)Lothal
Answer: Harappa
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