More Questions on History
- Q. How did Abu al-Abbas become well known in the court of Charlemagne?
A)Distinguished diplomat from the Islamic world
B)Beloved pet from an Indian king
C)Gift from the Abbasid court
D)Muslim enemy of the king
Answer: Gift from the Abbasid court
- Q. Akbar’s teacher was
A)Bairam Khan
B)Abul Fazl
C)Abdul Latif
D)Kabir
Answer: Abdul Latif
- Q. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
A)pillars
B)floral designs
C)animal figures
D)yaksha figures
Answer: animal figures
- Q. Which is a work of Tamil Grammar that is said to be the earliest extant work of Tamil Literature?
A)Patinenmelkanakku
B)Tolkappiyam
C)Patinenkilkanakku
D)None of the above
Answer: Tolkappiyam
- Q. Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor__________
A)Jahangir
B)Shah Jahan
C)Babur
D)Akbar
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. The term ‘Upanishad’ Literally implies
A)Wisdom
B)Knowledge
C)Sitting near
D)Recitation
Answer: Sitting near
- Q. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
A)republics
B)democracy
C)oligarchy
D)monarchy
Answer: monarchy
- Q. Name of Republic which was a confederacy to tribes in the 6th century B.C
A)Vajji
B)Gandhara
C)Koushal
D)Avanti
Answer: Vajji
- Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
- Q. The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:
A)1913
B)1911
C)1917
D)1922
Answer: 1913
- Q. The Bloodless Revolution of 1688 was started in which country
A)Italy
B)England
C)Portugal
D)France
Answer: England
- Q. In 1893 __________ landed in India, made a tour of the country in the company of H. S. Olcott, and by her splendid presentation of Indian philosophy and her undisguised personal preference for the Indian spiritual heritage, won the support of orthodox Brahmins to Theosophy
A)Upendranath Basu
B)Annie Besant
C)I. N. Gurtu
D)George Thompson
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
A)Religious domination
B)Subtle conquest
C)A casteless society
D)Non-violence and peace
Answer: Non-violence and peace
- Q. Which of the following leader who presided All India Congress Committee session on 9th August?
A)Aruna Asif Ali
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Aruna Asif Ali
- Q. Who defeated whom in the second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192)?
A)Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
B)Prithviraj defeated Muhammad Ghori
C)Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
D)Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
Answer: Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
- Q. Who established the ‘Sharda Sadan’, a school for Indian Widows in colonial India?
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Mahadev Govind Ranade
C)Dayanand Saraswati
D)Pandita Ramabai
Answer: Pandita Ramabai
- Q. 1917 is known for
A)Battle of Waterloo
B)Battle of Trafalgar
C)End of the World War-I
D)The Russian Revolution
Answer: The Russian Revolution
- Q. The art of painting in the Mughal age was __________ in origin
A)Hindu
B)Persian
C)French
D)Afghan
Answer: Persian
- Q. During the Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the __________ to places ruled by Hindu Rajas
A)Poor
B)Nobles
C)Middle Class
D)Foreign residents
Answer: Poor
- Q. What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?
A)2500 BC - 1700 BC
B)2400 BC - 1700 BC
C)2400 BC - 1750 BC
D)2500 BC - 1750 BC
Answer: 2500 BC - 1750 BC
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