More Questions on History
- Q. What was Chandragupta-II also known as?
A)Skanda Gupta
B)Samudra Gupta
C)Vikramaditya
D)Rama Gupta
Answer: Vikramaditya
- Q. Who among the following was ruler from The Kushan dynasty?
A)Danti Durga
B)Vikarmaditya
C)Khadphises I
D)Pushyamitra
Answer: Khadphises I
- Q. The main purpose of Brahmo Samaj for which it was set up are
A)Criticize social evils, oppose idolatry and emphasize human dignity
B)Purify Hinduism and to preach monotheism
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. I. Buddhist elements II. Secular aspects III. Jain culture Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Ajanta Painting portray ?
A)Both I and II
B)Only I
C)I, II and III
D)Only III
Answer: Only I
- Q. In the Vedic age, who was the head of “Grama”?
A)Gramini
B)Kulapa
C)Vispati
D)Gopati
Answer: Gramini
- Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
A)Agriculture
B)Pastureland
C)Mining
D)Cotton Cultivation
Answer: Agriculture
- Q. In March 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill appointed the Cripps Mission to resolve Indian political crisis because
A)of the gravity of the Japanese war menace on India's borders
B)he was under pressure from the US President Roosevelt
C)both A and B above
D)of INA's initial success on India's eastern borders
Answer: both A and B above
- Q. Qutub Minar, as we find at present, was finally re-built by
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Balban
C)Sikandar Lodi
D)Firoz Tughlaq
Answer: Firoz Tughlaq
- Q. What did the ninth-century Scandinavian invasions do in England?
A)Led to disintegration of a large kingdom into smaller kingdoms
B)Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
C)Gave way to colonization by the Vikings
D)Brought down Anglo-Saxon alliance
Answer: Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
- Q. Gandhi called for an all India Hartal (strike) to protest against Rowlatt Act on 6th April __________
A)1919
B)1918
C)1926
D)1925
Answer: 1919
- Q. Under pressure from his family, Nanu married__________, the daughter of a traditional village doctor
A)Kaliamma
B)Kaliamma
C)Rohini
D)Meenkshi Amma
Answer: Kaliamma
- Q. What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Recurrent Floods
B)Invasion of Aryans
C)Earthquakes
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The Mughal leader Babur originally invaded northern India
A)Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
B)To creates a Shiite Muslim state
C)To control the trade routes into Southeast Asia
D)To defeat his longstanding enemy, the sultan of Delhi
Answer: Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
- Q. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
A)Calcutta
B)Dacca
C)Delhi
D)Meerut and Karachi
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Who among the following was an illiterate?
A)Shah Jahan
B)Jahagir
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. In which year ‘University of Oxford’ was founded
A)1562
B)1096
C)1117
D)1342
Answer: 1096
- Q. Which dynasty immediately succeeded the Maurya dynasty and ruled Magadha Kingdom?
A)Sunga
B)Satavahana
C)Nanda
D)Kanva
Answer: Sunga
- Q. Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last?
A)Bodh Gaya
B)Rajgir
C)Sarnath
D)Kushinagar
Answer: Kushinagar
- Q. Who had set up the Anti-Untouchability League for the eradication of the evil of untouchability?
A)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
B)Jagjivan Ram
C)Acharya Kripalani
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement started in
A)1920
B)1870
C)1921
D)1942
Answer: 1920
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