More Questions on History
- Q. Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?
A)Lord Hastings
B)Lord William Bentinck
C)Lord Cornwallis
D)Lord Wellesley
Answer: Lord Hastings
- Q. Assertion (A): English was taken as the medium of instruction in India by the William Bentinck. Reason (R): William Bentinck wanted to promote western culture in India
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. When was Han Dynasty established?
A)209 BC
B)220 BC
C)208 BC
D)206 BC
Answer: 206 BC
- Q. Jathi Nirnayam is the work of __________
A)C. Kesavan
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)Nataraja Guru
D)T. K. Madhavan
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
A)The rise of an other-worldly outlook
B)The growth of Sanskrit
C)The progress of philosophy
D)The consolidation of the caste system
Answer: The consolidation of the caste system
- Q. Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?
A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
B)Humayun's Tomb
C)Qutub Minar
D)Red Fort Complex
Answer: Qutub Minar
- Q. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
A)Angas
B)Prabandhas
C)Nibandhas
D)Chartis
Answer: Angas
- Q. All souls day is a __________ festival.
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Christian
D)Muslim
Answer: Christian
- Q. Of the following who transferred the capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr?
A)Mir Jaffar
B)Mir Kasim
C)Siraj-ud-Daulah
D)Mir Mudan
Answer: Mir Kasim
- Q. Who among the following Sikh Gurus had laid the foundation of Amritsar?
A)Guru Ramdas
B)Guru Amar Das
C)Guru Arjan Dev
D)Guru Hargovbind
Answer: Guru Ramdas
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints was part of the egalitarian, personalized Varkari devotionalism tradition?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Tukaram
Answer: Tukaram
- Q. The President of the Constituent Assembly was
A)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B)Dr. BR Ambedkar
C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Q. Subhash Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi, Azad and Nehru) and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called
A)Swatantra Bharat Brigade
B)Himalayan Brigade
C)Bhagat Singh Brigade
D)Subhash Brigade
Answer: Subhash Brigade
- Q. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to
A)Charles wood dispatch on education, influenced it towards female education
B)Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non- Brahmins
C)Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi
D)Both A and B
Answer: Both A and B
- Q. Absolute sovereign power of the Monarch was advocated by
A)Rousseau
B)Thomas Hobbes
C)John Locke
D)Karl Marx
Answer: Thomas Hobbes
- Q. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism? I. The world is full of sorrows. II. People suffer on account of desires. III. If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained. IV. The existence of God and Soul must be recognised.
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The Indian National congress decided to launch an individual civil disobedience in place of Mass civil Disobedience in:
A)1935
B)1942
C)1933
D)1928
Answer: 1933
- Q. The estate of Shivaji’s father was
A)Poona
B)Konkan
C)Torna
D)Rajgarh
Answer: Poona
- Q. Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858?
A)The British Parliament
B)Queen Victoria
C)Government of Britan
D)None of these
Answer: The British Parliament
- Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Vira Narasimha : Tuluva
B)Dev Raya II : Sangama
C)Venkata II : Aravidu
D)Narsimha : Chalukya
Answer: Narsimha : Chalukya
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