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Q. What is pietra dura?

A
Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
B
A form of music
C
Armour
D
None of the above

Correct Answer

Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones

More Questions on History

  • Q. The famous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be flowing underground in Rajasthan is
    A)Sabastu
    B)Sindhu
    C)Shatudri
    D)Saraswati
    Answer: Saraswati
  • Q. What was Hampi known for?
    A)It had the largest stable in medieval India
    B)It was the capital of Golconda
    C)It had the translation of the Indian epics to Persian
    D)It was the capital of Vijayanagar
    Answer: It was the capital of Vijayanagar
  • Q. Which language was mostly used for the propagation of Buddhism?
    A)Prakrit
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Pali
    D)Sauraseni
    Answer: Pali
  • 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. Who wrote the famous Kural which in verse deals with many aspects of life and religion?
    A)Bana
    B)Bhartrihari
    C)Magha
    D)Thiruvalluvar
    Answer: Thiruvalluvar
  • Q. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
    A)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    B)Firoz Tughlaq
    C)Alauddin Khalji
    D)Sikandar Lodi
    Answer: Sikandar Lodi
  • Q. Who composed ‘The History of the Kings of Britain’?
    A)Geoffrey of Monmouth
    B)Ambrosius Aurelianus
    C)Thomas Malory
    D)Vortigern
    Answer: Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Q. The first elaborate description of Upanayana Sanskar is found in the
    A)Taittiriya Brahmana
    B)Aitareya Brahmana
    C)Tandyamaha Brahmana
    D)Shatapatha Brahmana
    Answer: Tandyamaha Brahmana
  • Q. Select the correct statement (s) is/are correct about Upanishad philosophy
    A)Indicates learning from best teacher
    B)Indicates learning from a spiritual teacher
    C)Indicates learning from best teacher who have morality and knowledge
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Indicates learning from a spiritual teacher
  • Q. Sati was declared a punishable offence in__________
    A)1729
    B)1727
    C)1829
    D)1834
    Answer: 1829
  • Q. Benito Mussolini was a leader of
    A)Italy
    B)Germany
    C)French
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Who He said, “I accept as Dharma whatever is in full conformity with impartial justice, truthfulness and the like; that which is not opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas. Whatever is not free from partiality and is unjust, partaking of untruth and the like, and opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas—that I hold as adharma”.He also said “He, who after careful thinking, is ever ready to accept truth and reject falsehood; who counts the happiness of others as he does that of his own self, him I call just”
    A)Ranjit Singh
    B)Baba Ram Singh
    C)Lal Singh
    D)Dayananda Saraswathi
    Answer: Dayananda Saraswathi
  • Q. Where had civil rebellions against the British initially started?
    A)Bengal and Bihar
    B)Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
    C)Odisha
    D)Madras and Calcutta
    Answer: Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh
  • Q. Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?
    A)Ryotwari
    B)Chauth
    C)Rae Rekho
    D)Sardeshmukhi
    Answer: Sardeshmukhi
  • Q. Who was the selected as first satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi to begin individual satyagraha in 1940?
    A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    B)Vinoba Bhave
    C)Brahma Datt
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Vinoba Bhave
  • Q. When did the Korean war end?
    A)1948
    B)1937
    C)1950
    D)1953
    Answer: 1953
  • Q. United Nations was formed in the year
    A)1945
    B)1944
    C)1947
    D)1948
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramdas
    C)Namdeva
    D)Eknath
    Answer: Tukaram
  • Q. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, “None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth.”?
    A)Leo Tolstoy
    B)Bertrand Russell
    C)Albert Einstein
    D)Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
    Answer: Albert Einstein
  • Q. Which of the following is not among the regions where the Britishers had first set up trading posts?
    A)Goa
    B)Bengal
    C)Coromandel Coast
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Goa

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