More Questions on History
- Q. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
A)Nanda
B)Maratha
C)Haryanka
D)Maurya
Answer: Maratha
- Q. Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of
A)1858
B)1853
C)1892
D)1833
Answer: 1892
- Q. Assertion (A): In some places artisans and craftsmen participated in the Revolt of 1857. Reason (R): The British policy of ‘one-way’ free trade destroyed village industries and handicrafts 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: A is true but R is false
- Q. The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in the year
A)1912
B)1911
C)1920
D)1925
Answer: 1911
- Q. The Home Rule League was started by
A)B. G. Tilak
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)Ranade
D)K. T. Telang
Answer: B. G. Tilak
- Q. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
A)Swadeshi Movement
B)Quit India Movement
C)Non-Cooperation Movement
D)Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: Swadeshi Movement
- Q. Name the Muslim Invader who destroyed Nalanda University?
A)Muhammad Bin Tuglaq
B)Allaudin Khalji
C)Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar
D)Muhammad Bin Qasim
Answer: Muhammad Bin Bakhtiyar
- Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
A)Gopala
B)Dharmapala
C)Nagpala
D)Mahipala
Answer: Dharmapala
- Q. A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I had been presented by
A)Sir Thomas Roe
B)Lord Clive
C)Lord Curzon
D)Captain Hawkins
Answer: Sir Thomas Roe
- Q. Select the correct statement (s) with reference to the Bhakti Movement
A)Compilation of Alvar Saints poetry / literature Tirumurai is called "Tamil Veda"
B)Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Collection of Alvar Saints hymns is known as Divya Prabandha
- Q. The first one, among the following, to deal with music was
A)Yajur Veda
B)Rig Veda
C)Sama Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Sama Veda
- Q. The Hindu College was started in 1817 at
A)Bombay
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Pondicherry
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. Aurangzeb, in his attempt to annex Marwar to the Mughal empire, was involved in a 30-year war. During these long years the most valiant struggle from the side of Marwar was fought by
A)Durgadas
B)Ajit Singh
C)Hadas of Bundi
D)Indra Singh
Answer: Durgadas
- Q. The term Brahmadeya occurs for the first time in
A)early Buddhist texts
B)early Vedic texts
C)pre-Gupta inscriptions
D)post-Gupta inscriptions
Answer: pre-Gupta inscriptions
- Q. The Kuka movement started in mid-nineteenth century in
A)Maharashtra
B)Western Punjab
C)Bengal
D)Madhya Bharat
Answer: Western Punjab
- Q. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
A)Upagupta
B)Vishnu Gupta
C)Brahma Gupta
D)Brihadratha
Answer: Upagupta
- Q. Which of the following Bhakti Reformers influenced by the preaching of Sufi teachers?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Nanak
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Who wrote famous book Kitab-ul-hind?
A)Amir Khusrau
B)Abul Fazl
C)Al Biruni
D)Firdausi
Answer: Al Biruni
- Q. The Inca civilization was raised in which country
A)Colombia
B)Bolivia
C)Peru
D)Chile
Answer: Peru
- Q. The Timariots Governors and the Revenue Contractors, on their part reason in this manner: “Why should the neglected state of this land create uneasiness in our minds and why should we expend our money and time to render it fruitful? We may be deprived of it in a single moment, and our exertions would benefit neither ourselves nor our children.” This statement was made by
A)Tavernier
B)Monserrate
C)Manrique
D)Bernier
Answer: Bernier
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