More Questions on History

  • Q. Who was Ajitnath Tirthankara in his previous life?
    A)Maharaj Vimalvahan
    B)Siddharth
    C)Mahavir
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Maharaj Vimalvahan
  • Q. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Tibetan
    D)Not written in any language but orally transmitted
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Which one of the following Indus cities has houses with doors on the main streets?
    A)Surkotada
    B)Lothal
    C)Chanhudaro
    D)Banawali
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was
    A)Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
    B)Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
    C)Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
    D)Hemachandra (Hemu)
    Answer: Hemachandra (Hemu)
  • Q. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?
    A)Ajatasatru
    B)Ashoka
    C)Bindusara
    D)Bimbisara
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
    A)Punjab
    B)Assam
    C)Bengal
    D)N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
    Answer: N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
  • Q. I. VishishtAdvaita (“Advaita with uniqueness; qualifications”) is a non-dualistic school of Vedanta philosophy. II. Ramanuja, the main proponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy contends that the Prasthana Traya (“The three courses”), namely the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras are to be interpreted in a way that shows this unity in diversity. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Visishtadvaita?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was __________ at home to administer the East India Company
    A)A Secretary
    B)A Committee of 24
    C)A Council of Lords
    D)A Board of Revenue
    Answer: A Committee of 24
  • Q. We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
    A)Trajan
    B)Cartius
    C)Nero
    D)Brutus
    Answer: Trajan
  • Q. Of the so-called ‘Nine Gems of the Court of Akbar’ the one who was a reputed poet of Hindi, was
    A)Faizi
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
    D)Birbal
    Answer: Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana
  • Q. China invaded Indian frontiers in the year __________
    A)1960
    B)1956
    C)1962
    D)1965
    Answer: 1962
  • Q. Which of the following cannot be said to be a cardinal principle of the theosophical society?
    A)Aimed Hindu spiritual wisdom through western enlightenment
    B)It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
    C)It believed in the existence of unique connections between god and every being
    D)It believed in the possibility of reincarnation and karma
    Answer: It questioned the ancient philosophies that dominated the Indian thinking
  • Q. The State is a necessary evil according to
    A)Liberalists
    B)Communists
    C)Individualists
    D)Anarchists
    Answer: Individualists
  • Q. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year
    A)1805
    B)1800
    C)1807
    D)1815
    Answer: 1815
  • Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
    A)Industry
    B)Infra structure
    C)Agriculture
    D)Services
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?
    A)Sama Vedas
    B)Rig Vedas
    C)Brahamans
    D)Aryankas
    Answer: Rig Vedas
  • Q. When were Jewish communities expelled from England?
    A)1306
    B)1290
    C)1492
    D)1453
    Answer: 1290
  • Q. Who established the Sadr-Di-wani-Adalat during the British East India Company’s rule?
    A)Warren Hastings
    B)Wellesley
    C)Dalhousie
    D)Cornwallis
    Answer: Warren Hastings
  • Q. Agra Fort was built by
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar

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