More Questions on History
- Q. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?
A)Surdas
B)Sant Kabir
C)Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Sant Kabir
- Q. When was Bulgaria founded?
A)864
B)681
C)917
D)923
Answer: 681
- Q. When was the All Red Line inaugurated?
A)1902
B)1901
C)1922
D)1872
Answer: 1902
- Q. During the reign of Kanishka, Buddhism for the first time went to China and from China it went to
A)Thailand and Cambodia
B)Burma and Tibet
C)Korea and Japan
D)Indonesia and Vietnam
Answer: Korea and Japan
- Q. In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place?
A)Lahore session in 1940
B)Tripuri Session in 1939
C)Meerut Session in 1946
D)Lucknow session in 1916
Answer: Lucknow session in 1916
- Q. Sathya Shodak Samaj also called truth seekers society was started by which of the following reformers?
A)Jyotiba Phule
B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C)Dayananda Saraswathi
D)Shiv Narain Agnihotri
Answer: Jyotiba Phule
- Q. Zabti System of revenue was prevalent during the reign of
A)Babar
B)Akbar
C)Humayun
D)Jahangir
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Find out the contributions of Bhakti Movement in India: I. Surge in vernacular Literature II. Development of Philosophies III. Devotional transformation of society and Inclusiveness IV. New forms of Worship
A)I, II, III & IV
B)I, II & IV
C)Both I & IV
D)Only IV
Answer: I, II, III & IV
- Q. Who discovered America?
A)Columbus
B)Vascoda Gama
C)Captain Cook
D)Amundsen
Answer: Columbus
- Q. The Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 dealt with which of the following issues primarily
A)Female infanticide
B)Abolition of sati
C)Child marriages
D)Dowry prohibition
Answer: Abolition of sati
- Q. What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
A)Khilafat Agitation
B)Bardoli Satyagraha
C)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
D)Chauri Chaura incident
Answer: Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
- Q. Marcopolo is known for
A)Travelling to China, India and Asia
B)Discovering Greenland
C)Travelling round the Cape of Good Hope
D)Discovering Canada
Answer: Travelling to China, India and Asia
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
A)Division of the empire after Ashoka
B)Ashoka's pacifist policies
C)Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
D)Economic and financial crisis
Answer: Ashoka's pacifist policies
- Q. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
A)the state treasury
B)military affairs
C)the royal household
D)the land revenue system
Answer: military affairs
- Q. Who was the King of Britain during the First World War ?
A)Anarew VIII
B)Philip I
C)George V
D)Jonn Vll
Answer: George V
- Q. The correct Chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is
A)Bombay, Madras, Surat, Calcutta
B)Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Surat
C)Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
D)Surat, Madras, Calcutta, Bombay
Answer: Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
- Q. What is the literal meaning of Bhakti?
A)Prayer
B)Salvation
C)Offer words of praise
D)None of the above
Answer: Salvation
- Q. To which of the republic of Buddha belong?
A)Sakyas
B)Licchavis
C)Mallas
D)None of the above
Answer: Sakyas
- Q. During the tenure of which Governor general was the resolution of total independence passed?
A)Lord Minto
B)Lord Irwin
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Lord Reading
Answer: Lord Irwin
- Q. The song Jana-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindranath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
A)Morning Song of India
B)Tatva Bodhini
C)Bharat Vidhata
D)Rashtra Jagrati
Answer: Bharat Vidhata
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