More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following was not an Indus Valley site?
A)Rangpur
B)Pataliputra
C)Sukatagendor
D)Lothal
Answer: Pataliputra
- Q. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
A)Hungarians
B)Arabs
C)Hunas
D)Turks
Answer: Hunas
- Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
A)Arabia
B)Manipal
C)America
D)Africa
Answer: Arabia
- Q. Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar’s court by whom?
A)Abul Fazl
B)Faizi
C)Badayuni
D)Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
Answer: Faizi
- Q. The Buddha
A)was non-committal on the theory of Karma
B)rejected the theory of Karma
C)believed in the theory of Karma
D)suggested an alternative to the theory of Karma
Answer: believed in the theory of Karma
- Q. The Mohamedan Association was founded in __________in 1856
A)Adayar
B)Calcutta
C)Madras
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Calcutta
- Q. British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Company in the year
A)1858
B)1857
C)1859
D)1860
Answer: 1858
- Q. The capital of the Abbasid Caliphs was
A)Damascus
B)Bagdad
C)Constantinople
D)Madina
Answer: Bagdad
- Q. When did the October Revolution occur?
A)1918
B)1917
C)1920
D)1923
Answer: 1917
- Q. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
A)Baroda
B)Travancore
C)Hyderabad
D)Mysore
Answer: Travancore
- Q. The Regulating Act was passed in the year
A)1773
B)1793
C)1763
D)1783
Answer: 1773
- 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. Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?
A)Panini
B)Vishakhadatta
C)Patanjali
D)Shudrak
Answer: Vishakhadatta
- Q. Who was King Vipulvahan?
A)Brother of Sambhavnath
B)Father of Sambhavnath
C)Friend of Sambhavnath
D)Teacher of Sambhavnath
Answer: Father of Sambhavnath
- Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
A)Mirabai
B)Chaitanya
C)Tulsidas
D)Surdas
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?
A)Lord Auckland
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Lord Dalhousie
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. The first muslim woman who ruled Northern India was
A)Nurjahan
B)Razia Sultana
C)Mumtaz
D)None of the above
Answer: Razia Sultana
- Q. Vaikhanasa the five-fold conception of Vishnu consists of brahmanpurushaprakritisatyaachyutaaniruddha
A)II, III, IV, V and VI
B)I, II, III, IV and V
C)I, II, IV, V and VI
D)I, III, IV, V and VI
Answer: I, III, IV, V and VI
- Q. The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
A)expulsion of Tilak from the INC
B)election of the President of the INC
C)demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
D)resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
Answer: election of the President of the INC
- Q. Which of the following books were written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru? I. Discovery of India II. Outline of History III. Glimpses of World History IV. A Study of History
A)II & IV
B)I & IV
C)I & III
D)I, II, III & IV
Answer: I & III
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- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Jainism And Buddhism
- Mauryan Empire
- Magadha Empire
- Harshavardhana Empire
- Vedic Age
- Medieval History
- Bhakti Movement
- Gulam Dynasty
- Khalji Dynasty
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