More Questions on History
- Q. The Jaina saint credited with the spread of Jainism in Karnataka (south India) was
A)Adinatha
B)Bhadrabahu
C)Parshvanatha
D)Mahavira
Answer: Bhadrabahu
- Q. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
A)Persian invader Nadir Shah
B)Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
C)Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
D)British East India Company
Answer: Persian invader Nadir Shah
- Q. Lord __________ is regarded to have been the father of local self-government in India
A)Bentinck
B)Ripon
C)Curzon
D)Mayo
Answer: Ripon
- Q. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce
A)Bronze implements
B)Seals
C)Cotton
D)Barely
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Poona Pact (1932)? I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B. R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
A)pillars
B)floral designs
C)animal figures
D)yaksha figures
Answer: animal figures
- Q. When did Greco-Persian Wars end?
A)449 BC
B)460 BC
C)447 BC
D)424 BC
Answer: 449 BC
- Q. Which of the following temples were destroyed by Aurangzeb? I. Somnath temple II. Vishwanath temple III. Keshav Rai temple IV. Meenakshi temple
A)I, II and IV
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)All the above
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the
A)Indian Association
B)Landholders Society of Calcutta
C)British Indian Association
D)Madras Native Association
Answer: Landholders Society of Calcutta
- Q. From where the famous ‘Gayatri Mantra’ has been taken?
A)Atharva Veda
B)Yajur veda
C)Rig Veda
D)Sarna Veda
Answer: Rig Veda
- Q. Who was famously known as the Tuti-e-Hindustan?
A)Nakhshabi
B)Utbi
C)Amir Khusarau
D)Tansen
Answer: Amir Khusarau
- Q. During Karikala’s rule the important Chola port was
A)Puhar
B)Calicut
C)Korkai
D)Thondi
Answer: Puhar
- Q. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?
A)1917
B)1919
C)1934
D)1909
Answer: 1917
- Q. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the
A)Primitive age
B)Paleolithic age
C)Neolithic age
D)Bronze age
Answer: Bronze age
- Q. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National congress?
A)Badruddin Tyabji
B)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C)Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
D)Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: Badruddin Tyabji
- Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
A)Italy
B)Uzbekistan
C)Morocco
D)Russia
Answer: Italy
- Q. Who built Imambara and Rumi Darwaza?
A)Asaf-ud-daula
B)Wajid Ali Shah
C)Shuja-ud-daula
D)Adbdul Mansur
Answer: Asaf-ud-daula
- Q. The Sikh gurus who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib was
A)Har Rai
B)Nanak
C)Arjan
D)Bahadur
Answer: Arjan
- Q. The subject matter of Ajanta Paintings pertains to
A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Vaishnavism
D)Shaivism
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. In Tamil Nadu, the movement started with __________ and __________
A)The Vaisnava Alvars
B)The Saiva Nayanars
C)Nirguna Saints
D)Both A & B
Answer: Both A & B
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