More Questions on History
- Q. The Hindu social sacraments such as marriage etc. are performed on the basis of the rituals described in the
A)Yajurveda
B)Rigveda
C)Grihyasutras
D)Upanishad
Answer: Grihyasutras
- Q. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was
A)not to steal
B)not to kill (non-injury)
C)non-attachment to worldly things
D)celibacy
Answer: celibacy
- Q. The monk who influenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was
A)Upagupta
B)Vishnu Gupta
C)Brahma Gupta
D)Brihadratha
Answer: Upagupta
- Q. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were
A)Persians
B)Abyssinians
C)Africans
D)Afghans
Answer: Abyssinians
- Q. Theosophical movement though not very successful helped in contributing to developments in society. Which of the following are those developments? I. Women upliftment and recognized their importance II. Provided self respect needed to fight British colonial rule III. Did not provide any contribution as they realized that they were giving false sense of pride
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Only III
D)All the above
Answer: Only II
- Q. Who among the following organised the “All India Depressed Classes Association” in colonial India?
A)Jyotiba Phule
B)M. K. Gandhi
C)Pandita Ramabai
D)B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: B. R. Ambedkar
- Q. The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with
A)Netaji Subash Bose's fight against British occupation of India
B)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
C)The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
D)The partition of India and Pakistan
Answer: The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
- Q. The most striking feature of the Ashokan pillars is their
A)carving
B)monolithic structure
C)polish
D)uniformity of workmanship
Answer: polish
- Q. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following centres?
A)Surat
B)Agra
C)Delhi
D)Calcutta
Answer: Agra
- Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
A)Pradesa
B)Bhukit
C)Vithi
D)Ahara
Answer: Vithi
- Q. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped in Nagasaki city
A)Fat Man
B)Fat Boy
C)Scorpion
D)Death Kiss
Answer: Fat Man
- Q. What was the name of the assassinator of John F. Kennedy
A)John Wilkes Booth
B)Lee Harvey Oswald
C)John Surratt
D)None of the above
Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald
- Q. Champaran Satyagraha was in __________
A)Bombay
B)Gujarat
C)Bihar
D)Madras
Answer: Bihar
- Q. How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Narrowand Unhygienic
B)Wide and Straight
C)Slippery
D)Narrow and Curved
Answer: Wide and Straight
- Q. The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisher reformer named
A)Vishnu Shastri
B)Jagannath Shankar
C)Bal Shastri
D)Krishna Shastri
Answer: Bal Shastri
- Q. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru?
A)B. G. Tilak
B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D)Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Q. In 1542 Akbar was born at
A)Herat
B)Agra
C)Umarkot
D)Kabul
Answer: Umarkot
- Q. The daughter who milks animals in the Vedic period was known as
A)Duhitr
B)Kubha
C)Komi
D)Sardha
Answer: Duhitr
- Q. What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in the social reforms in India?
A)Help in the abolition of Sati Pratha
B)He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
C)Established the Brahma Samaj
D)He adopted 100 villages to relocate them from Andhra Pradesh to Bengal for better life
Answer: He ensured the widow's marriage and girl's education
- Q. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of the East India Company was controlled by
A)The Indian Legislature
B)The Viceroy's Council
C)The Parliament in England
D)The Secretary of State
Answer: The Parliament in England
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