More Questions on History
- Q. Battle of Panipat was fought in the year 1526 between Babur and__________
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Rana Sanga
C)Hemu
D)Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
- Q. Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?
A)1857-1947
B)1857-60
C)1857-90
D)1845-1947
Answer: 1857-90
- Q. The most important craftsman in the Vedic period was the
A)goldsmith
B)blacksmith
C)carpenter
D)barber
Answer: carpenter
- Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
A)I and II
B)Only I
C)I and III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. When was first telegraph line started in India?
A)1875
B)1851
C)1884
D)1900
Answer: 1851
- Q. As per Pitt’s India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________
A)The Court of Directors
B)The Board of Control
C)The House of Commons
D)The House of Lords
Answer: The Court of Directors
- Q. Vardhamana Mahavira is also known as
A)Great teacher
B)Jina
C)Great preacher
D)Jain
Answer: Jina
- Q. Raja Rammohan Roy’s contribution to education are: I. Assisted David Hare in setting Hindu college II. English school at Calcutta was maintained at his own cost III. Established Vedanta College which taught only western social and physical sciences
A)Both II and III
B)Only III
C)Only I and II
D)All the above
Answer: Only I and II
- Q. Who was the disciple of Vallabhacharya?
A)Surdas
B)Tulsidas
C)Tukaram
D)Ramanuja
Answer: Surdas
- Q. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about
A)three centuries
B)two centuries
C)four centuries
D)a little over one century
Answer: three centuries
- Q. The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by
A)Begum Hazrat Mahal
B)Wajid Ali Shah
C)Asaf-ud-daula
D)Begum Zeenat Mahal
Answer: Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Q. Daiva Dasakam is a Malayalam work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)C. Kesavan
D)T. K. Madhavan
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. Who is known as the father of Modern Medicine?
A)Euclid
B)Erastosthenes
C)Hippocrates
D)Pythagoras
Answer: Hippocrates
- Q. Who amongst the following was not associated with the Unification of Italy?
A)Garibaldi
B)Cavour
C)Mussolini
D)Mazzini
Answer: Mussolini
- Q. After which Tirthankar, Sambhavanath Tirthankar was born?
A)Ajitnath
B)Rishabnath
C)Abhinandan
D)Padyaprabhu
Answer: Ajitnath
- Q. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
A)Jahangir
B)Akbar
C)Shahjahan
D)Akbar-II
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. East Timor, in Indonesian, Archipelago, was the former colony of
A)English
B)Dutch
C)French
D)Portuguese
Answer: Portuguese
- Q. The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by
A)Lord Bentick
B)Lord Dalhousie
C)Lord Curzon
D)Lord Ripon
Answer: Lord Dalhousie
- Q. The Renaissance movement is described as the ending of
A)Ancient Era
B)Pre Historic Era
C)Medieval Era
D)Modern Era
Answer: Medieval Era
- Q. Who was a founder member of the Russian Populist Movement “Anarchism”?
A)Gorkhy
B)Mikhail Bakunin
C)Leo Tolstoy
D)Turganew
Answer: Mikhail Bakunin
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