More Questions on History
- Q. Select the correct order
A)Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas
B)Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
C)Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas, Mirabai
D)Tulsidas, Mirabai, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya
Answer: Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
- Q. Mein Kampf’ is the autobiography which political leader
A)Benito Mussolini
B)Joseph Stalin
C)Winston Churchill
D)Adolf Hitler
Answer: Adolf Hitler
- Q. When did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen?
A)1942
B)1941
C)1945
D)1940
Answer: 1945
- Q. The first Defence Minister of India was
A)Gopalaswami Aiyangar
B)K. M. Cariappa
C)Baldev Singh
D)Sardar Patel
Answer: Baldev Singh
- Q. The Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II had been exiled by the British and sent to
A)Fatehpur Sikri
B)Andman and Nicobar
C)Mandalay
D)Rangoon
Answer: Rangoon
- Q. The Buland Darwaza was built to mark Akbar’s conquest of
A)Malwa
B)Awadh
C)Gujarat
D)Chittor
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Kheda Satyagraha is related to __________
A)Calcutta
B)Gujarat
C)Thana
D)Malabar
Answer: Gujarat
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Saint Ramanuja? I. He preached Vishishtadvaita. II. He said that the ‘God is Sagunabrahman’
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Who established Mahabalipuram?
A)Pandya
B)Pallava
C)Chola
D)Chalukya
Answer: Pallava
- Q. The partition of Bengal was occurred in __________
A)1805
B)1804
C)1904
D)1905
Answer: 1905
- Q. As per Act of 1919 the lower house of the Central Legislature was known as __________
A)Legislative Assembly
B)Legislative Council
C)House of Representatives
D)House of Commons
Answer: Legislative Assembly
- Q. Which of the following statement is correct about South-Indian Literature?
A)Tamil is the oldest with literature dating back to early centuries of Christian era. This developed during the three Sangams(assemblies of poets and writers) held during different times
B)In Southern India, the ancient Indian writings were written in four Dravidian languages which developed their own script and literature, these are, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,Malayalam
C)Both A & B
D)None of the above
Answer: Both A & B
- Q. As per Wavell’s Plan the external affairs would be under the charge of __________
A)Parliament
B)Viceroy
C)An Indian Member of the Executive Council
D)Secretary of State
Answer: An Indian Member of the Executive Council
- Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the leader of__________
A)Rowlatt Satyagraha
B)Bhoodan Movement
C)Bardoli Satyagraha
D)Swadeshi Movement
Answer: Bardoli Satyagraha
- Q. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
A)cultivator
B)slave
C)neighbour
D)foreigner
Answer: neighbour
- Q. The crop which was not known to Vedic people is
A)Wheat
B)Barley
C)Rice
D)Tobacco
Answer: Tobacco
- Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year
A)1908
B)1906
C)1913
D)1917
Answer: 1908
- Q. Which of the following civilisations is not associated with the Harappan Civilisation?
A)Egyptian
B)Mesopotamian
C)Sumerian
D)Chinese
Answer: Chinese
- Q. “Quwwat-ul-Islam” Mosque was built by
A)Alauddin Khalji
B)Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
C)Iltutmish
D)Mohammad Adilshah
Answer: Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
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