More Questions on History
- Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to the Kabir. I. He was the disciple of Ramananda and the most liberal among medieval Indian reformers. II. He was possibly a contemporary of Sultan Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1489-1517)
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: I only
- Q. When was the construction of Great Wall of China started?
A)252 BC
B)294 BC
C)249 BC
D)221 BC
Answer: 221 BC
- Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
A)In the "Lower town'
B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
C)Near the river Ravi
D)Beside the western gate of the city
Answer: Near the river Ravi
- Q. Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of
A)Jodha Bai
B)Ruqayya Sultan Begum
C)Mumtaz Mahal
D)Nur Jahan
Answer: Mumtaz Mahal
- Q. Two socio-religious reform movements founded in India in 1875 were
A)Arya Samaj and Ramakrishna Mission
B)Brahmo Samaj and Prarthana Samaj
C)Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
D)Aligarh Movement and Servants of Indian Society
Answer: Theosophical Society and Arya Samaj
- Q. The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was
A)Gowri Shankar
B)Abhi Shankar
C)Daya Shankar
D)Mula Shankar
Answer: Mula Shankar
- Q. Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the president of the Indian national congress :
A)Bombay Session, 1934
B)Ramgarh Session, 1940
C)Tripuri session, 1939
D)Wardha Session, 1942
Answer: Tripuri session, 1939
- Q. When was Bulgaria founded?
A)864
B)681
C)917
D)923
Answer: 681
- Q. The famous Vedic river which had long ago become extinct and now supposed to be flowing underground in Rajasthan is
A)Sabastu
B)Sindhu
C)Shatudri
D)Saraswati
Answer: Saraswati
- Q. The Dyarchy which was introduced on 1921 in province was in force till the year
A)1935
B)1927
C)1937
D)1947
Answer: 1937
- Q. What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of “Doctrine of Lapse”?
A)Jaipur > Satara > Sambhalpur> Bahat
B)Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
C)Bahat >Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur
D)Satara > Jaipur > Bahat> Sambhalpur
Answer: Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Bahat
- Q. Vivekananda felt that the Parliament would provide the right forum to present his Master’s message to the world, and so he decided to go to America. Another reason which prompted Swamiji to go to America was to seek financial help for his project of uplifting the masses. Swamiji, however, wanted to have an inner certitude and divine call regarding his mission. Both of these he got while he sat in deep meditation on the rock-island at __________
A)America
B)Mumbai
C)Kanyakumari
D)Chennai
Answer: Kanyakumari
- Q. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati was the first president of
A)All India Unity Mahasabha
B)All India Hindu Mahasabha
C)All India Kisan Mahasabha
D)None of these
Answer: All India Kisan Mahasabha
- 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. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
C)being permitted by the Congress
D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
- Q. The art style which combines Indian and Greek features is called
A)Verna
B)Sikhara
C)Nagara
D)Gandhara
Answer: Gandhara
- Q. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East india Company depended on
A)Governor-General
B)Governor
C)Parliament
D)Crown
Answer: Crown
- Q. The court language of the Delhi Sultanate was
A)Persian
B)Urdu
C)Hindi
D)Arabic
Answer: Persian
- Q. Who was the commander of 1857 revolt in Rohilkhand?
A)Begum Hazrat Mahal
B)Ahmadullah
C)Jung Bahadur Rana
D)Tatya Tope
Answer: Ahmadullah
- Q. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was
A)Iltutmish
B)Sikandar Lodi
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
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