More Questions on History
- Q. The rulers of Vijayanagar promoted
A)Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit
B)Hindi, Marathi and Sanskrit
C)Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
D)Telugu, Urdu and Sanskrit
Answer: Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit
- Q. Who was the author of the book Kitab-i-Yamini?
A)Abu Nasr Utbi
B)Abul Fazl
C)Amir Khusro
D)Firdausi
Answer: Abu Nasr Utbi
- Q. The eminent Bengali novelist and composer of national song Vande Mataram who aroused a new consciousness in the 19th century Bengal Society was :
A)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B)Rabindranath Tagore
C)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
D)None of the above
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
- Q. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
A)Stones, trees and animals
B)Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
C)Vishnu and Lakshmi
D)Siva and Sakti
Answer: Stones, trees and animals
- Q. By which act of British India, was the Governor General empowered to issue ordinance ?
A)Charter Act of 1853
B)Indian Councils Act, 1861
C)Government of India Act, 1858
D)Indian Council Act, 1892
Answer: Indian Councils Act, 1861
- Q. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the hands of
A)Governor-General in Council
B)Parliament
C)Board of Control
D)Crown
Answer: Governor-General in Council
- Q. Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
A)Mansabdar
B)The crown prince
C)Emperor
D)Zamindar
Answer: Emperor
- Q. Who among the following was the pioneer of Yoga?
A)Banabhatta
B)Patanjali
C)Atreya
D)Vrudukanta
Answer: Patanjali
- Q. In which year was the partition of Bengal scrapped?
A)1911
B)1908
C)1923
D)1931
Answer: 1911
- Q. The title VIKRAMADITYA was assumed by:
A)Kanishka
B)Samudragupta
C)Chandragupta II
D)Ashoka
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
A)Samaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Yajurveda
D)Atharvaveda
Answer: Atharvaveda
- Q. Who said “Give me Blood, I will give you Freedom”?
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)Subhash Chandra Bose
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
- Q. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was ended with the signed of
A)Treaty of Munich
B)Treaty of Vienna
C)Treaty of Paris
D)Treaty of Versailles
Answer: Treaty of Versailles
- Q. Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :
A)Princely states
B)Governor’s provinces
C)Governor’s provinces and princely states
D)None of these
Answer: Governor’s provinces and princely states
- Q. Who is known as the Artist of the world famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’
A)Michelangelo
B)Filippo Brunelleschi
C)Vincent van Gogh
D)Leonardo da Vinci
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
- Q. Who was the monarch of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
A)Victoria
B)William IV
C)Edward VII
D)George V
Answer: Victoria
- Q. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at __________
A)Gwalior
B)Meerut
C)Jhansi
D)Agra
Answer: Meerut
- Q. Which Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian National Congress?
A)Republican party
B)Indian National Army
C)Forward Bloc
D)Socialist Party
Answer: Forward Bloc
- Q. The tomb of Jahangir was built at
A)Delhi
B)Gujrat
C)Lahore
D)Agra
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Who among the following, propounded the theory of zero?
A)Chanakya
B)Charak
C)Aryabhatta
D)Varahamihira
Answer: Aryabhatta
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