More Questions on History
- Q. The paintings of Ajanta depict the stories of
A)Mahabharta
B)Ramayana
C)Jataka
D)Panchatantra
Answer: Jataka
- Q. Who speaks of Cabinet system as “the steering wheel of the ship of state”?
A)Muin
B)Lowell
C)Marriot
D)Bagehot
Answer: Muin
- Q. The building of the famous Kailasa temple at Ellora was executed under the Rashtrakuta king
A)Govinda-III
B)Amoghavarsha-I
C)Indra-III
D)Krishna-I
Answer: Krishna-I
- Q. Pushti marg is a Vaishnav sect of the Hinduism was founded by?
A)Ramanujacharya
B)Shankaracharya
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Nimbarkacharya
Answer: Vallabhacharya
- Q. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
A)IIitutmish
B)Balban
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Alauddin Khalji
- Q. With the help of Baghnuk (Tiger-claws) Shivaji killed
A)Shayista khan
B)Afzal khan
C)Muhamad Khan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Afzal khan
- Q. Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne?
A)Chandra Sahib
B)Haider Ali
C)Tipu Sultan
D)Mir Kasim
Answer: Mir Kasim
- Q. Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne?
A)Ajatshatru
B)Ashoka
C)Kanishka
D)Simukha
Answer: Ajatshatru
- Q. Who is known as the father of Modern Medicine?
A)Euclid
B)Erastosthenes
C)Hippocrates
D)Pythagoras
Answer: Hippocrates
- Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saints scored a triumph over the Saivas in public debate at the court of Krishna Deva Raya of Vijyanagar?
A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
B)Guru Nanak
C)Shankaracharya
D)Vallabhacharya
Answer: Vallabhacharya
- Q. Which of the following ruler was a contemporary of Buddha?
A)Bimbisara
B)Udayin
C)Ajatshatru
D)Mahapadma Nanda
Answer: Bimbisara
- Q. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
A)Cochi
B)Ernad
C)Travancore
D)Kannur
Answer: Ernad
- Q. Aligarh Movement towards the end revented its followers from joining the national movement. Which of the following reasons made it to take this decision though it initially propagated for unity?
A)Indians are educationally forward so in order to suppress them their activities need to discouraged
B)It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged
C)Gain support of British officials
D)National movement is waste of time so should concentrate on other works
Answer: It felt that immediate political progress was not possible and British Government couldn't be easily dislodged
- Q. Bucephalus’ was the name of the horse of
A)Alexander
B)Napoleon
C)Julius Caesar
D)Mark Antony
Answer: Alexander
- Q. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement in the NorthWest Frontier Province (NWFP) for
A)establishing separate Pakhtoonistan
B)countering the communal propaganda of the Muslim League
C)social and religious reforms
D)All the above
Answer: social and religious reforms
- Q. Which of the following counterpart of British in the Treaty of Salbai?
A)The Marathas
B)The French
C)Tipu Sultan
D)The Nizam of Hyderabad
Answer: The Marathas
- Q. Which of following Chalcolithic sites comes under Ganges system?
A)Alamgirpur
B)Hanumangarh
C)Ropar
D)Mohenjodaro
Answer: Alamgirpur
- Q. Sarvodaya stands for
A)Non-cooperation
B)Total revolution
C)Upliftment of all
D)Non-violence
Answer: Upliftment of all
- Q. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at
A)Jaipur
B)Delhi
C)Agra
D)Amarkot
Answer: Agra
- Q. Two most important acts and rituals associated with the Vedic marriage system was/were
A)Sapta-Padi
B)Pani-Grahana
C)Marriage Vows
D)Both A and B above
Answer: Both A and B above
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