More Questions on History
- Q. The Harappans were the earliest people to produce
A)Bronze implements
B)Seals
C)Cotton
D)Barely
Answer: Cotton
- Q. Who among the following occupied the supreme position in the Later Vedic pantheon?
A)Prajapati
B)Indra
C)Agni
D)Varuna
Answer: Prajapati
- Q. The American Civil War saw the end of
A)Landlordism
B)Slavery
C)Monarchy
D)Apartheid
Answer: Slavery
- Q. Who built Red Fort?
A)Akbar
B)Humayun
C)Shah Jahan
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. The concept of Sagunabrahmana was the outcome of which concept of Bhakti Movement?
A)Vaishanavism
B)Nirgunabraman
C)Shaivism
D)None of the above
Answer: Nirgunabraman
- Q. Partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911 during the Viceroyalty of
A)Lord Minto
B)Lord Hardinge
C)Lord Chelmsford
D)Lord Reading
Answer: Lord Hardinge
- Q. The quintessence of Gandhian thought is
A)Metaphysics
B)Satyagraha
C)Spiritualism
D)Moksha
Answer: Satyagraha
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. Who said – “patriotism is religion and religion is love for India?”
A)Bipin Chandra Pal
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Ashok Mehta
D)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- Q. Upon whom was the title ‘Punjab Kesari’ conferred?
A)Sardar Baldev Singh
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)Ranjit Singh
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
- Q. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
A)Fort
B)Drains and well
C)Reservoirs
D)Temple with Shikhar
Answer: Temple with Shikhar
- Q. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
A)To gain possession of the wealth of India
B)To destroy idolatry
C)To spread Islam into India
D)To establish a Muslim State in India
Answer: To gain possession of the wealth of India
- Q. Alexander was trained by
A)Aristotle
B)Socrates
C)Plato
D)Homer
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. The Governor of the East India Company was
A)Appointed by the British Parliament
B)Appointed by the monarch of England
C)Elected by the members of the East India Company
D)Nominated by the Mughal Emperor
Answer: Elected by the members of the East India Company
- Q. The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of the Mughal emperor?
A)Bahadur Shah I
B)Aurangzeb
C)Jahandar Shah
D)Farrukhsiyar
Answer: Farrukhsiyar
- Q. When did the invasion of Poland begin?
A)1936
B)1935
C)1937
D)1939
Answer: 1939
- 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
- Q. When Aurangzeb proceeded against Golconda it was ruled by
A)Durga Devi
B)Sikandar
C)Abul Hasan
D)Afzal Khan
Answer: Abul Hasan
- Q. Who made remarkable contribution to the development of Local government?
A)Gladstone
B)Lord Ripon
C)W.W Hunter
D)Hastings
Answer: Lord Ripon
- Q. Akbar defeated Hemu in which of the following battle?
A)Second Battle of Panipat
B)Battle of Haldighati
C)Battle of Talikota
D)Third Battle of Panipat
Answer: Second Battle of Panipat
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