More Questions on History
- Q. During Quit India Movement,’Parallel Government’ was constituted at
A)Allahabad
B)Varanasi
C)Lucknow
D)Ballia
Answer: Ballia
- Q. Who, according to the Buddhist, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
A)Maitreya
B)Atreya
C)Nagarjuna
D)Kalki
Answer: Maitreya
- Q. Which of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti – devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?
A)Shaivism
B)Sikhism
C)Vaishanvism
D)All of the above
Answer: Sikhism
- Q. Who played an important role in bringing all the states in the independent India into the country’s unity?
A)Hume
B)Sardar Patel
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Sardar Patel
- Q. Ashoka has been particularly influenced by the Buddhist monk
A)Upagupta
B)Ambhi
C)Asvaghosha
D)Vasubandhu
Answer: Upagupta
- Q. Identify the European power from whom Shivaji obtained cannons and ammunition
A)The Portuguese
B)The French
C)The Dutch
D)The English
Answer: The Portuguese
- Q. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
A)underground drainage system
B)town planning
C)uniformity of weights and measures
D)large agricultural surplus
Answer: underground drainage system
- Q. Hemu was captured and brought before Akbar by__________
A)Salim
B)Bairam Khan
C)Shah Qulihan Mehran
D)Farid
Answer: Shah Qulihan Mehran
- Q. Faraizi Movement which aimed at removing social reforms in muslims started in which of the following regions?
A)Madhya Pradesh
B)East Bengal
C)Kerala
D)Delhi
Answer: East Bengal
- Q. In which year salt Satyagraha took place?
A)1930
B)1929
C)1931
D)1932
Answer: 1930
- Q. Which of the following charter act ended the monopoly of trade of east India Company with china and sea route also?
A)The charter Act, 1813 AD
B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
C)Charter Act, 1833 AD
D)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
Answer: Charter Act, 1833 AD
- Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
A)Konkan
B)Gujarat
C)Surat
D)Poena
Answer: Konkan
- Q. Which of the following is not correct about Prarthana Samaj?
A)The Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga (with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen)
B)The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in1867
C)The main aim behind the establishment of the Prarthana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God
D)This society was against the widow remarriage
Answer: This society was against the widow remarriage
- Q. The remains of the Great Vijayanagar Empire can be found in
A)Golconda
B)Bijapur
C)Hampi
D)Baroda
Answer: Hampi
- Q. When was the non-cooperation movement started by M.K Gandhi?
A)Chauri-Chaura incident
B)After Rowlatt Act
C)Jalliawala bagh Massacre
D)None of the above
Answer: Jalliawala bagh Massacre
- Q. Which of the following is not a holy book of Jainism?
A)Upang sahitya
B)Anga sahitya
C)Sutta pitaka
D)Kalpasutra
Answer: Sutta pitaka
- Q. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
A)Guru Nanak
B)Dadu Dayal
C)Sri Chaitanya
D)Guru Govind Singh
Answer: Guru Nanak
- Q. The maximum number of additional members for the council of Bengal was raised from 20 to __________
A)50
B)60
C)70
D)25
Answer: 50
- Q. The famous painting ‘Monalisa’ was the creation of
A)Leonardo-da-Vinci
B)Michael Angelo
C)Picasso
D)Van Gogh
Answer: Leonardo-da-Vinci
- Q. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
A)Dadabhai Naoroji
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)R.C. Dutt
D)M.K. Gandhi
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
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