More Questions on History
- Q. The foreign traveller who visited Indian during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert description of the Peacock Throne, was
A)Omrah' Danishmand khan
B)Geronimo Verroneo
C)Travernier
D)Austinof Bordeaux
Answer: Travernier
- Q. Which one of the following dynasties was ruling at the time of Alexander’s invasion?
A)The Maurya
B)The Nanda
C)The Sunga
D)The Kanva
Answer: The Nanda
- Q. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?
A)Indian Express
B)The Hindu
C)The Times of India
D)New India
Answer: New India
- Q. A ‘Sabha’ in the Vedic period was a/an
A)Royal Court
B)Institution of professional men in villages
C)Mantri Parishad
D)National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
Answer: National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.
- Q. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 AD ) was a king from which dynasty?
A)Kanva Dynasty
B)Gupta Dynasty
C)Shunga Dynasty
D)Maurya Dynasty
Answer: Gupta Dynasty
- Q. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were
A)protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts
B)restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
C)lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of repressive laws
D)None of the above
Answer: restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
- Q. Which one of the following places has yielded earliest Stupa railing?
A)Bharhut
B)Sanchi
C)Amaravati
D)Nagarjunkondas
Answer: Sanchi
- Q. Mahavira’s first disciple was
A)Sthulabhadra
B)Bhadrabahu
C)Charvaka
D)Jamali
Answer: Jamali
- Q. Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called
A)Vasubandhu
B)Upagupta
C)Ambhi
D)Asvagosha
Answer: Upagupta
- Q. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
A)Harshavardhana
B)Banabhatta
C)Baskarvardhana
D)Bindusara
Answer: Banabhatta
- Q. Who wrote Shiksha Ashtak which was called as the cream of the Shastras?
A)Tulsidas
B)Mirabai
C)Kabir
D)Chaitanya
Answer: Chaitanya
- Q. The Objective of Non-alignment of India’s foreign policy means
A)To judge every international issue on its own merit
B)To stand in isolation from world affairs
C)To interfere in the internal matters of a country
D)Not to help any country
Answer: To judge every international issue on its own merit
- Q. The congress policy of prayer and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
A)Lala Lajpat Rai
B)B G Tilak
C)Bipin Chandra Pal
D)None of these
Answer: B G Tilak
- Q. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was proficient in
A)Music
B)Art
C)Calligraphy
D)Philosophy
Answer: Philosophy
- Q. During young age, what did Sambhavnath Tirthankar feel while watching the dispersal of medieval clouds?
A)Mortification
B)Togetherness
C)Happy
D)Sad
Answer: Mortification
- Q. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language ?
A)Munda
B)Santali
C)Awadhi
D)Sanskrit
Answer: Awadhi
- Q. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in
A)1858
B)1857
C)1900
D)1909
Answer: 1857
- Q. What was the age of Akbar at the time of his coronation at Kalanaur?
A)Fifteen
B)Thirteen
C)Eighteen
D)Twenty
Answer: Thirteen
- Q. Aztec civilization was originated in which country
A)Greece
B)USA
C)Egypt
D)Mexico
Answer: Mexico
- Q. The Indian tricolour was unfurled for the first time by Jawaharlal Nehru
A)On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
B)At the ramparts of the red ford in 1947
C)When India became a democratic republic in 1950
D)When The Government of India Act was passed in 1935
Answer: On the bank of Ravi at Lahore in 1929
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