More Questions on History
- Q. The two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji reign – the Alai Darwaza and Jama Masjid at Khana – were constructed at
A)Delhi
B)Agra
C)Fatehpur Sikri
D)Gulbarga
Answer: Delhi
- Q. Rani Gaidinliu was a rebel leader against the Britishers from:
A)Uttar Pardesh
B)Manipur
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Maharashtra
Answer: Manipur
- 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. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Bimbisara
C)Ashoka
D)Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. The greatest Buddhist commentator of the Buddhist canonical literature has been
A)Ashvaghosha
B)Nagarjuna
C)Vasumitra
D)Buddhaghosha
Answer: Ashvaghosha
- Q. Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters was done on 9th August?
A)Boycott of Simon Commission
B)Salt Satyagraha
C)Champaran Satyagraha
D)Kakori Mail train robbery
Answer: Kakori Mail train robbery
- Q. Who has completed the annexation of Ahmednagar?
A)Shahjahan
B)Jahangir
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Shahjahan
- Q. Which of the following is not a religion developed in ancient time (i.e. In B.C)?
A)Zorastranianism
B)Shintoism
C)Islam
D)Tasism
Answer: Islam
- Q. St. Petersburg’ city was founded by the
A)Feodor III
B)Peter the Great
C)Catherine I
D)Peter II
Answer: Peter the Great
- Q. Sufism the liberal and mystic movement of Islam, reached India in the __________ century?
A)12th
B)11th
C)14th
D)13 th
Answer: 11th
- Q. Shivaji crowned himself as King in the year
A)1674
B)1664
C)1670
D)1660
Answer: 1674
- Q. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
A)Jhelum
B)Ravi
C)Sutlej
D)Chenab
Answer: Jhelum
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)
A)during the Non-Cooperation Movement
B)in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
C)in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
D)during the Champaran Satyagraha
Answer: in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
- Q. Which of the following Kushan kings, who assumed the title “the Lord of the Whole World”?
A)Kadphises II
B)Kadphises I
C)Kanishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kadphises II
- Q. Jyotirao Phule was born in Satara district of __________ in 1827
A)Madras
B)Maharastra
C)Gujarat
D)Malabar
Answer: Maharastra
- Q. The formation of the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) at the initiative of __________ in 1972
A)Roop Kanwar
B)Ela Bhat
C)Raja radhakant dev
D)Dwarkanath Tagore
Answer: Ela Bhat
- Q. When Alexander invaded India, Magadha was being ruled by the
A)Sisunagas
B)Haryankas
C)Nandas
D)Mauryas
Answer: Nandas
- Q. The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to
A)Social law
B)Yoga
C)Religious rituals
D)Philosophy
Answer: Philosophy
- Q. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was an important Hindu religious scholar, reformer, and founder of the __________
A)Brahma Samaj
B)Arya Samaj
C)Ramakrishna Mission
D)Theosophical society
Answer: Arya Samaj
- Q. Which of the following animals was not known to the people of Indus Valley Civilisation?
A)Cow
B)Horse
C)Giraffe
D)Elephant
Answer: Giraffe
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