More Questions on History
- Q. What is meant by “The Forty”?
A)The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
B)The cream of Afghan nobles
C)The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
D)The Ulema or the Muslim divines
Answer: The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
- Q. The term ‘Yavanapriya’ mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
A)Pepper
B)Ivory
C)A fine variety of Indian muslin
D)Damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
Answer: Pepper
- Q. Buddhism was divided into Mahayana and Hinayana during the reign of
A)Kanishka
B)Asoka
C)Menander
D)Harsha
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Shuja-ud-Daulah wanted to acquire the territory of
A)Marathas
B)Rohelas
C)Sikhs
D)Tamils
Answer: Rohelas
- Q. Which of the following is related to the concept of Nirguna Brahman?
A)Visisthadvaita
B)Advaita
C)Both A & B
D)Neither A nor B
Answer: Advaita
- Q. I. Bengal Nawab was captured and put to death by Mir Jafar in the Battle of Plassey, 1757. II. After Mir Qasim, Nizam-ud-daula was made the Nawab of Bengal. III. The same person acted as the deputy Dewan on behalf of the East Indian Company and as Deputy Subedar on behalf of the Bengal Nawab. IV. In 1767, British Government ordered the East India Company to pay £400,000 per year. Which of these statement(s) is/are correct related to the Bengal Politics during the 18th century?
A)I & III
B)I & II
C)II & IV
D)III & IV
Answer: III & IV
- Q. When was Charlemagne crowned as Roman Emperor?
A)860
B)800
C)871
D)899
Answer: 800
- Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
B)Large estate owners
C)Revenue collectors
D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer: Large estate owners
- Q. The correct descending order of the Mauryan officers, at the district level, was
A)Yukta, rajuka, pradeshika
B)Rajuka, pradeshika, yukta
C)Pradeshika, yukta, rajuka
D)Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
Answer: Pradeshika, rajuka, yukta
- Q. According to Jainis, at which place Abhinandannath attained Nirvana?
A)Shri Keshriyaji Tirtha
B)Sammed Shikhar
C)Parasnath
D)Sarnath
Answer: Sammed Shikhar
- Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?
A)Rudradaman-I in 78 AD
B)Kadphises in 58 BC
C)Vikramaditya in 58 BC
D)Kanishka in 78 AD
Answer: Kanishka in 78 AD
- Q. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in
A)Sanskrit
B)Brahmi
C)Pali
D)Magadhi
Answer: Pali
- Q. The later Vedic Age means the age of the compilation of
A)Brahmanas
B)Samhitas
C)Aranyakas
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The worship of Mother goddess was related
A)With the Mediterranean Civilization
B)With the Aryan Civilization
C)With the Indus Valley Civilization
D)With the Vedic Civilization
Answer: With the Indus Valley Civilization
- Q. Who wrote the famous Kural which in verse deals with many aspects of life and religion?
A)Bana
B)Bhartrihari
C)Magha
D)Thiruvalluvar
Answer: Thiruvalluvar
- Q. The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by
A)Sir William Jones
B)TB Macaulay
C)GK Gokhale
D)Annie Besant
Answer: Sir William Jones
- Q. Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha?
A)Smriti
B)Meenakshi
C)Gautami
D)Gargi
Answer: Gautami
- Q. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
A)Government of India, 1935
B)Cripps Mission 1942
C)Independent India 1947
D)August Offer of 1940
Answer: August Offer of 1940
- Q. In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company’s rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?
A)Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
B)Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
C)Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
D)Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
Answer: Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
- Q. Who pioneered Christian cenobitic monasticism?
A)Athanasius of Alexandria
B)Anthony the Great
C)Basil of Caesarea
D)Pachomius the Great
Answer: Pachomius the Great
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