More Questions on History

  • Q. What was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732?
    A)Charles Martel became King of France
    B)Charlemagne converted many Muslims to Christianity
    C)It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe
    D)Muslims gained control of Spain
    Answer: It stopped the Muslim advance into Europe
  • Q. Which of the contributions of Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar made him true follower of Raja Rammohan Roy and in a way most common aspects in both of them I. Protest against child marriage II. Advocacy of widow remarriage III. Campaign against polygamy
    A)I and III
    B)I and II
    C)II and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
    A)Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
    B)Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
    C)Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
    D)Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh
    Answer: Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The eminent Bengali novelist and composer of national song Vande Mataram who aroused a new consciousness in the 19th century Bengal Society was :
    A)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
    B)Rabindranath Tagore
    C)Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
  • Q. Select the incorrect pair
    A)Hiuen-Tsang : Promotes the term Yin-Tu to refer India.
    B)Chinese : Used the term Tien-Chu or Chuantu for India during the 1st century A.D.
    C)I-Tsing : Mentioned the terms such as Arya-desa and Brahmarashtra for India.
    D)Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
    Answer: Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
  • Q. Who established Prarthana Samaj?
    A)Derozio
    B)Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
    C)David Hare
    D)Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
    Answer: Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
  • Q. Babur’s autobiography, called Tuzuk-i-Baburi or Baburnama, which is reckoned among “the most enthralling and romantic works in the literature of all times” is written in
    A)Persian
    B)Arabic
    C)Turki
    D)Urdu
    Answer: Turki
  • Q. Who gave the concept of Total Revolution?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Jayaprakash Narayan
    C)Karl Marx
    D)Lenin
    Answer: Jayaprakash Narayan
  • Q. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
    A)Kakatiyas : Warangal
    B)Hoyasalas : Dwarasamudra
    C)Pallavas : Devagiri
    D)Chalukyas : Kalyani
    Answer: Pallavas : Devagiri
  • Q. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
    A)In the name of the Crown
    B)By the Company
    C)By a Board of Directors
    D)In the name of Governor-General of India
    Answer: In the name of the Crown
  • Q. Who had built the ‘Amber Fort’?
    A)Raja Man Singh
    B)Akbar
    C)Uday Singh-II
    D)Maharana Pratap
    Answer: Raja Man Singh
  • Q. The ‘political philosophy’ was the work of __________
    A)Dadabai Naoroji
    B)Gopala Krishna Gokhale
    C)R. C. Dutt
    D)Lala Lajpath Rai
    Answer: Gopala Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. The historical monument Al Khazneh or The Treasury is located in the city of
    A)Tehran
    B)Baghdad
    C)Giza
    D)Petra
    Answer: Petra
  • Q. Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of
    A)Akbar
    B)Shajahan
    C)Humayun
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. When did Battle of Marathon take place?
    A)480 BC
    B)490 BC
    C)479 BC
    D)475 BC
    Answer: 490 BC
  • Q. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
    A)Chand Bardai
    B)Vir Siroja
    C)Meerja Umed
    D)Nur Fateh
    Answer: Chand Bardai
  • Q. The most Important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was
    A)provision for direct election
    B)enlargement of Indian Councils
    C)dyarchy in the Provinces
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
    A)Art
    B)Religion
    C)Literature
    D)Architecture
    Answer: Art
  • Q. Who was the author of famous Persian series of 52 stories Tutinama?
    A)Amir Khusrau
    B)Nakhshabi
    C)Abul Fazl
    D)Hasan Nizami
    Answer: Nakhshabi

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