More Questions on History

  • Q. As per the Act of Indian Independence, the boundaries of East Bengal, West Bengal and Assam would be determined by
    A)The Muslim League
    B)The National Congress
    C)The Award of a Boundary Commission
    D)The People living in those boundary areas
    Answer: The Award of a Boundary Commission
  • 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. With which of the following was Annie Besant Associated?
    A)Arya Samaj
    B)Ramakrishna Mission
    C)ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
    D)Theosophical Society
    Answer: Theosophical Society
  • Q. The founder of Jainism was
    A)Neminath
    B)Rishbha
    C)Parsvanatha
    D)Vardhaman Mahavira
    Answer: Vardhaman Mahavira
  • Q. The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
    A)Strato I
    B)Alexander
    C)Menander
    D)Democritus
    Answer: Menander
  • Q. Whose statue was an important creation of the people of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Dancing Girl
    B)Natraj
    C)Buddha
    D)Narasimha
    Answer: Dancing Girl
  • Q. The Renaissance movement is described as the ending of
    A)Ancient Era
    B)Pre Historic Era
    C)Medieval Era
    D)Modern Era
    Answer: Medieval Era
  • Q. Name the ruler whose reign was a witness to both Vardhaman Mahavira and the Buddha preaching their respective doctrines?
    A)Bimbisara
    B)Udayin
    C)Ajatashatru
    D)Harshvardhana
    Answer: Bimbisara
  • Q. The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year
    A)1921
    B)1917
    C)1927
    D)1932
    Answer: 1921
  • Q. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
    A)Mound of the tree
    B)Mound of the living
    C)Mound of the dead
    D)Mound of the survivor
    Answer: Mound of the dead
  • Q. Who is the author of the book “Satyarth Prakash”?
    A)Rajaram Mohan Ray
    B)Dayanand Saraswati
    C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    D)Ramakrishna Bhandarkar
    Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
  • Q. Who among the British Governor- General shown great interest in the preservation of ancient monuments?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Lytton
    D)Lord Irwin
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Aurangzeb was the son of
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. The Harappan civilizations do not have homogeneity or uniformity in
    A)Cereal crops
    B)Weights and measures
    C)Burial practices
    D)Both (B) and (C)
    Answer: Burial practices
  • Q. During the reign of which dynasty was the Great Wall of China constructed?
    A)Tang
    B)Sung
    C)Han
    D)Chin
    Answer: Chin
  • Q. Who founded Abhinav Bharat ?
    A)Arbindo Ghosh
    B)V.D.Savarkar
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)None of these
    Answer: V.D.Savarkar
  • Q. Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
    A)Mohanjodaro
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Harappa
    D)Chanhudaro
    Answer: Chanhudaro
  • Q. The official court language of the Guptas was
    A)Prakrit
    B)Pali
    C)Hindi
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Sanskrit
  • Q. The ultimate ownership of land during the post-Gupta period lay with
    A)The village community
    B)The cultivator
    C)The king
    D)The joint family
    Answer: The king
  • Q. The demand for Swarajya or self- government within the British empire was made from the Congress platform by
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C)Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)None of these
    Answer: Both Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Dadabhai Naoroji

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