More Questions on History

  • Q. Which is the ultimate goal of education in Jainism?
    A)Renunciation
    B)Non-violence
    C)Moksha
    D)Voluntary promotion of human welfare
    Answer: Moksha
  • Q. Who is the author of Meghdoot?
    A)Vishakhadatta
    B)Shundraka
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Chanakya
    Answer: Kalidasa
  • Q. How was the marital life of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)Good
    B)Normal
    C)Very Good
    D)Very bad
    Answer: Very bad
  • Q. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
    A)Sudraka
    B)Banabhatta
    C)Sri Harsha
    D)Gunadhva
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of the Congress because
    A)the political climate of India was unsuitable for any political movement
    B)of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement
    C)he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
    D)of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
    Answer: he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
  • Q. Which Mughal Emperor fought the battle of Panipat in 1526?
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Anti Semitism’ to Adolf Hitler meant
    A)Anti Jewish policy
    B)Anti Black policy
    C)Anti Protestant policy
    D)Anti German policy
    Answer: Anti Jewish policy
  • 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. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by
    A)Lala Hardayal
    B)Madam Bhikaji Cama
    C)Shyamji Krishana Verma
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Lala Hardayal
  • Q. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for India’s economic miseries?
    A)BP Wadia
    B)BC Pal
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)GS Arundale
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. Who got construced ‘Grand Trunk Road’?
    A)Ashoka
    B)Akbar
    C)Shershah Suri
    D)Samudra Gupta
    Answer: Shershah Suri
  • Q. Treaty of Lahore taken place on __________
    A)1846 A.D.
    B)1836 A.D.
    C)1725 A.D.
    D)1816 A.D.
    Answer: 1846 A.D.
  • Q. What did the ninth-century Scandinavian invasions do in England?
    A)Led to disintegration of a large kingdom into smaller kingdoms
    B)Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
    C)Gave way to colonization by the Vikings
    D)Brought down Anglo-Saxon alliance
    Answer: Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
  • Q. Pitt’s India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784
    A)Governor-General of India
    B)Prime Minister Pitt
    C)Senior Merchants
    D)East India Company
    Answer: Prime Minister Pitt
  • Q. Ramayana was translated into Persian at Akbar’s court by whom?
    A)Abul Fazl
    B)Faizi
    C)Badayuni
    D)Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi
    Answer: Faizi
  • Q. Cold War refers to
    A)Ideological rivalry between Capitalist and Communist world
    B)Tension between East and West
    C)Tension between Superpowers
    D)Tension between Superpowers
    Answer: Tension between East and West
  • Q. Champa was the capital of which one of the following Mahajanapadas in Ancient India?
    A)Magadha
    B)Anga
    C)Vajji
    D)Kasi
    Answer: Anga
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
    A)reservation of 48 seats for the depressed classes in different provincial legislatures
    B)common electorate for all Hindus
    C)reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The father of extremist movement in India is
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)Vallabh Bhai Patel
    D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Q. Assertion (A): The invasions of Krishnadeva Raya into the territories of Prataparudra were inconclusive. Reason (R): Krishnadeva Raya invaded the territories of the Gajpathi not for the latter’s extinction but only for the recovery of lost territories.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is false but R is true

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