More Questions on History
- Q. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
A)Veda Vyasa
B)Valmiki
C)Vishnu Sharma
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
- Q. Which is the correct chronology of the excavation of the site in the Indus civilization? I. Mohenjo-Daro II. Chanhudaro III. Harappa IV. Lothal
A)I, III, II & IV
B)III, I, II & IV
C)II, I, III & IV
D)III, IV, II & I
Answer: III, I, II & IV
- Q. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
A)Humayun
B)Babur
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Which among the following was the capital of Shivaji?
A)Raigarh
B)Poona
C)Singhgarh
D)Panhala
Answer: Raigarh
- Q. From which year did the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?
A)1940
B)1942
C)1929
D)1919
Answer: 1940
- Q. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Hinduism
D)Sikhism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. On which island of France, Napoleon was born
A)Corsica
B)Saint Helena
C)Elba
D)Oleron
Answer: Corsica
- Q. Swami Vivekananda’s contribution to society and educating masses is through following ways: I. Condemned caste system and current rituals and superstitions II. Criticized for having lost touch with rest of world and for becoming stagnant and mummified III. Subscribed to Vedanta which he considered fully rational system
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Only III
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. Shivaji’s Agra Adventure was planned by
A)Shayista Khan
B)Afzal Khan
C)Jai Singh
D)Mir Jumla
Answer: Jai Singh
- Q. The idea of incorporating, safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the
A)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
B)Third Round Table Conference
C)Visit of Simon Commission
D)Poona Pact
Answer: Visit of Simon Commission
- Q. Select the correct statement (s) is/are correct about Upanishad philosophy
A)Indicates learning from best teacher
B)Indicates learning from a spiritual teacher
C)Indicates learning from best teacher who have morality and knowledge
D)All of the above
Answer: Indicates learning from a spiritual teacher
- Q. During the period of which Governor General Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?
A)Curzon
B)Dalhousie
C)Bentick
D)Conrnwallis
Answer: Conrnwallis
- Q. When did the October Revolution occur?
A)1918
B)1917
C)1920
D)1923
Answer: 1917
- Q. When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was
A)Humayun
B)Jahangir
C)Aurangzeb
D)Akbar
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
A)1917
B)1916
C)1918
D)1920
Answer: 1917
- Q. Under Akbar, the Mir Bakshi was required to look after
A)the state treasury
B)military affairs
C)the royal household
D)the land revenue system
Answer: military affairs
- Q. Outside India, Buddhism was first accepted in
A)Japan
B)China
C)Sri Lanka
D)Tibet
Answer: Sri Lanka
- Q. Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
A)Hunter Commission
B)Macaulay's Minute
C)Charter Act
D)Wood's Despatch
Answer: Wood's Despatch
- Q. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Tamil
D)Greek
Answer: Pali
- Q. Mughal presence in the Red fort was ceased by
A)Lord hording
B)Robert Clive
C)Heuroz
D)John Nicholsan
Answer: John Nicholsan
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