More Questions on History

  • Q. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
    A)France and Germany
    B)Sweden and Russia
    C)France and England
    D)Germany and Russia
    Answer: Germany and Russia
  • Q. Which of the following Minor Rock Edicts of Ashoka describes the Conquest of Kalinga by Ashoka?
    A)No. X
    B)No. XIII
    C)No. XI
    D)No. XII
    Answer: No. XIII
  • Q. Wahabis were __________ fanatics
    A)Muslim
    B)Hindu
    C)Christian
    D)Sikh
    Answer: Muslim
  • Q. Find out the odd one
    A)AI-Biruni: Given valuable account about Harshavardhana
    B)Hiuen-Tsang: Acquired knowledge of Indian society through literature
    C)Megasthenes: Describes about the Indo-Persian relations
    D)Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
    Answer: Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
  • Q. The island of Bombay had been given to the British Prince Charles II as dowry by the
    A)Portuguese
    B)Dutch
    C)Danish
    D)French
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to
    A)Social law
    B)Yoga
    C)Religious rituals
    D)Philosophy
    Answer: Philosophy
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar?
    A)Deer
    B)Humped Bull
    C)Elephant
    D)Horse
    Answer: Deer
  • Q. __________ was primarily responsible for making India a secular State
    A)Patel
    B)Gandhi
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Gokhale
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Aurangzeb (1658-1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Mughal
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Haryanka
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
    A)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    B)Ramabai Saraswati
    C)Lord Edwin Montague
    D)Dorothy Jinarajadasa
    Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
  • Q. Alexander and Porus fought a battle at
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Hydaspes
    C)Panipat
    D)Train
    Answer: Hydaspes
  • Q. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
    A)South of Vindhya
    B)South of Arawali
    C)South of Satpura
    D)South of Satmola
    Answer: South of Vindhya
  • Q. Who were the first kings to issue gold coins in India?
    A)Indo-Greeks
    B)Mauryas
    C)Guptas
    D)Kushans
    Answer: Indo-Greeks
  • Q. Assertion (A): Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued currency of copper coins and declared them as legal tender. Reason (R): Sultan’s treasury was empty because of his short-sighted projects.
    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: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Jahangir
    C)Humayun
    D)Babur
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Who is known as the first pope of Vatican City
    A)Clement XIII
    B)Pope Benedict XV
    C)Pope Pius XI
    D)Benedict XIII
    Answer: Pope Pius XI
  • Q. Tilak called him the ‘Diamond of India, the jewel of Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers’. Who is referred in these words
    A)Shivaji
    B)Lajpat Rai
    C)Gokhale
    D)Madhava Rao
    Answer: Gokhale
  • Q. Bishandas a famous portrait painter resided in the court of?
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Jahangir
  • 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 composed the song “Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindostan Hamara”?
    A)Josh Malihabadi
    B)Mohammed Iqbal
    C)Bhagat Singh
    D)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    Answer: Mohammed Iqbal

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