More Questions on History

  • Q. Who was advocated of the famous INA Trials?
    A)Asaf Ali
    B)Bhulabhai Desai
    C)Subhash Chandra Bose
    D)C. Rajagopalachari
    Answer: Bhulabhai Desai
  • Q. During the Gupta Empire, the term “UPARIKARA” was used for
    A)Periodic supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc
    B)An extra tax levied on all subjects
    C)It was a voluntary offering by people to the king
    D)King's customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the production
    Answer: An extra tax levied on all subjects
  • Q. When Chittor was captured by Akbar (1558), the Rana of Mewar was
    A)Rana Pratap
    B)Rana Udai Singh
    C)Rana Kumbha
    D)Rana Amar Singh
    Answer: Rana Udai Singh
  • Q. Khalsa Panth was created by Guru Gobind Singh in which year?
    A)1707
    B)1599
    C)1699
    D)1657
    Answer: 1699
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress?
    A)Complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the Indian National Congress
    B)Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience
    C)Decision to observe January 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day
    D)To treat the communal problem as a national issue
    Answer: To treat the communal problem as a national issue
  • Q. Potato was introduced to Europe by
    A)Germans
    B)Portuguese
    C)Spanish
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Spanish
  • Q. The first image of the Buddha was carved out during the reign of
    A)Pusyamitra Shunga
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka I
    D)Menander
    Answer: Kanishka I
  • Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
    A)Red Fort
    B)Agra Fort
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka’s monuments may be grouped?
    A)Pillars
    B)Stupas
    C)Viharas
    D)Caves
    Answer: Viharas
  • Q. Who among the following was an illiterate?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Jahagir
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Sankaracharya
    D)Ramananda
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in
    A)Rock edicts
    B)Archaeological excavations
    C)Coins
    D)Pillar edicts
    Answer: Rock edicts
  • Q. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
    A)Lord Northbrook
    B)Lord Harding
    C)Lord Ellenborough
    D)Lord Mayo
    Answer: Lord Mayo
  • Q. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
    A)Cochi
    B)Ernad
    C)Travancore
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Ernad
  • Q. The Veda, which is partly a prose work, is
    A)Samaveda
    B)Atharvaveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Rigveda
    Answer: Yajurveda
  • Q. When was the building of the Parthenon at Athens started?
    A)424 BC
    B)447 BC
    C)404 BC
    D)399 BC
    Answer: 447 BC
  • Q. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by
    A)Kshatriya Princes
    B)Sudras
    C)Vaisyas
    D)Brahmins
    Answer: Kshatriya Princes
  • Q. Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?
    A)Raghuvansa
    B)Mrcchakatika
    C)Sri Adi Kala
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mrcchakatika
  • Q. In November 1781, Sir Eyre Coote defeated __________ at Porto Nova
    A)Marthanda Verma
    B)Hyder Ali
    C)British
    D)Tipu Sultan
    Answer: Hyder Ali
  • Q. When did the Constitution of Australia come into force?
    A)1906
    B)1901
    C)1909
    D)1910
    Answer: 1901

Leave a Comment