More Questions on History
- Q. Who had strongly advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)C Rajagopalachari
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: C Rajagopalachari
- Q. Which one was the last city founded in the Russian Empire
A)Vologda
B)Arkhangelsk
C)Veliky Novgorod
D)Murmansk
Answer: Murmansk
- Q. The Buddha attained nirvana at __________
A)Sarnath
B)Bodh Gaya
C)Sanchi
D)Kusinagara
Answer: Bodh Gaya
- Q. In which of the following Mudra did Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at Saranath?
A)Dhyana Mudra
B)Abhaya Mudra
C)Dharmchakra Mudra
D)Bhumisparasa Mudra
Answer: Dharmchakra Mudra
- Q. Which following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature? I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style. II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari. III. Dandin wrote Dashakumaracharita (the tale of 10 prince)
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)I & III
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. In which descent Abhinandannath Tirthankar was born?
A)Nand Vansh
B)Ikswakshu Vansh
C)Gulam Vansh
D)Duguwa Vansh
Answer: Ikswakshu Vansh
- Q. Gokhale was born in a Marathi Brahmin family at __________
A)Poona
B)Ratnagiri
C)Allahabad
D)Assam
Answer: Ratnagiri
- Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
A)Ahoms
B)Santhals
C)Pagal Panthis
D)Ramosi
Answer: Santhals
- Q. Ashoka has been particularly influenced by the Buddhist monk
A)Upagupta
B)Ambhi
C)Asvaghosha
D)Vasubandhu
Answer: Upagupta
- Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
B)Large estate owners
C)Revenue collectors
D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
Answer: Large estate owners
- Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
A)Samkhya
B)Purva Mimamsa
C)Nyaya
D)Uttara Mimamsa
Answer: Samkhya
- Q. Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of__________ ?
A)Varanasi
B)Lucknow
C)Hyderabad
D)Bengal
Answer: Bengal
- Q. The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party (1923) called
A)Congress Swarajya Party
B)Swaraj Party
C)Nationalist Party
D)Liberal Party
Answer: Swaraj Party
- Q. Who among the following was known as the ‘Parrot of India’?
A)Amir Khusro
B)Hussain Shah
C)Barbak Shah
D)Nanak
Answer: Amir Khusro
- Q. Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?
A)Haryanka
B)Nanda
C)Maurya
D)Shunga
Answer: Haryanka
- Q. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was
A)Jatin Das
B)Surya Sen
C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
D)CR Das
Answer: Surya Sen
- Q. Shah Jahan built the Moti Masjid at
A)Jaipur
B)Delhi
C)Agra
D)Amarkot
Answer: Agra
- Q. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?
A)1917
B)1919
C)1934
D)1909
Answer: 1917
- Q. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasion of India?
A)Bahadur Shah-II
B)Bahadur Shah-I
C)Shah Alam-I
D)Shah Alam-II
Answer: Shah Alam-I
- Q. The Harappas had commercial relations with __________
A)Jawa
B)China
C)Mesopotamia
D)Burma (Now, Myanmar)
Answer: Mesopotamia
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