More Questions on History

  • Q. In Tamil Nadu, the movement started with __________ and __________
    A)The Vaisnava Alvars
    B)The Saiva Nayanars
    C)Nirguna Saints
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. Which one of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
    A)Second Delhi Durbar
    B)Establishment of the department of Archaeology
    C)Formation of Indian National Congress
    D)Partition of Bengal
    Answer: Formation of Indian National Congress
  • Q. Which of the following leaders died as a result of injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon Commission?
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Goplakrishna Gokhale
    D)LaIa Lajpat Rai
    Answer: LaIa Lajpat Rai
  • Q. The dead body of Babur by his own choice lies buried in
    A)Farghana
    B)Agra
    C)Samarqand
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Kabul
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Raghunath Rao
    C)Madhav Rao-II
    D)Baji Rao-II
    Answer: Baji Rao-II
  • Q. What was the name of capital of Anga (a mahajanapada)?
    A)Varanasi
    B)Champa
    C)Kaushambi
    D)Viratnagar
    Answer: Champa
  • Q. How did Saint Boniface help to shape the German church?
    A)Preaching against the importance of monasteries
    B)Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
    C)Writing the epic 'Beowulf'
    D)Writing 'The Rule of Saint Benedict'
    Answer: Preaching against divorce, incest, and polygamy
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from
    A)Ahmedabad
    B)Sabarmati Ashram
    C)Porbandar
    D)Dandi
    Answer: Dandi
  • Q. Which of the following were the main aims of Satyashodhak Samaj? I. Social service II. Spread of education among women and lower caste III. Complete abolition of caste system and inequalities
    A)I and II
    B)Only II
    C)II and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Japanese folk tradition and ritual, with no founder or single sacred scripture, is popularly known as
    A)Zoroastrianism
    B)Taoism
    C)Shintoism
    D)Paganism
    Answer: Shintoism
  • Q. Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?
    A)Apollodotus I
    B)Antiochus II
    C)Apollodotus II
    D)Menander I
    Answer: Menander I
  • Q. Who said, “The State exists because crime exists in society, otherwise there would be no need of a State”?
    A)J. S. Mill
    B)Herbert Spencer
    C)John Locke
    D)Tocqueville
    Answer: Herbert Spencer
  • Q. Who among the following played a prominent role during the “Reign of Terror” in France?
    A)Marat
    B)Voltaire
    C)Robespierre
    D)Montesquieu
    Answer: Robespierre
  • Q. Which of the following statement is correct definition of Nirguna?
    A)It is the concept of a formless Guru
    B)It is the concept of a formless God
    C)It is the concept of spirituality
    D)None of the above
    Answer: It is the concept of a formless God
  • Q. Which of the following is incorrectly matched (in Gupta administration)?
    A)Vishya - state
    B)Bhukti - province
    C)Vithika - city
    D)Gram - village
    Answer: Vishya - state
  • Q. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?
    A)Kalhana
    B)Jayadeva
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Raja Rao
    Answer: Jayadeva
  • Q. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
    A)With a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
    B)As a protest against division of Bengal
    C)As a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
    D)Due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
    Answer: As a protest against division of Bengal
  • Q. The First Opium War started__________
    A)1736
    B)1729
    C)1839
    D)1939
    Answer: 1839
  • Q. Who was the eldest brother among the Pandavas?
    A)Bhima
    B)Yudhishthira
    C)Sahadeva
    D)Nakula
    Answer: Yudhishthira
  • Q. Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa?
    A)Firoz Shah Suri
    B)Muhammad Adil Shah
    C)Sikandar Shah Suri
    D)Sher Shah Suri
    Answer: Sher Shah Suri

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