More Questions on History
- Q. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
A)Government of India Act, 1858
B)Charter Act of 1813
C)Charter Act of 1853
D)Charter Act of 1833
Answer: Charter Act of 1853
- Q. I. Jahangir promulgated twelve edicts for the general welfare and better government to mark his coronation II. Jahangir composed verses in Persian and sang Hindi lyrics Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct?
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. What was the name assigned to Rishabhnath Tirthankar because of the mark on his right leg?
A)Prajapati
B)Hiranyagarbha
C)Rishabh
D)Vrihad Deva
Answer: Rishabh
- Q. Who had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India?
A)GK Gokhale
B)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C)Raj Ram Mohun Roy
D)MM Malaviya
Answer: Raj Ram Mohun Roy
- Q. Akbar was__________ years old when he became emperor
A)19
B)16
C)13
D)10
Answer: 13
- Q. According to Jainis, at which place Abhinandannath attained Nirvana?
A)Shri Keshriyaji Tirtha
B)Sammed Shikhar
C)Parasnath
D)Sarnath
Answer: Sammed Shikhar
- Q. The original name of Tansen, the greatest musician of the court of Akbar, was
A)Ramatanu Pande
B)Makaranda Pandey
C)Haridas
D)Lal Kalawant
Answer: Ramatanu Pande
- Q. Name of the Bengali poet who was conferred with the title of Gunraj Khan in the Sultanate period?
A)Rahim
B)Maladhar Basu
C)Chaitanya
D)Jaydeva
Answer: Maladhar Basu
- Q. Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracottas of the Indus civilization?
A)Sheep
B)Buffalo
C)Cow
D)Pig
Answer: Cow
- Q. The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?
A)Nawab Vajib Ali Sah
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Harsha
D)Akbar
Answer: Akbar
- Q. The Jaina literature is known as
A)Epics
B)Tripitakas
C)Aryasutras
D)Angas
Answer: Angas
- Q. The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by the?
A)Pallavas
B)Chola
C)Pandyas
D)Kaktiya
Answer: Pallavas
- Q. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?
A)Lord Cornwallis
B)Lord Wellesley
C)Sir John Shore
D)Warren Hastings
Answer: Warren Hastings
- Q. Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightenment.
A)Bodh Gaya
B)Sarnath
C)Kapilavastu
D)Rajgriha
Answer: Bodh Gaya
- Q. In 1904 the then Maharaja of . . . . . . exempted Narayana Guru from personal appearances in court, an honour recognizing the Guru as a distinguished living personality
A)Thalassery
B)Kannur
C)Travancore
D)Cochi
Answer: Travancore
- Q. Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at
A)Amritsar
B)Lahore
C)Calcutta
D)Bombay
Answer: Amritsar
- Q. Who was the first Gupta ruler who assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja?
A)Chandragupta I
B)Skandhgupta
C)Chandragupta II
D)Kumaragupta
Answer: Chandragupta I
- Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
A)Italy
B)Uzbekistan
C)Morocco
D)Russia
Answer: Italy
- Q. Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor__________
A)Jahangir
B)Shah Jahan
C)Babur
D)Akbar
Answer: Shah Jahan
- Q. The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were
A)Motilal Nehru
B)CR Das
C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
D)Only A and B above
Answer: Only A and B above
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