More Questions on History

  • Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
    A)Siddhanta Shiromani
    B)Amarakosha
    C)Brihat Samhita
    D)Astanga Hridaya
    Answer: Brihat Samhita
  • Q. During Kanishka’s reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
    A)Ayodhya
    B)Delhi
    C)Kannauj
    D)Purushapura (Peshawar)
    Answer: Purushapura (Peshawar)
  • Q. The name of the periodical published by Gandhi during his stay in South Africa was
    A)India Gazette
    B)Navjivan
    C)Afrikaner
    D)Indian Opinion
    Answer: Indian Opinion
  • Q. Hyder Ali was the ruler of __________
    A)Mysore
    B)Hyderabad
    C)Cochi
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Mysore
  • Q. The Khilafat Movement of the Indian Muslims related to
    A)restoration of territories to Turkey captured by Britain in the First World War
    B)provision of separate electorate for the Muslims in the Act of 1919
    C)restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
    D)lifting of martial law in Punjab
    Answer: restoration of the Sultan of Turkey who was Caliph of the Muslim World
  • Q. Who, according to the Buddhist, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
    A)Maitreya
    B)Atreya
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Kalki
    Answer: Maitreya
  • Q. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?
    A)4th July, 1947
    B)15th August, 1947
    C)16th August, 1947
    D)14th August, 1947
    Answer: 14th August, 1947
  • Q. Shivaji sacked __________ and secured a large booty
    A)Poona
    B)Bijapur
    C)Konkan
    D)Surat
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
    C)Balban
    D)Bairam Khan
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict?
    A)Sarnath
    B)Sanchi
    C)Bhabra
    D)Kalinga
    Answer: Sarnath
  • Q. The two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji reign – the Alai Darwaza and Jama Masjid at Khana – were constructed at
    A)Delhi
    B)Agra
    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Gulbarga
    Answer: Delhi
  • Q. The normal form of government during the Vedic period was
    A)republics
    B)democracy
    C)oligarchy
    D)monarchy
    Answer: monarchy
  • Q. Who has given the treatise on the rule of the Pandyan kingdom by Pandala a daughter of Herakles?
    A)Kautilya
    B)Megasthenes
    C)Banabhatt
    D)Kalidas
    Answer: Megasthenes
  • Q. The most important source of our information on ancient India’s cultural history are
    A)Antiquities and monuments
    B)Archaeological excavations
    C)Literature and epics
    D)Inscriptions and coins
    Answer: Literature and epics
  • Q. Who was called India’s Napoleon because of his victories?
    A)Chandragupta
    B)Skandagupta
    C)Brahmagupta
    D)Samudragupta
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
    A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
    B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
    C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
    D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
    Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
  • Q. Which of the following was common to both the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?
    A)Female deities
    B)Horse
    C)Urban centres
    D)Iron implements
    Answer: Horse
  • Q. The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
    A)Ambedkar
    B)Nehru
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Subhash Chandra bose
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. One of the important factors that led to the World War-II the humiliating provisions in one of the following treaties. Which is that treaty?
    A)Treaty of Versailles
    B)Treaty of Paris
    C)Treaty of Lorraine
    D)Treaty of Brussels
    Answer: Treaty of Versailles
  • Q. Which civilization is known as the birthplace of democracy
    A)Indian
    B)Romans
    C)Greeks
    D)Persians
    Answer: Greeks

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