More Questions on History

  • Q. The song Jana-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindranath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
    A)Morning Song of India
    B)Tatva Bodhini
    C)Bharat Vidhata
    D)Rashtra Jagrati
    Answer: Bharat Vidhata
  • Q. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism? I. The world is full of sorrows. II. People suffer on account of desires. III. If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained. IV. The existence of God and Soul must be recognised.
    A)II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)I, II and III
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Pramatma in Kannada region?
    A)Nimbarka
    B)Mirabai
    C)Vallabhacharya
    D)Madhav
    Answer: Madhav
  • Q. Who was the founder of Kushan Empire?
    A)Virna Kadphises
    B)Kanishka
    C)Kujula Kadphises
    D)Vasiskha
    Answer: Kujula Kadphises
  • 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. Chauth’ was
    A)Toll tax imposed by Shivaji
    B)A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
    C)Irrigation tax charged by Akbar
    D)Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
    Answer: Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
  • Q. The Vedic economy was based on
    A)crafts and industries
    B)trade and commerce
    C)agriculture and cattle rearing
    D)all the above
    Answer: agriculture and cattle rearing
  • Q. The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by
    A)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Jogesh Chandra Chatterji
    D)Sachindra Sanyal
    Answer: Sachindra Sanyal
  • 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. Kheda Satyagraha is related to __________
    A)Calcutta
    B)Gujarat
    C)Thana
    D)Malabar
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. The peacock throne was constructed by the Mughal Emperor
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Among the numerous followers of Gandhi’s ‘philosophy’ was/were
    A)Marshal Tito
    B)Bertrand Russell
    C)Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
  • Q. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
    A)Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
    B)This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
    C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
    D)The diarchy was introduced at the centre
    Answer: The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
  • Q. Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the king of England?
    A)Willia Todd
    B)John Hawkins
    C)Sir Thomas Roe
    D)Sir Walter Raleigh
    Answer: Sir Thomas Roe
  • Q. Who wrote Panchatantra?
    A)Vishnu Sharma
    B)Kalidas
    C)Chanakya
    D)Nagarjun
    Answer: Vishnu Sharma
  • Q. The Cabinet Mission Plan ruled out the possibility of the formation of
    A)Pakistan
    B)Union of India
    C)Constituent Assembly
    D)Groups by Provinces
    Answer: Pakistan
  • Q. “India Wins Freedom” is the autobiography of
    A)Muhammad Ali
    B)Abdul Kalam Azad
    C)Zakir Hussain
    D)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    Answer: Abdul Kalam Azad
  • Q. Who composed ‘The History of the Kings of Britain’?
    A)Geoffrey of Monmouth
    B)Ambrosius Aurelianus
    C)Thomas Malory
    D)Vortigern
    Answer: Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Q. Sher Shah defeated Humayan and captured Gaur in the battle of
    A)Chausa in 1539 A.D.
    B)Ghaghra is 1529 A.D.
    C)Panipat in 1526 A.D.
    D)Khanwa in 1527 A.D.
    Answer: Chausa in 1539 A.D.
  • Q. Which of the following Assamese literature is Buddhist songs composed in the 8th to 12th centuries?
    A)Kotha Ramayana
    B)Charyapadas
    C)Drona Parva
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Charyapadas

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