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Q. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?

A
Megasthenese
B
Hiuen Tsang
C
I-Tsing
D
Fahien

Correct Answer

Megasthenese

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who said,” One Country One God, One Caste, one Mind brothers all of us Without Difference, without Doubt ?”
    A)Syed Hasan Imam
    B)V. D. Savarkar
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: V. D. Savarkar
  • Q. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijaynagar empire at the time of the Battle of Talikota?
    A)Aravidu
    B)Sangam
    C)Tuluva
    D)Saluva
    Answer: Tuluva
  • Q. Which is the oldest trade Union organisation in India?
    A)Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
    B)Indian National Trade Union Cogress (INTUC)
    C)All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
    D)Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
    Answer: All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
  • Q. The greatest Kushana ruler whose contribution to Buddhism was even greater than that of Ashoka, was
    A)Kanishka I
    B)Kadphises
    C)Vasishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kanishka I
  • Q. Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of
    A)Cripps Mission
    B)Wavel Plan
    C)August Offer
    D)Cabinet Mission
    Answer: Cabinet Mission
  • Q. In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of
    A)Phillip Reading
    B)Phillip Uartog
    C)Uartog Reading
    D)None of these
    Answer: Phillip Uartog
  • Q. The most powerful Peshwa was
    A)Baji Rao-I
    B)Balaji Baji Rao
    C)Madhava Rao
    D)Balaji Vishwanath
    Answer: Baji Rao-I
  • Q. What is meant by “The Forty”?
    A)The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
    B)The cream of Afghan nobles
    C)The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
    D)The Ulema or the Muslim divines
    Answer: The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
  • Q. What was the reason for Franks rapid rise in western Europe?
    A)Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
    B)Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
    C)Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
    D)Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
    Answer: Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
  • Q. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the
    A)Twelve Upangas
    B)Fourteen Purvas
    C)Twelve Angas
    D)Fourteen Uparvas
    Answer: Twelve Angas
  • Q. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Pattabhi Sitharamayy
    C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    D)VB Patel
    Answer: Pattabhi Sitharamayy
  • Q. Who built Imambara and Rumi Darwaza?
    A)Asaf-ud-daula
    B)Wajid Ali Shah
    C)Shuja-ud-daula
    D)Adbdul Mansur
    Answer: Asaf-ud-daula
  • Q. Which one of the following method of revenue assessment is related to the Vijayanagara Empire?
    A)Ryotwari
    B)Chauth
    C)Rae Rekho
    D)Sardeshmukhi
    Answer: Sardeshmukhi
  • Q. Which dynasty came to power in India after the Tughlaq dynasty?
    A)The Khaljis
    B)The Guptas
    C)The Mughals
    D)The Sayyids
    Answer: The Sayyids
  • Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
    A)Lord Minto - India Councils Act, 1909
    B)Lord Dalhousie - Doctrine of Lapse
    C)Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance
    D)Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878
    Answer: Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878
  • Q. The tomb of Jahangir was built at
    A)Delhi
    B)Gujrat
    C)Lahore
    D)Agra
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. It is said that Muhammad-bin-Bakhtiyar Khalji, one of the commanders of Muhammad Ghori, conquered Nadia (one of the capitals of Bengal) with only 18 horsemen. The king of Bengal who then fled barefoot from his palace was
    A)Hemantasena
    B)Samantasena
    C)Ballalasena
    D)Lakshamanasena
    Answer: Lakshamanasena
  • Q. Who among the following was ruler from The Kushan dynasty?
    A)Danti Durga
    B)Vikarmaditya
    C)Khadphises I
    D)Pushyamitra
    Answer: Khadphises I
  • Q. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji’s reign – the Jama Masjid at Kana and Alai Darwaza – were constructed at
    A)Delhi
    B)Agra
    C)Dhar
    D)Gulbarga
    Answer: Delhi

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