More Questions on History
- Q. The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was
A)Ananda
B)Nagarjuna
C)Asanga
D)Padmasambhava
Answer: Padmasambhava
- Q. The word Jina from which the Jain(ism) has originated stands for
A)detached
B)great
C)non-violence
D)conqueror (of senses)
Answer: conqueror (of senses)
- Q. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
A)the presence of a 'council of ministers'
B)wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
C)the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
D)an extensive network of spy-system
Answer: the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
- Q. The first Buddhist Council was held at
A)Rajgriha
B)Kashmir
C)Pataliputra
D)Vaisali
Answer: Rajgriha
- Q. Dandi March started on __________ 1930
A)12th April
B)12th March
C)12th February
D)12th May
Answer: 12th March
- Q. Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Kharshthi
B)Tamil
C)Unknown
D)Brahmi
Answer: Unknown
- Q. Who called Subhash Chandra Bose as Desh Nayak ?
A)Rabindranath Tagore
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
- Q. Under Shivaji each province was under a
A)Governor
B)Viceroy
C)Diwan
D)Zamindar
Answer: Viceroy
- Q. In 1937 , an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s proposals for ‘basic education’ through the vernacular medium was held at
A)Bombay
B)Surat
C)Ahmedabad
D)Wardha
Answer: Wardha
- Q. Narayana Guru was born on August 22, 1856, in the village of __________ near Thiruvananthapuram
A)Karunagapally
B)Chempazhanthi
C)Kayamkulam
D)Kannur
Answer: Chempazhanthi
- Q. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
A)II, I, IV & III
B)I, II, III & IV
C)I, III, II & IV
D)III, I, II & IV
Answer: I, II, III & IV
- Q. What were the collective farms under Stalin’s Collectivization Programme in Russia known as
A)Ferma
B)Kolkhoz
C)Lider
D)Kollektsiya
Answer: Kolkhoz
- Q. Who is the founder of Greek historiography?
A)Herodotus
B)Aristotle
C)Hippocrates
D)Thucydides
Answer: Herodotus
- Q. When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
A)Shah Tahmasp of Persia
B)The Raja Bikramajid
C)Sultan of Bijapur
D)Sher Shah
Answer: Shah Tahmasp of Persia
- Q. Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
A)Maitreyi
B)Kalhana
C)Kalidasa
D)Panini
Answer: Panini
- Q. Who among the following leader headed the interim Government of 1946?
A)M.K Gandhi
B)C. Rajagopalachari
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
A)In the "Lower town'
B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
C)Near the river Ravi
D)Beside the western gate of the city
Answer: Near the river Ravi
- Q. The Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for Indian Muslims for the first time at its :
A)Lucknow session in 1916
B)Lahore session in 1940.
C)Meerut Session 1946
D)Tripuri Session in 1939
Answer: Lahore session in 1940.
- Q. In 1907, after the passing of Col. H. S. Olcott, __________ became the second International President of the Theosophical Society
A)Sarojini Naidu
B)Annie Besant
C)Ahalya Rangnekar
D)Bhabani Charan Mitra
Answer: Annie Besant
- Q. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by
A)Kshatriya Princes
B)Sudras
C)Vaisyas
D)Brahmins
Answer: Kshatriya Princes
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