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Q. Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?

A
Columbus
B
Magellan
C
Bartholomew Dias
D
Vasco da Gama

Correct Answer

Bartholomew Dias

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who defeated whom in the second Battle of Tarain (AD 1192)?
    A)Mahmud Ghazni defeated Prithviraj
    B)Prithviraj defeated Muhammad Ghori
    C)Prithviraj defeated Mahmud Ghazni
    D)Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
    Answer: Muhammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj
  • Q. The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj, Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at
    A)Calcutta (1906)
    B)Banaras (1905)
    C)Surat (1907)
    D)Madras (1908)
    Answer: Calcutta (1906)
  • Q. The Act of __________ had introduced the system of separate electorates
    A)1893
    B)1874
    C)1909
    D)1926
    Answer: 1909
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
    A)The Punjab
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: The Punjab
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint opposed cast distinctions and sympathetic towards lower caste in the 6th century AD?
    A)Chaitanya
    B)Gnanadev
    C)Namadeva
    D)Ekanatha
    Answer: Ekanatha
  • Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?
    A)Rigidity of Caste
    B)Slavery
    C)Prostitution
    D)Widow remarriage
    Answer: Widow remarriage
  • Q. Which of the following pair is incorrect?
    A)Indian Sociologist - Lala Har Dayal
    B)Comrade - Mohammed Ali
    C)Young India - Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)Common Weal - Annie Besant
    Answer: Young India - Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. Second battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies?
    A)Babur and Rana Sanga
    B)Babur and Lodi Empire
    C)Akbar and Hemu
    D)Akbar and Rana of Mewar
    Answer: Akbar and Hemu
  • Q. Which world Heritage Monument has been acclaimed as the “Necropolis of the Mughal dynasty”?
    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Red Fort Complex
    Answer: Humayun's Tomb
  • Q. The First World Conference on Women in __________, generated a new interest in and debate on women’s issues
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Delhi
    C)Mexico
    D)Copenhagen
    Answer: Mexico
  • Q. Who was the first to distinguish between cause and immediate origins of an event?
    A)Pericles
    B)Herodotus
    C)Plutarch
    D)Thucydides
    Answer: Thucydides
  • Q. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya’s work Amuktamalyada, was in
    A)Sanskrit
    B)Telugu
    C)Tamil
    D)Kannada
    Answer: Telugu
  • Q. On which of the following systems of Hindu Philosophy , Shankaracharya wrote commentary in 9th century AD?
    A)Vaisheshika
    B)Sankhya
    C)Yoga
    D)Uttarmimansa
    Answer: Uttarmimansa
  • Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
    A)Agriculture
    B)Pastureland
    C)Mining
    D)Cotton Cultivation
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Who called Sree Narayana Guru as ‘The Second Buddha’?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)G. Sankara Kurup
    C)Bodhananda Swamikal
    D)Moorkoth Kumaran
    Answer: G. Sankara Kurup
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the main aim/s of Young Bengal Movement?
    A)Question all authority and oppose decadent customs and traditions
    B)Inspire pupil to think freely and rationally
    C)Love liberty, equality and freedom
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the __________ Movement
    A)Non-cooperation
    B)Khilafat
    C)Swadeshi
    D)Civil Disobedience
    Answer: Swadeshi
  • Q. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record the achievements of
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ashoka
    C)Samudragupta
    D)Chandragupta II
    Answer: Chandragupta II
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Atharvaveda
  • Q. Who among the following renowned Scholar wrote the biography of King Harsha and Kadambari?
    A)Bhartrihari
    B)Bharavi
    C)Bana
    D)Magha
    Answer: Bana

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