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Q. Who founded Saint Petersburg?

A
Ivan the Terrible
B
Alexis of Russia
C
Peter the Great
D
Peter III of Russia

Correct Answer

Peter the Great

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Buddhist Doctrines were written in
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Tibetan
    D)Not written in any language but orally transmitted
    Answer: Pali
  • 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. In which of the following Mudra did Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at Saranath?
    A)Dhyana Mudra
    B)Abhaya Mudra
    C)Dharmchakra Mudra
    D)Bhumisparasa Mudra
    Answer: Dharmchakra Mudra
  • Q. When did Saladin captured Jerusalem?
    A)1187
    B)1118
    C)1193
    D)1203
    Answer: 1187
  • Q. Which of the following event compel M.K Gandhi to withdraw the Nation’s cooperation from the British Government?
    A)Bhagat singh Hanging
    B)Jallianwala massacre
    C)Lathi charge
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Jallianwala massacre
  • Q. Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law
    A)Government of India Act of 1935
    B)Rowlatt Act of 1919
    C)Indian Council Act of 1909
    D)Government of India Act of 1919
    Answer: Rowlatt Act of 1919
  • Q. Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press Act 1794?
    A)Andrew Frazer
    B)Charles Metcalfe
    C)Lord Wellesly
    D)Lord Auckland
    Answer: Lord Wellesly
  • Q. Muhammad BinTughlaq transferred his capital from
    A)Delhi to Devagiri
    B)Delhi to Warangal
    C)Delhi to Madurai
    D)Delhi to Vijayanagar
    Answer: Delhi to Devagiri
  • Q. The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were
    A)Khudai Khidmatgar
    B)The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
    C)Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year
    A)1908
    B)1906
    C)1913
    D)1917
    Answer: 1908
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. In which language were the Buddhist-texts ‘Pitakas’ composed?
    A)Ardhamagadhi
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Pali
    D)Prakrit
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Which event brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
    A)The Kalinga War
    B)The third Buddhist Council
    C)His embracing of Buddhism
    D)His sending missionary to Ceylon
    Answer: The Kalinga War
  • Q. High courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in
    A)1919
    B)1935
    C)1862
    D)1861
    Answer: 1862
  • Q. British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Company in the year
    A)1858
    B)1857
    C)1859
    D)1860
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
    A)second Sangam period
    B)first Sangam period
    C)third Sangam period
    D)post-third Sangam period
    Answer: second Sangam period
  • Q. In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast of 21 days
    A)to launch a campaign against untouchability
    B)to appeal to the Hindus to throw open the temples and public wells to the Harijans
    C)for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
    D)For all the above
    Answer: for his own purification and that of his associates for greater commitment to the cause of the Harijans
  • Q. The religious movements of Buddhism and Jainism were led by
    A)Kshatriya Princes
    B)Sudras
    C)Vaisyas
    D)Brahmins
    Answer: Kshatriya Princes
  • Q. Who is regarded as the founder of modern Egypt
    A)Ibrahim Pasha
    B)Muhammad Ali
    C)Abbas I
    D)Sa'id Pasha
    Answer: Muhammad Ali
  • Q. The correct chronological order of the four Buddhist councils held Is
    A)Vaishali, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra
    B)Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra, Vaishali
    C)Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir or Jullandhar
    D)Pataliputra, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Vaishali
    Answer: Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir or Jullandhar

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