More Questions on History
- Q. Brahmavidya Panchakam is a Sanskrit work of __________
A)Chattambi Swamikal
B)Sree Narayana Guru
C)K. Madhvan Nair
D)Dr. Palpu
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
- Q. In the . . . . . . Provinces were allowed to form groups with common executives and legislatures
A)Dikie Bird Plan
B)Wavell Plan
C)Cabinet Mission Plan
D)Mountbatten Plan
Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan
- 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. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
A)Arabs
B)Ghurids
C)Karkotakas
D)Hindushahis
Answer: Hindushahis
- Q. Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided ‘a machine with strong brakes but no engine’?
A)Rajendra Prasad
B)Jawaharlal Nehru
C)Mahatma Gandhi
D)Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________
A)1575
B)1475
C)1675
D)1775
Answer: 1775
- Q. The Charter Act of 1813 left intact the Company’s monopoly of __________ trade
A)Jawa
B)China
C)Ceylon
D)Japan
Answer: China
- Q. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
A)Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
D)Firuz Tughlaq
Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- Q. To whom is the statement “Cowardice and ahimsa do not go together any more than water and fire” attributed?
A)M K Gandhi
B)Acharya Narendra Dev
C)Swami Vivekananda
D)Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer: M K Gandhi
- Q. The Governor of the East India Company was
A)Appointed by the British Parliament
B)Appointed by the monarch of England
C)Elected by the members of the East India Company
D)Nominated by the Mughal Emperor
Answer: Elected by the members of the East India Company
- Q. Who was one of the teachers of Alexander the Great
A)Aristotle
B)Plato
C)Socrates
D)None of the above
Answer: Aristotle
- Q. Which city is known as the birthplace of the Renaissance
A)Venice
B)Florence
C)Rome
D)London
Answer: Florence
- Q. Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters was done on 9th August?
A)Boycott of Simon Commission
B)Salt Satyagraha
C)Champaran Satyagraha
D)Kakori Mail train robbery
Answer: Kakori Mail train robbery
- Q. Buddha delivered his first sermon at __________
A)Sarnath
B)Sanchi
C)Kapilvastu
D)Vaisali
Answer: Sarnath
- Q. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?
A)Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
B)Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
C)Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
D)Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar
Answer: Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
- Q. During the Mughal rule in the field of agriculture Parauti was the land
A)left fallow
B)annually cultivated
C)uncultivated
D)barren land
Answer: left fallow
- Q. Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities? I. Resistance to child marriage. II. Resistance to widow remarriage. III. Spread of education. IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability. V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.
A)II and IV
B)I and III
C)II, V
D)Only V
Answer: II, V
- Q. Which one was the capital city of Byzantine Empire
A)Rome
B)Venice
C)Vienna
D)Constantinople
Answer: Constantinople
- Q. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, lifelong outspoken disapproval of Pakistan?
A)Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in favour of it
B)There was no other go after he was presented with a fait accompli
C)To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
D)The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League
Answer: To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition
- 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
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