More Questions on History
- Q. Tripitakas are sacred books of
A)Hindus
B)Buddhists
C)Jains
D)None of the above
Answer: Buddhists
- Q. With the fall of which among the following the French Revolution began?
A)Communes
B)Bastille
C)Jacobin Club
D)Pilinitz
Answer: Bastille
- Q. How many volunteers had accompanied Gandhi on the famous Dandi March of March 12, 1930?
A)44
B)13
C)78
D)108
Answer: 78
- Q. The monolithic image of Jain Saint ‘Gomatiswara’ is at __________
A)Shravanbelagola
B)Mount Abu
C)Kusinagara
D)Kalinga
Answer: Shravanbelagola
- Q. Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress?
A)William Wedderburn
B)George Yule
C)A. O. Hume
D)Henry Cotton
Answer: George Yule
- Q. Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct? I. He is an Anglo-Indian II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism
A)Only I and II
B)Only I
C)Only II and III
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The Buddha’s Eight Fold Path did not include
A)Right Views
B)Right Resolve
C)Right Speech
D)Right Table Manners
Answer: Right Table Manners
- Q. On Cabinet Mission, __________ observed, the proposals preserve the essential unity of India which la threatened by the dispute between two major communities
A)Nehru
B)Lord Wavell
C)Patel
D)Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: Lord Wavell
- Q. I. It favoured Dominion Status. II. It favoured a federal system. III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate. IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Nehru Report?
A)I & III
B)I & IV
C)II, III & IV
D)I, II & III
Answer: I, II & III
- Q. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the
A)Pallavas
B)Rashtrakutas
C)Pandyas
D)Chalukyas
Answer: Chalukyas
- Q. A Janapadin was the __________ of a janapada.
A)Minister
B)Servant
C)Army General
D)Ruler
Answer: Ruler
- Q. Who was the author of Telugu Work Amuktamalyada?
A)Devaraya
B)Harihara
C)Krishnadevaraya
D)Bukka
Answer: Krishnadevaraya
- Q. From where did the quit India Movement begin?
A)Mysore
B)Calcutta
C)Bombay
D)Pune
Answer: Bombay
- Q. Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao-II?
A)Convention of Wadgaon
B)The Treaty of Purandhar
C)Treaty of Bassein
D)Treaty of Salbai
Answer: Treaty of Bassein
- Q. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership. II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country. III. There was no central organisation to guide them. IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English. Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
A)I, II & III
B)I, III & IV
C)III & IV
D)II, III & IV
Answer: I, III & IV
- Q. What was the extent of Harsha’s empire?
A)The whole of India
B)The entire Indian subcontinent
C)The entire Deccan region
D)A part of northern India
Answer: A part of northern India
- Q. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as
A)Brahmanism
B)Hinduism
C)Bhagavatism
D)Vedic Dharma
Answer: Brahmanism
- 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. The Buddha has been eulogized as an ocean of wisdom and compassion in
A)Jataka tales
B)Buddha-Charita
C)Amarakosa
D)The Light of Aisa
Answer: Amarakosa
- Q. The first elected Indian President of the Legislative Assembly was
A)Rangachariar
B)Motilal Nehru
C)CR Das
D)VJ Patel
Answer: VJ Patel
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