More Questions on History
- Q. When did Charlemagne conquer the Lombards?
A)753
B)752
C)757
D)774
Answer: 774
- Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Vaishnavism
D)Tantra
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Who was the last Emperor (Tsar) of Russia
A)Nicholas II
B)Alexander III
C)Alexander II
D)Nicholas I
Answer: Nicholas II
- Q. Which of the following leader gave the safety valve theory for Indian National Congress and said that it was brain child of Lord Dufferin?
A)M N Roy
B)Dadabhai Nairoji
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)Motilal Nehru
Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
- Q. Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?
A)MG Ranade
B)G K Gokhale
C)B G Tilak
D)Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: G K Gokhale
- Q. In European history, which year is known as the year of revolution
A)1765
B)1732
C)1848
D)1896
Answer: 1848
- Q. Rajatarangini was written by
A)Alberuni
B)Kalhana
C)Harsha Vardhana
D)Kautilya
Answer: Kalhana
- Q. Who established Chishti order in India?
A)Nizamuddin Aulia
B)Baba Farid
C)Al biruni
D)Moinuddin Chishti
Answer: Moinuddin Chishti
- Q. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as
A)Trivarga
B)Triratna
C)Trisarga
D)Trimurti
Answer: Triratna
- Q. Kabir was contemporary of
A)Sultan Sikandar Lodi
B)Guru Nanak
C)Both (A) and (B) above
D)Babur
Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
- Q. What is the meaning of Masi?
A)Defence
B)Teaching
C)Agriculture
D)Business
Answer: Teaching
- Q. In 1884 __________founded the Indian National Union
A)A. M. Bose
B)A. O. Hume
C)Lord Dufferin
D)W. C. Banerjee
Answer: A. O. Hume
- Q. Sher Shah defeated Humayan and captured Gaur in the battle of
A)Chausa in 1539 A.D.
B)Ghaghra is 1529 A.D.
C)Panipat in 1526 A.D.
D)Khanwa in 1527 A.D.
Answer: Chausa in 1539 A.D.
- Q. Who is the author of “The History of the World-Conquerer”?
A)Clifford Edmund Bosworth
B)Annemarie Schimmel
C)Gustaf John Ramstedt
D)John Andrew Boyle
Answer: John Andrew Boyle
- Q. Which of the following sect is emphasised on nirguni Bhakti – devotion to a divine without Gunas (qualities or form), but it accepts both nirguni and saguni forms of the divine?
A)Shaivism
B)Sikhism
C)Vaishanvism
D)All of the above
Answer: Sikhism
- Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?
A)Bindusara
B)Chandragupta Maurya
C)Ajatashatru
D)Pulakesin
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Aurangzeb? I. He forbade the cultivation of Bhang II. Forbade singing at court III. A proficient player of Veena IV. His tomb is at Tughlaqabad
A)I, II and IV
B)I, II and III
C)II, III and IV
D)All the above
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A)Vira Narasimha : Tuluva
B)Dev Raya II : Sangama
C)Venkata II : Aravidu
D)Narsimha : Chalukya
Answer: Narsimha : Chalukya
- Q. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
B)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
D)Mahmud Tughlaq
Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- Q. Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?
A)Raghuvansa
B)Mrcchakatika
C)Sri Adi Kala
D)None of the above
Answer: Mrcchakatika
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