More Questions on History
- 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. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was
A)not to steal
B)not to kill (non-injury)
C)non-attachment to worldly things
D)celibacy
Answer: celibacy
- Q. When did China start the Civil Services Examination?
A)1905
B)605
C)1920
D)1949
Answer: 605
- Q. The Portuguese built their first fort on India soil in the territory of the Raja of
A)Cochin
B)Calicut
C)Daman
D)Bijapur
Answer: Cochin
- Q. The first statue of the Guru was conceived by __________
A)Tavaroli
B)Moorkoth Kumaran
C)Bodhananda Swamikal
D)Gokahale
Answer: Moorkoth Kumaran
- Q. Who played an important role in bringing all the states in the independent India into the country’s unity?
A)Hume
B)Sardar Patel
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Sardar Patel
- Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
A)Kalidas
B)Alara Kalama
C)Viswamitra
D)Vashistha
Answer: Alara Kalama
- Q. Jainism was divided into two sects – Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) – During the reign of the
A)Mauryas
B)Nandas
C)Kusanas
D)Shungas
Answer: Mauryas
- Q. Permission to the British to establish their trading centre at Surat had been given by the Mughal emperor
A)Akbar
B)Babur
C)Jahangir
D)Humayun
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Where did Aurangzeb died?
A)Aurangabad
B)Pune
C)Ahmednagar
D)Mumbai
Answer: Ahmednagar
- Q. The first Indian Governor of a British Province (Bihar) in India was
A)Sir Shaukat Hayat
B)Sir SP Sinha
C)Sir Hari Singh Gaur
D)VJ Patel
Answer: Sir SP Sinha
- Q. What was the suitable language for source material in Ancient Times?
A)Pali
B)Sanskrit
C)Brahmi
D)Kharoshthi
Answer: Sanskrit
- Q. According to __________ the mutiny was a purely military outbreak
A)VASmith
B)VD Sarkar
C)Sir John Lawrence
D)Roberts
Answer: Sir John Lawrence
- 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. Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?
A)Sisodiya
B)Pratihara
C)Rathor
D)Parmar
Answer: Sisodiya
- Q. In Bengal, the East India Company’s headquarters were located at
A)Fort william
B)Fort St George
C)Fort St David
D)Shantiniketan
Answer: Fort william
- Q. Mahavira’s first disciple was
A)Sthulabhadra
B)Bhadrabahu
C)Charvaka
D)Jamali
Answer: Jamali
- Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?
A)Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
B)Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
C)Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC
D)Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator
Answer: Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
- Q. Who was the first to raise the slogan ‘Inquilab zindabad’?
A)M Kelappan
B)Bhagat Singh
C)Veer Savarkar
D)Shankaran Nair
Answer: Bhagat Singh
- Q. Where was saint kabir born?
A)Varanasi
B)Delhi
C)Mathura
D)Hyderabad
Answer: Varanasi
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