More Questions on History
- Q. Wavell Plan- essentially dealing with Indian demand of self-rule and reconstitution of Viceroy’s Council was put forth by Lord Wavell in:
A)1942
B)1935
C)1945
D)1943
Answer: 1945
- Q. The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women
A)1878
B)1875
C)1975
D)1956
Answer: 1975
- Q. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
A)Ashoka
B)Chandragupta
C)Kanishka
D)Harshavardhan
Answer: Ashoka
- Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Which one of the following was the capital of Kosala?
A)Shuktimati
B)Sravasti
C)Kaushambi
D)Indraprastha
Answer: Sravasti
- Q. Akbar granted the present site of Amritsar to the Sikh Guru
A)Angad
B)Amar Das
C)Ram Das
D)Arjan
Answer: Amar Das
- Q. Swami Dayananda had translated the __________ into Hindi.
A)Four Vedas
B)Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
C)Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
D)Sama Veda and Yajur Veda
Answer: Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
- Q. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
A)Noakhali
B)Dandi
C)England
D)South Africa
Answer: South Africa
- Q. Which one is the oldest existing University in the World
A)University of al-Karaouine
B)University of Oxford
C)Al-Azhar University
D)University of Bologna
Answer: University of al-Karaouine
- Q. The Arya Samaj is against
A)Rituals and idol-worship
B)Existence of God
C)Hinduism
D)Islam
Answer: Rituals and idol-worship
- Q. I. Eradication of all possible race, creed or provincial prejudices among all lovers of India. II. Promotion of personal intimacy among all the earnest workers in the cause of India. III. Formulation of popular demands. IV. Organisation of a violent struggle for the political emancipation of India. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the aims of the Indian National Congress in the early phases?
A)I, II & III
B)I, II & III
C)III & IV
D)II & III
Answer: I, II & III
- Q. Which is the script of Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Kharshthi
B)Tamil
C)Unknown
D)Brahmi
Answer: Unknown
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year
A)1908
B)1906
C)1913
D)1917
Answer: 1908
- Q. Who among the following leader headed the interim Government of 1946?
A)M.K Gandhi
B)C. Rajagopalachari
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
- Q. The concept of Sagunabrahmana was the outcome of which concept of Bhakti Movement?
A)Vaishanavism
B)Nirgunabraman
C)Shaivism
D)None of the above
Answer: Nirgunabraman
- Q. Subhash Bose selected the best soldiers from the three existing brigades (named after Gandhi, Azad and Nehru) and organised a new brigade which the soldiers themselves called
A)Swatantra Bharat Brigade
B)Himalayan Brigade
C)Bhagat Singh Brigade
D)Subhash Brigade
Answer: Subhash Brigade
- Q. Consider the following statements about Sudarshan Lake. Which of them is correct?
A)Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya
B)It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya
C)First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. The first organisation in the Madras Presidency to agitate for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by publicist __________ Chetty in 1849. This organisation did not survive for long and was eventually disbanded.
A)S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
B)Gazulu Lakshminarasu
C)P. Anandacharlu
D)R. Balaji Rao
Answer: Gazulu Lakshminarasu
- Q. Whose model is based on the Mandate of Heaven?
A)Li Ling
B)Ban Gu
C)Qin Shi Huang
D)Sima Qian
Answer: Sima Qian
- Q. Which of the following was a leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army founded in 1928?
A)Bhagat Singh
B)Khudiram Bose
C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
D)Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: Chandra Shekhar Azad
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