More Questions on History
- Q. The famous vedic saying “war begins in the minds of men” is contained in the
A)Mahabharata
B)Mundakopanishad
C)Rig Veda
D)Atharva Veda
Answer: Atharva Veda
- Q. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
A)Samaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Yajurveda
D)Atharvaveda
Answer: Rigveda
- Q. During the Gupta Empire, the term “UPARIKARA” was used for
A)Periodic supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc
B)An extra tax levied on all subjects
C)It was a voluntary offering by people to the king
D)King's customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the production
Answer: An extra tax levied on all subjects
- Q. Shah Jahan built Taj Mahal in memory of
A)Jodha Bai
B)Ruqayya Sultan Begum
C)Mumtaz Mahal
D)Nur Jahan
Answer: Mumtaz Mahal
- Q. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
A)Prohibition of child marriage
B)Remarriage of widows
C)Monogamy
D)Rejection of seclusion of women
Answer: Rejection of seclusion of women
- Q. Vaishakha Purnima has a great significance because it was on this day
A)Buddha got enlightened
B)Buddha was born
C)Buddha died
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League?
A)16th August, 1946
B)3rd September, 1946
C)16th May, 1946
D)4th Decembar, 1946
Answer: 16th August, 1946
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Neither I nor II
- Q. The Ilbert Bill introduced In Lord Ripon’s reign is significant because
A)it put restrictions on the vernacular press
B)it limited the Britishers political authority
C)it debarred Indians from entering the civil services
D)it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
Answer: it removed racial discrimination from the judicial services
- Q. From which port of England, Titanic started its journey
A)Southampton
B)Liverpool
C)Manchester
D)Sunderland
Answer: Southampton
- Q. Who is the founder of Haryanka Dynasty?
A)Harshvardhan
B)Ajatashatru
C)Bimbisara
D)Ghananand
Answer: Bimbisara
- Q. After the defeat at Plassey, Siraj-ud-daullah was assassinated __________and was made the nawab
A)Mir Qasim
B)Mir Jafar
C)Haider Ali
D)Tipu Sultan
Answer: Mir Jafar
- Q. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on __________
A)1495
B)1398
C)1496
D)1498
Answer: 1498
- Q. The Sikhs were defeated by the English at __________ in 1856
A)Amritsar
B)Sobraon
C)Lahore
D)Kashmir
Answer: Sobraon
- Q. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
A)The Upanishads
B)The Vedas
C)The Aranyakas
D)The Brahmanas
Answer: The Brahmanas
- Q. In __________, a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called ‘Brahma Samaj’
A)1728
B)1628
C)1828
D)1928
Answer: 1828
- Q. The title VIKRAMADITYA was assumed by:
A)Kanishka
B)Samudragupta
C)Chandragupta II
D)Ashoka
Answer: Chandragupta II
- Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
A)Kalpa (Ritual)
B)Siksha (Phonetics)
C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
D)Ashtadhyayi
Answer: Ashtadhyayi
- Q. Which of the following reason that compel the Congress leader not to attend the Round Table Conference?
A)The British government wanted to give representation to communal organisations
B)The British government was not in favour of M. K. Gandhi's participation in it
C)The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
D)Fazl-i-Hussain who was suspected of dislike towards the Muslims with leanings towards the Congress was to guide the British government in the choice of Muslim delegates to the conference
Answer: The British government did not give any assurance to the effect that the discussions would proceed on the basis of granting Poorna Swaraj
- Q. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
A)Vasubandhu
B)Ashvaghosa
C)Nagarjuna
D)Nagasena
Answer: Nagarjuna
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