More Questions on History
- Q. The Marathas were defeated in Panipat because
A)The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
B)The Marathas did not fight bravely
C)The Maratha army was short of food supplies
D)The Marathas were considered alien by the local population
Answer: The Marathas were not equal to Afghans in strength
- Q. World renowned philosopher Karl Marx was born in the country
A)Germany
B)Austria
C)Russia
D)Italy
Answer: Germany
- 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. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
A)Rousseau
B)Locke
C)Hegel
D)Plato
Answer: Rousseau
- Q. The Svetambara Jains were
A)clad in black
B)clad in white
C)clad in red
D)saffron clad
Answer: clad in white
- Q. During the Mauryan period the administration was in the hands of
A)four boards
B)three boards
C)five boards
D)six boards
Answer: six boards
- 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. Name the religious personality who exercised a great influence over Shivaji
A)Guru Nanak Dev
B)Tukaram
C)Mirabai
D)Guru Ram Das
Answer: Guru Ram Das
- Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
- Q. Chinese travellers visited India primarily because-
A)They were invited by ten Indian kings
B)They were interested in Buddhism
C)They were interested to study Indian culture
D)They were interested to stay in India
Answer: They were interested in Buddhism
- Q. Who was the founder of Pataliputra?
A)Ajatashatru
B)Bimbisara
C)Udayin
D)Kanishka
Answer: Ajatashatru
- Q. When was the August Kranti pulled back?
A)1942
B)1947
C)1943
D)1945
Answer: 1942
- Q. The first metal used by man was
A)Copper
B)Aluminium
C)Iron
D)Silver
Answer: Copper
- Q. What was the role of Tatia Tope in 1857 mutiny? I. He was commander-in-chief of the army of Nana Saheb II. He organized Bhils of Panchamahal region against the British III. He helped Begum Hazrat Mahal to capture Awadh
A)I and II only
B)II only
C)II and III only
D)All of the above
Answer: I and II only
- Q. What were the crops raised by the Harappans? I. Cotton II. Wheat III. Barley IV. Peas Select the correct option
A)I, II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)II, III and IV
D)II and III
Answer: I, II, III and IV
- Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
A)a military State
B)a loose federation
C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
D)a regency of the Peshwa
Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
- Q. The Buddha attained nirvana at __________
A)Sarnath
B)Bodh Gaya
C)Sanchi
D)Kusinagara
Answer: Bodh Gaya
- Q. The privileges of free trade granted to the English East India Company were confirmed in 1717 by Emperor
A)Farrukh-Siyar
B)Bahadur Shah
C)Muhammad Shah
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Farrukh-Siyar
- Q. “Desire is the cause of all sufferings”. Which religion promoted this?
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Sikhism
D)Hinduism
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. In 1905 __________ laid the foundation of the ‘servants of India society’, with a view to the training of national missionaries for the service of India, and to promote by all constitutional means, the true interest of the Indian people
A)Dadabai Naoroji
B)Gokhale
C)R. C. Dutt
D)Ranade
Answer: Gokhale
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