More Questions on History
- Q. Who wrote Tughlaqnama?
A)Amir Khusrau
B)Abu Nasr Utbi
C)Abul Fazl
D)Hasan Nizami
Answer: Amir Khusrau
- Q. The Rig-Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is born out by the fact that
A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
B)There are many references to the cow in the Rig-Veda
C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows
D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
- Q. Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?
A)Mahipala
B)Vatsaraja
C)Nagahhatta-II
D)Mihira Bhoja
Answer: Mahipala
- Q. The culmination of the series of the uprisings was the Mappila revolt of
A)1895
B)1921
C)1821
D)1721
Answer: 1921
- Q. The term yavanika meant
A)Dancer
B)Foreign goods
C)Curtain
D)Theatre
Answer: Curtain
- Q. The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as
A)Mulk-i-qadim
B)Swaraj
C)Maharajya
D)Maratha Rastra
Answer: Swaraj
- Q. Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India at
A)Bangkok
B)Berlin
C)Singapore
D)Tokyo
Answer: Singapore
- Q. Which Bhakti Saints writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Adi Granth?
A)Kabir
B)Ramananda
C)Mirabai
D)Tukaram
Answer: Kabir
- Q. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism? I. The world is full of sorrows. II. People suffer on account of desires. III. If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained. IV. The existence of God and Soul must be recognised.
A)II and III
B)I, II, III and IV
C)I, II and III
D)II, III and IV
Answer: I, II and III
- Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
A)1520
B)1530
C)1526
D)1550
Answer: 1526
- Q. Sir William Wallace is known as the independence fighter of
A)Scotland
B)Denmark
C)Ireland
D)Italy
Answer: Scotland
- Q. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by
A)Iltutmish
B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
C)Balban
D)Bairam Khan
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
A)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
C)Charter Act, 1793 AD
D)Charter Act, 1813 AD
Answer: The Regulating Act, AD 1773
- Q. Sumtinath Tirthankara was born from whose womb?
A)Marudevi
B)Tara
C)Vijaya
D)Sumangla
Answer: Sumangla
- Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?
A)Rudradaman-I in 78 AD
B)Kadphises in 58 BC
C)Vikramaditya in 58 BC
D)Kanishka in 78 AD
Answer: Kanishka in 78 AD
- Q. Arrange the following events in correct sequence with reference to the Indian freedom struggle I. Passing of ‘Indian Press Act’ II. Surat Split of Congress III. Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement IV. Passing of ‘Rowlatt Act’
A)II, I, III, IV
B)I, II, III, IV
C)II, I, IV, III
D)I, II, IV, III
Answer: II, I, IV, III
- Q. Chanakya was known as__________
A)R.C.Majumdar
B)Sumit Sarkar
C)Panikkar K.N
D)K.K.N.Kurup
Answer: Panikkar K.N
- Q. One of the following was not involved in the Chittagong Armoury Raid, 1934. Who was he?
A)Surya Sen
B)Kalpana Dutt
C)Pritialata Woddekar
D)Dinesh Gupta
Answer: Dinesh Gupta
- Q. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
A)R. G. Bhandarkar
B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
D)B. G. Tilak
Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
- Q. Who wrote Akbarnama?
A)Birbal
B)Akbar
C)Abul Fazal
D)Bhagavan Das
Answer: Abul Fazal
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