Q. Who usurped power from the Mauryas after killing the last Mauryan ruler Brihadratha?

Correct Answer

Pushyamitra Sunga

More Questions on History

  • Q. Hevarappathinkangal is a Tamil work of __________
    A)Sree Narayana Guru
    B)Chattambi Swamikal
    C)K. Ayyappan
    D)K. madhvan Nair
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. When was Brahmo Samaj split?
    A)1826
    B)1866
    C)1843
    D)1857
    Answer: 1866
  • Q. The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in
    A)1001 AD
    B)1004 AD
    C)1000 AD
    D)999 AD
    Answer: 1000 AD
  • Q. In the year 1582, Akbar took the momentous step of
    A)Removing Jaziya
    B)Banning Sati
    C)Forming an army of jackals
    D)Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
    Answer: Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
  • Q. Which world Heritage Site is built on the right bank of the Yamuna River?
    A)Hawa Mahal
    B)Taj Mahal
    C)Hurnayurr's Tomb
    D)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided ‘a machine with strong brakes but no engine’?
    A)Rajendra Prasad
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Where French established their first factory?
    A)Masaulipatam
    B)Surat
    C)Pulicat
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. Prior to the Indian Association Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with Sambhu Charan Mukherjee founded __________in Calcutta on 25 September 1875
    A)Indian National Congress
    B)The India League
    C)Madras Mahajana Sabha
    D)Bombay Presidency Association
    Answer: The India League
  • Q. As a result of the partition of Bengal announced by Lord Curzon in 1905, Bengal was partitioned into two provinces of
    A)Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam
    B)East Bengal and West Bengal
    C)Bengal and Assam
    D)Bengal and Odisha and East Bengal and Assam
    Answer: Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints of Krishna is a yogi and lover?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Mirabai
  • Q. Dyer was __________ by the Government of Britain
    A)Sentenced to death
    B)Sentenced for life
    C)Rewarded with honour
    D)Relieved of his service
    Answer: Relieved of his service
  • Q. Who was the author of famous Persian series of 52 stories Tutinama?
    A)Amir Khusrau
    B)Nakhshabi
    C)Abul Fazl
    D)Hasan Nizami
    Answer: Nakhshabi
  • Q. Who founded the city of Singapore?
    A)Herman Willem Daendels
    B)Francis Light
    C)Lee Kuan Yew
    D)Stamford Raffles
    Answer: Stamford Raffles
  • Q. Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
    A)Dhruvasena Ii
    B)Harshavardhana
    C)Narshimhvarman
    D)Akabar
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Consider the following on the chronology of appointment of Viceroys I. Reading II. Irwin III. Wellingdon IV. Linlithgow
    A)III, II, IV, II
    B)I, II, III , IV
    C)IV, III, II, I
    D)II, IV, III, I
    Answer: I, II, III , IV
  • Q. Which of the following languages was in vogue during Mughal period in the courts of India?
    A)Persian
    B)French
    C)Portugese
    D)Arabic
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. Idol of dancing girl (Bronze) is found in which of the following civilization?
    A)Indus Valley Civilization
    B)Mesopotamian Civilization
    C)Persian Civilization
    D)Egyptian Civilization
    Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
  • Q. In which of the following Mudra did Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at Saranath?
    A)Dhyana Mudra
    B)Abhaya Mudra
    C)Dharmchakra Mudra
    D)Bhumisparasa Mudra
    Answer: Dharmchakra Mudra
  • Q. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places?
    A)Agra
    B)Sikandara
    C)Fatehpursikri
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Sikandara
  • Q. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
    A)Palluruthi
    B)Vaikom
    C)Aluva
    D)Trichur
    Answer: Aluva

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