More Questions on History
- Q. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
A)pillars
B)floral designs
C)animal figures
D)yaksha figures
Answer: animal figures
- Q. Who among the following was responsible for making “Sikhism’ a militant force?
A)Guru Teg Bahadur
B)Guru Har Govind Singh
C)Guru Govind Singh
D)Guru Arjun Singh
Answer: Guru Har Govind Singh
- Q. When was the August Kranti pulled back?
A)1942
B)1947
C)1943
D)1945
Answer: 1942
- Q. Who among the following had pioneered the Khilafat Movement?
A)MA Jinnah
B)The Ali brothers
C)Syed Ahmed Khan
D)RM Sayani
Answer: The Ali brothers
- Q. In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?
A)Akbar
B)Jahangir
C)Shah Jahan
D)Humayun
Answer: Jahangir
- Q. Who among the following initiated the Kheda Satyagraha?
A)Mohanlal Pandya
B)Mahatma Gandhi
C)Sardar Patel
D)Vinoba Bhave
Answer: Mohanlal Pandya
- Q. Which of the following Vedas was compiled first?
A)Samaveda
B)Rigveda
C)Yajurveda
D)Atharvaveda
Answer: Rigveda
- Q. Which of the following metals was not known during the Indus Valley Civilization?
A)Gold
B)Iron
C)Copper
D)Silver
Answer: Iron
- Q. Which country first invented Gunpowder in around 270 AD
A)India
B)China
C)Korea
D)England
Answer: China
- Q. Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?
A)AtharvaVedas
B)Rig Vedas
C)Aryankas
D)Upanishad
Answer: Upanishad
- Q. The Monk whom Chandragupta Maurya accompanied to South India was __________
A)Vasumitra
B)Asvaghosa
C)Upagupta
D)Bhadrabahu
Answer: Bhadrabahu
- Q. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
A)Medicine
B)Prophecy
C)Love
D)Peace
Answer: Prophecy
- Q. Who is also known by the name of ‘Tiger of ‘Mysore’?
A)Tipu Sultan
B)Haidar Ali
C)Yaduraya Wodeyar
D)Krishna Devaraya
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?
A)Tipu Sultan
B)Haider Ali
C)Murshid Quli Khan
D)Malhar Rao Holkar
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Bimbisara
C)Ashoka
D)Pushyamitra Sunga
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
- Q. In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June 1937?
A)Central Provinces
B)United Provinces
C)Madras
D)Assam
Answer: Assam
- Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
A)Buddhism
B)Jainism
C)Shaivism
D)Bhagavatism
Answer: Buddhism
- Q. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
A)reservation of 48 seats for the depressed classes in different provincial legislatures
B)common electorate for all Hindus
C)reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature
D)All the above
Answer: All the above
- Q. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangzeb was
A)Har Rai
B)Tegh Bahadur
C)Amar Das
D)Angad
Answer: Tegh Bahadur
- Q. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on
A)August 1,1947
B)August 10,1947
C)July 14,1947
D)July 4,1947
Answer: July 4,1947
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