Q. Who was the first Indo-Greek king, who became Buddhist?

Correct Answer

Menander I

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following were the main aims of Satyashodhak Samaj? I. Social service II. Spread of education among women and lower caste III. Complete abolition of caste system and inequalities
    A)I and II
    B)Only II
    C)II and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following is one of the causes for the passing of the Act of 1773?
    A)Success of Double Government
    B)Failure of Double Government
    C)Agitation in India
    D)Desire of the Indian Merchants
    Answer: Failure of Double Government
  • Q. In which of the following Satyagraha campaigns, Mahatma Gandhi did not participate directly?
    A)Non-Cooperation Movement
    B)Rajkot Satyagraha
    C)Kheda Satyagraha
    D)Vaikom Satyagraha
    Answer: Rajkot Satyagraha
  • Q. The last great ruling dynasty of Magadha was
    A)Kanva
    B)Sunga
    C)Kusana
    D)Gupta
    Answer: Gupta
  • Q. Sati was declared a punishable offence in__________
    A)1729
    B)1727
    C)1829
    D)1834
    Answer: 1829
  • Q. In Gandhian Socialism
    A)State is not required
    B)State is required
    C)State is sometimes required and sometimes not required
    D)State is neither required
    Answer: State is not required
  • Q. Which of the following ruler was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
    A)Nizam of Hyderabad
    B)Scindia of Gwalior
    C)Dalip Singh of Punjab
    D)Gaikwad of Baroda
    Answer: Nizam of Hyderabad
  • Q. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in
    A)Mongolia
    B)Persia
    C)Afghanistan
    D)Turkey
    Answer: Mongolia
  • Q. Ghazni was a small principality in
    A)Turkey
    B)Mongolia
    C)Persia
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: Afghanistan
  • Q. The words “Satyameva Jayate” in the State Emblem of India were taken from
    A)Sama Veda
    B)Upanishads
    C)Rig Veda
    D)Ramayana
    Answer: Upanishads
  • Q. Which of the following is known as the Jain Temple City?
    A)Allahabad
    B)Girnar
    C)Rajagriha
    D)Varanasi
    Answer: Girnar
  • Q. Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?
    A)W A Hume
    B)Khan Abdul Gaffar
    C)Annie Besant
    D)None of these
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Kailasha temple of Ellora was built by?
    A)Krishna II
    B)Krishna I
    C)Ramakrishna I
    D)Ramakrishna II
    Answer: Krishna I
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
    A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
    B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
    C)being permitted by the Congress
    D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
    Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
  • Q. Alauddin Khalji rigidly enforced ‘market control’ or economic regulations for
    A)the general welfare of the people
    B)building up a large and contented army with small salaries
    C)both (A) and (B) above
    D)curbing dishonest merchants and traders
    Answer: both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. Where was the Ottonian dynasty established?
    A)Germany
    B)Denmark
    C)Iceland
    D)Scandinavia
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. Marco-polo, a famous traveller, was native of which country?
    A)Italy
    B)Uzbekistan
    C)Morocco
    D)Russia
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the ‘interlopers’ represented by the
    A)Indigenous merchants
    B)Portuguese
    C)British free merchants
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British free merchants
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full swing during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Irwin
    B)Chelmsford
    C)Reading
    D)Hardinge
    Answer: Reading
  • Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
    A)Arabia
    B)Manipal
    C)America
    D)Africa
    Answer: Arabia

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