More Questions on History
- Q. The most important text of vedic mathematics is
A)Atharva Veda
B)Satapatha Brahman
C)Sulva Sutras
D)Chhandogya Upanishad
Answer: Sulva Sutras
- Q. Who were called “Kukas”?
A)Nirankari
B)Namdhari
C)Tilak
D)Sri Aurobindo
Answer: Namdhari
- Q. Who among the following renowned Scholar wrote the biography of King Harsha and Kadambari?
A)Bhartrihari
B)Bharavi
C)Bana
D)Magha
Answer: Bana
- Q. What does the Yajur Veda contain?
A)Spells and charms
B)Only hymns
C)Hymns and rituals
D)Commentaries on society
Answer: Hymns and rituals
- Q. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees __________ annually for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge
A)Two lakhs
B)One lakh
C)£10000
D)£5000
Answer: One lakh
- Q. Swami Dayanand established the head quarters of Arya Samaj in:
A)Lahore
B)Calcutta
C)Mumbai
D)Chennai
Answer: Lahore
- Q. The Indian National Congress had been formed with the knowledge and approval of Lord
A)Mountbatten
B)Dufferin
C)Ripon
D)Curzon
Answer: Dufferin
- Q. In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :
A)February 1932
B)February 1925
C)February 1935
D)February 1937
Answer: February 1937
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
A)Feroz Tughlaq
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Akbar
D)Aurangzeb
Answer: Akbar
- Q. Who founded Saint Petersburg?
A)Ivan the Terrible
B)Alexis of Russia
C)Peter the Great
D)Peter III of Russia
Answer: Peter the Great
- Q. Who tried to rediscover India’s past?
A)Max Muller
B)Lord Lytton
C)S. N. Banerjee
D)Gokahale
Answer: Max Muller
- Q. Whom did the Britishers call the father of Indian disaffection and the biggest traitor?
A)Lala Hardayal
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)Lala Lajpat Rai
D)None of these
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. For which community were seats reserved by the Morley-Minto reforms?
A)Muslims
B)Jews
C)Christians
D)Sikhs
Answer: Muslims
- Q. Krishna Deva Raya was a contemporary of
A)Humayun
B)Shershah
C)Babur
D)Akbar
Answer: Babur
- Q. The Communist Party of India was founded in 1921 by
A)SM Joshi
B)Hiren Mukherjee
C)MN Roy
D)RC Dutt
Answer: MN Roy
- Q. The ‘Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College’ later became the
A)JamiaMilia Muslim University
B)Osmania University
C)Baraktullah University
D)Aligarh Muslim University
Answer: Aligarh Muslim University
- Q. The Battle of Haldighati was fought between
A)Akbar and Medini Rai
B)Akbar and Rana Sangram Singh
C)Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
D)Akbar and Uday Singh
Answer: Akbar and Rana Pratap Singh
- Q. In 1901 the State Census Manual of __________recorded Sree Narayana as a revered “Guru” and an erudite Sanskrit scholar
A)Malabar
B)Travancore
C)Cochi
D)Kottayam
Answer: Travancore
- Q. Shree Narayana Guru was a great socio-religious reformer of
A)Tamil Nadu
B)Kerala
C)Andhra Pradesh
D)Karnataka
Answer: Kerala
- Q. In which of the following sects was Bindusara interested?
A)Jainism
B)Buddhism
C)Ajivakas
D)Lokayata
Answer: Ajivakas
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