More Questions on History
- Q. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________
A)Jainism
B)Sikhism
C)Buddhism
D)Jewism
Answer: Jainism
- Q. Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India?
A)Jai Singh
B)Shivaji
C)Tipu Sultan
D)Rani of Jhansi
Answer: Tipu Sultan
- Q. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
A)Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
B)Tarabai
C)Peshwa Bajirao
D)Shahu
Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
- Q. Who was in favour of a partyless democracy?
A)Bhupendra Nath Dutta
B)Jai Prakash Narayan
C)M. N. Roy
D)Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: Jai Prakash Narayan
- Q. Individual Satyagrah was started on:
A)October 17, 1939
B)October 17, 1935
C)October 17, 1940
D)October 17, 1942
Answer: October 17, 1940
- Q. Upanishads are books on
A)Philosophy
B)Politics
C)Medicine
D)Social life
Answer: Philosophy
- Q. What was the name of the mother of Abhinandananatha Tirthankar?
A)Tara
B)Vijaya
C)Siddharta Devi
D)Marudevi
Answer: Siddharta Devi
- Q. The author of ‘A Nation in the Making’ was
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)SN Banerjee
C)Hume
D)Tilak
Answer: SN Banerjee
- Q. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha. Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
C)A is true but R is false
D)A is false but R is true
Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
- Q. The Mughal troops were largely drawn from
A)Tributary Chiefs
B)The Rajput Chiefs
C)Mansabdars
D)Central Contingents
Answer: Mansabdars
- Q. In 1937 , an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s proposals for ‘basic education’ through the vernacular medium was held at
A)Bombay
B)Surat
C)Ahmedabad
D)Wardha
Answer: Wardha
- Q. Which of the following is not the “Tri Ratna” of Jainism?
A)Right knowledge
B)Right faith
C)Right view
D)Right conduct
Answer: Right view
- Q. Which of the following was the capital of Surasena Mahajanapada?
A)Junagarh
B)Viratnagar
C)Mathura
D)Kashi
Answer: Mathura
- Q. Who is known as the Artist of the world famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’
A)Michelangelo
B)Filippo Brunelleschi
C)Vincent van Gogh
D)Leonardo da Vinci
Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
- Q. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?
A)Brahma
B)Shiva
C)Vishnu
D)Ram
Answer: Shiva
- Q. Who is the saint to have written the famous Bijak?
A)Kalidasa
B)Sant Kabir
C)Harisena
D)Tulsidas
Answer: Sant Kabir
- Q. Indian War of independence 1857 was written by :
A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Damodar Chapekar
D)V.D. Savarkar
Answer: V.D. Savarkar
- Q. Who started the journal ‘The Commonweal’?
A)Annie Besant
B)N. G. Chandavarkar
C)M. G. Ranade
D)R. G. Bhandarkar
Answer: Annie Besant
- 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. The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
A)Bombay Times
B)Bombay Chronicle
C)Indian Times
D)National Times
Answer: Bombay Times
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