Monday, March 21, 2011

Quiz 24 | History Questions 301-400

301.Who had presided over the annual session of Indian National Congress held in Lucknow in 1916 ?

A. A. C. Majumdar
B. Annie Besant

Answer : A

302.Who of the following had called Subhash Chandra Bose as 'Desh Nayak'?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer : B

303.Upanishads were translated into Persian during the reign of

A. Aurangzeb
B. Shahjahan
C. Jahangir
D. Akbar

Answer : B

304.Which Mughal Emperors was coronated twice ?

A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shahjahan
D. Aurangzeb

Answer : D

305.The earliest inscription on stone were in which language ?

A. Pali
B. Sanskrit
C. Prakrit
D. Brahmi

Answer : C

306.The Vaikkom Satyagraha was launched in 1924 for ?

A. Opening the temples to the low caste Hindus
B. Removal of press restrictions

Answer : A

307.Which is described in Ajanta paintings ?

A. Jainism
B. Buddhism
C. Saivism
D. Vaishnavism

Answer : B

308.A great exponent of Mahayanism was ?

A. Dingnaga
B. Dharmakirti
C. Nagarjuna
D. Vasubandhu Asanga

Answer : C

309.Who introduced the Iqta system ?

A. Muhammad Ghori
B. Qutubuddin Aibak
C. Iltutmish
D. Ghiyasuddin Balban

Answer : C

310.Haidar Ali established his autho-rity over the State of Mysore in—

A. 1761
B. 1764

Answer : A

311.Which one of the following is not the minor deity according to Aryans ?

A. Mitra
B. Adityas
C. Asvins
D. Vasus

Answer : B

312.Which one of the following according to Bernier was the owner of land in India ?

A. The King
B. The Zamindar

Answer : A

313.The Carnatic wars were fought between -

A. The Nawab of Carnatic and the British
B. The British and the French

Answer : B

314.Main occupation of the Paleolithic people was -

A. Agriculture
B. Animal husbandry
C. Fishing
D. Hunting and gathering food

Answer : D

315.The Indus Valley people built their house using -

A. Stone
B. Wood
C. Bricks
D. All of these

Answer : C

316.The Kailsanath temple at Kanchipuram was built by -

A. Nandivarman II
B. Mahendravarman I
C. Narasimhavarman II
D. Dandivarman

Answer : C

317.Who started the 'Home Rule' Movement?

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Mrs. Anne Besant
C. Mohammad Mi Jinnah
D. None of them

Answer : B

318.Who was founder of Vijayanagar empire?

A. Krishna Deva Raya
B. Devorayal
C. Harihar and Bukka
D. Ram Raya

Answer : C

319.In which year the capital of India was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi?

A. 1905
B. 1911
C. 1934
D. 1947

Answer : B

320.The first political society started under British rule in India was?

A. Brahma Samaj
B. Arya Samaj
C. Land holders society

Answer : A

321.Who first proposed the creation of 'Pakistan' as a separate State?

A. Mohanunad Ali Jinnah
B. Syed Ahmed Khan
C. Mohammad Iqbal

Answer : C

322.Who was the founder of Bhoodan Movement?

A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Baba Amte
C. Jai Prakash Narayan
D. Manabendra Nath Roy

Answer : A

323.The first verse drama (opera) in Tamil is-

A. Harichandra Natakam
B. Nandan Charitram
C. Shakuntala Natakam
D. Savitiri Natakam

Answer : A

324.The chief features of the temples constructed by the Cholas were their -

A. Vimanas
B. Massive pillars
C. Gopurs

Answer : A

325.Which rulers had a uniform administration all over the country ?

A. Gupta rulers
B. Mughal rulers
C. British rulers

Answer : C

326.Samudragupta permitted a foreign king Meghvarman to build a monastery at Gaya, Meghavarman belogs to -

A. Nepal
B. Sri Lanka

Answer : B

327.The aspect of the caste system which was particularly condemned by all social reformers was

A. Untouchability
B. Jati System

Answer : A

328.Which of the following was a Chola king ?

A. Nedunjheliyan
B. Karikala
C. Nedunjeraladan
D. Aryappadai Kadanda Nedunjhelian

Answer : B

329.The masterpieces of Mauryan art were the -

A. Stupas
B. Sculptures
C. Ashoka Pillars

Answer : C

330.In which year was High Court in Madras estiblished ?

A. 1862
B. 1871
C. 1881
D. 1891

Answer : A

331.Who prepared the draft of the Quit India resolution ?

A. Acharya Kripalani
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer : B

332.Vande Mataram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in

A. 1892
B. 1896
C. 1904
D. 1886

Answer : (B)

333.Who was the founder of the Indian Independence League?

A. Krishna Verma
B. Rashbehari Bose
C. Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer : B

334.Who was the founder commander of the Indian National Army (INA)?

A. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Capt. Mohan Singh

Answer : A

335.Who was the author of 'India Wins Freedom'?

A. J. L. Nehru
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. M. K. Gandhi
D. None of them

Answer : B

336.Lord Buddha achieved Mahaparinirvana at the age of 80 at?

A. Lumbini
B. Kapilabastu
C. BodhGaya
D. Kushinagar

Answer : C

337.In which year All India Muslim League was founded?

A. 1906
B. 1919
C. 1937
D. 1940

Answer : A

338.What is the main aim of 'Swaraj Party'?

A. To start non-cooperation movement
B. To enter Legislative Councils

Answer : B

339.Who was the founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal?

A. David Hare
B. Sir William Jones
C. Warren Hastings

Answer : B

340.What is Din-i-llahi?

A. A religious path laid down by Akbar
B. A religious book
C. A religious prayer

Answer : A

341.Which country influenced Gandhara art?

A. China
B. Greece
C. Rome
D. Egypt

Answer : B

342.Which of the following scientists and mathematicians belonged to the Gupta period?

A. Aryabhatta
B. Varahamihira
C. Both of them

Answer : C

343.The Jataka tales are Stories about the lives of?

A. The Bodhisattvas
B. The lain teachers
C. The Vedic saints

Answer : A

344.Where was Buddha born?

A. Rajagriha
B. Magadha
C. Kosala
D. Lumbini

Answer : D

345.The founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh was—

A. Saadat Khan Burhan-ul-Mulk
B. Safdar Jang
C. Murshid Kuli Khan

Answer : A

346.Who introduced the Mughal land revenue system in the Deccan ?

A. Murshid Kuli Khan
B. Mirza Raja Jaisingh

Answer : A

347.In 1585-86 the only Rajput who held the mansab of 5000 was—

A. Raja Man Singh
B. Raja Raisingh of Bikaner

Answer : A

348.Lohgarh Fort was built by—

A. Guru Govind Singh
B. Guru Teg Bahadur
C. Banda Bahadur

Answer : A

349.In 1739 the Portuguese lost their possessions of Salsette and Bas-sein to—

A. The Marathas
B. The English

Answer : A

350.Who among the following was imprisoned by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir ?

A. Shaikh Ahmad Sarhindi
B. Miyan Mir

Answer : A

351.The English East India Company obtained the lease of Madras in—

A. 1611
B. 1623
C. 1639
D. 1646

Answer : C

352.Dastan-i-Amir-i-Hamza was illu-strated during the reign of—

A. Humayun
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjahan

Answer : B

353.In 1585 Akbar shifted his capital to—

A. Kabul
B. Lahore
C. Fatehpur Sikri
D. Multan

Answer : B

354.Who among the following Mughal Emperors made serious attempt to annex Trans-Oxiana ?

A. Shahjahan
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir

Answer : A

355.The Ibadatkhana was closed in the year—

A. 1582
B. 1580

Answer : A

356.Who made the Madad-i-maash grants completely hereditary?

A. Bahadur Shah
B. Shahjahan

Answer : A

357.Who is the author of Safinat-ul-Aulia ?

A. Dara Shukoh
B. Mohsin Fani

Answer : A

358.Which of the following rulers of Bikaner was deposed by Jahangir ?

A. Raja Rai Singh
B. Raja Sur Singh

Answer : A

359.Pushti Marg was founded by—

A. Vallabhacharya
B. Chaitanya
C. Ramananda
D. Nimbarka

Answer : A

360.The largest administrative division in Vijayanagara was—

A. Rajyam
B. Kottam
C. Kurram
D. Nadu

Answer : A

361.Bhramar Geet were composed by—

A. Surdas
B. Nabhadas
C. Mirabai
D. Haridas

Answer : A

362.Who among the following was not a Nirguni Bhakti Saint ?

A. Shankardev
B. Raidas
C. Dadu
D. Dhanna

Answer : A

363.The Chishti Saint who founded a branch of Chishti Silsilah in Gulbarga was—

A. Gesu Daraz
B. Jalal-ud-din Tabrizi

Answer : A

364.Officer in-charge of royal household under the Sultans of Delhi was designated—

A. Wakil-i-dar
B. Barid-i-mumalik

Answer : A

365.First Madrasa at Delhi namely "Madrasae Muizz" was established by—

A. Qutub-ud-din Aibak
B. Iltutmish

Answer : B

366.The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of—

A. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
B. Rukh-ud-din Firoj
C. Nasir-ud-din Mahmud

Answer : C

367.Which Vijayanagara ruler sent an embassy to China ?

A. Harihara I
B. Krishna Deva Raya
C. Bukka I
D. Saluva Narasimha

Answer : C

368.Who declared that there were no slaves in India ?

A. Megasthenes
B. Fahien
C. Patanjali

Answer : A

369.The most powerful Kings of Northern India in the 9th and 10th Centuries were—

A. The Gurjara Pratiharas
B. The Chahmanas

Answer : A

370.Amir Khusro describes the military campaigns of Jalal-ud-din Khalji in his work

A. Mifta-ul-Futuh
B. Nuh Sipihar

Answer : A

371.Wali under the Sultans of Delhi was—

A. Provincial Governor
B. Head of Revenue Depart-ment
C. Minister with full powers

Answer : A

372.Alberuni's account of India is—

A. Kitab-ul-Hind
B. Chachnama
C. Futuh-us-Salatin
D. Tarikh-i-Yamini

Answer : A

373.Who among the following is described as a fabulously rich merchant in Buddhist Jatakas?

A. Setthi
B. Sarthavaha

Answer : A

374.Which of the following commodities was a major item of export trade in the Kusana period?

A. Cotton textiles
B. Horse

Answer : A

375.Buddhism was introduced into Tibet from—

A. The Pala Empire
B. Harsha Vardhana's State
C. The Kushana State

Answer : A

376.Which of the following is not an Antyaja?

A. Chandala
B. Rajaka
C. Nata
D. Yavana

Answer : D

377.By Mauryan times the main sea-port of the Ganges basin was—

A. Tamralipti
B. Bhragukachchha
C. Patala

Answer : A

378.The commonest term for peasan-try in early medieval North India is—

A. Kutumbin
B. Bhogin
C. Baddhahalika
D. Swami

Answer : A

379.Which of the following is a Harappan port?

A. Alexandria
B. Lothal
C. Mahasthangarh
D. Nagapattanam

Answer : B

380.Which of the following is regar-ded as the early Jaina Text?

A. Sutra Kritang
B. Tripatika
C. Mahavastu-Avdana

Answer : A

381.Which sect was initially called Nirgrantha?

A. Buddhist
B. Jaina
C. Ajivika
D. Pashupata

Answer : B

382.The Mauryan King Bindusara faced the rebellion of the people of

A. Takshasila
B. Nalanda

Answer : A

383.Megasthenes divided Indian society into—

A. 4 groups
B. 7 groups
C. 8 groups
D. 12 groups

Answer : B

384.Which officer according to Arthasastra was entrusted with the collection of revenue?

A. Samahartta
B. Sansthadhyaksa

Answer : A

385.Which of the following denotes a land revenue term ?

A. Vivita
B. Bhaga
C. Sulka
D. Kara

Answer : B

386.Which of the following terms denotes a market centre ?

A. Prasada
B. Nigama
C. Grama
D. Nadi

Answer : B

387.Who among the following argued that the Aryans came from Central Asia ?

A. B.G. Tilak
B. Brandenstein

Answer : B

388.Who among the following scholars wrote 'History of Dharam Sastra' ?

A. P.V. Kane
B. D.P. Chattopadhyay
C. A.S. Altekar

Answer : A

389.The Third Buddhist Council was convened at—

A. Pataliputra
B. Sarnath
C. Bodhgaya
D. Takshasila

Answer : A

390.The highest goal in Buddhism is—

A. Nirvana
B. Madhyama Marga
C. Vinaya
D. Atmavad

Answer : A

391.Which of the following ideas is not associated with Buddhism ?

A. Pitru
B. Prajna
C. Sila
D. Dhyana

Answer : A

392.The hallmark of Vedic religion and culture was—

A. Yajna
B. Brahmacharya
C. Puja
D. Dhyana

Answer : A

393.Which of the following Harappan sites is located in Gujarat ?

A. Surkotada
B. Sanghol
C. Mudiala Kalan
D. Banawali

Answer : A

394.Who was the author of Astadh-yayi ?

A. Panini
B. Patanjali
C. Magha
D. Visakhadatta

Answer : A

395.Early Vedic society was organised in—

A. Janas
B. Jati
C. Rajanya
D. Sabha

Answer : A

396.Which state-ments is not true about Rigvedic Aryans?

A. They did not know gambling.
B. They lived in villages.

Answer : A

397.An All India Strike by Postal and Telegraph Workers started in—

A. February, 1946
B. November, 1945
C. July, 1946

Answer : A

398.The Second Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in—

A. 1932
B. 1930
C. 1928
D. 1934

Answer : A

399.Who was the leader of No Tax Campaign of the peasants orga-nised in 1928 ?

A. S.A. Dange
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer : B

400.Who among the following woman social reformers was called 'Pandita' ?

A. Gangabai
B. Ramabai
C. Annie Besant

Answer : B

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