Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Quiz 25 | History Questions 401-500

401.Who became the Vice-President of the Viceroy's Council in the Interim Government of 1946-47?

A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. M.A. Jinnah

Answer : A

402.Who of the following was the leader of Bihar Kisan Sabha?

A. Sahajanand Saraswati
B. Baba Ramchandra
C. Vijay Singh Pathik

Answer : A

403.Who among the following was not a leader of militant nationalism?

A. Rajnarain Bose
B. V.S. Chiplunkar
C. Arbindo Ghosh

Answer : A

404.Who criticised Indians for having lost touch with rest of the World?

A. Vivekananda
B. Sayyed Ahmad Khan
C. Raja Rammohan Roy

Answer : A

405.The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in

A. 1909
B. 1911
C. 1913
D. 1916

Answer : B

406.A newspaper Al Hilal was brought out in 1912 by

A. Dr. M.A. Ansari
B. Hakim Ajmal Khan
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Answer : C

407.Abhinava Bharat organised in 1904 was

A. a secret society of revolu-tionary activists
B. a newspaper

Answer : A

408.The first textile mill was started in Bombay in the year

A. 1853
B. 1855
C. 1866
D. 1879

Answer : A

409.The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in—

A. 1860-61
B. 1876-78
C. 1896-97
D. 1899-1900

Answer : B

410.Who among opposed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891 ?

A. Swami Dayanand
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer : B

411.All India Women's Conference was founded in—

A. 1922
B. 1927
C. 1929
D. 1932

Answer : B

412.The most important Pre-Con-gress Nationalist Organisation was—

A. The Indian Association of Calcutta
B. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

Answer : A

413.The Archaeological Survey of India was set up during the Viceroyalty of—

A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Ripon

Answer : A

414.The first Indian Factories' Act was passed in

A. 1881
B. 1885
C. 1891
D. 1894

Answer : A

415.Who led the Revolt of the Bareilly troops in 1857 ?

A. Kunwar Singh
B. Bakht Khan
C. Azimullah
D. Maulvi Ahmadullah

Answer : All

416.The Kol Uprising of 1831 started in

A. Gujarat
B. Bengal
C. Rajputana
D. Chota Nagpur

Answer : D

417.The Sikh Kingdom of Punjab was annexed by the English East India Company in

A. 1836
B. 1839
C. 1849
D. 1852

Answer : C

418.The Angas constitute the sacred literature of

A. Jains
B. Buddhists
C. Parsis
D. Hindus

Answer : A

419.Market control was first introduced in Medieval India by

A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Balban
D. Illutmush

Answer : B

420.Who built the 'Tower of Victory' in Chittor ?

A. Rana Sanga
B. Rana Rattan Singh
C. Rana Kumbha
D. Rana Partap

Answer : C

421.Which of the following refers to 'Pushyabhuti' as the founder of the Vardhana dynasty ?

A. Kadambari
B. Harshacharita

Answer : B

422.Which of the following propounded that destiny determines everything, man is powerless ?

A. Jainas
B. Buddhists
C. Ajivakas

Answer : C

423.Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature ?

A. Dhammapada
B. Vedas
C. Meghadutam

Answer : C

424.Delhi general who successfully advanced up to Madurai was

A. Khizr Khan
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Malik Kafur

Answer : C

425.The tutor of Alexander the great was

A. Darius
B. Cyrus
C. Socrates
D. Aristotle

Answer : D

426.Ashoka called the third Buddist council at

A. Kalibangan
B. Pataliputra
C. Magadha
D. Sarnath

Answer : B

427.Kuchipudi dance originated in

A. Orissa
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Andhra Pradesh

Answer : D

428.The temples of Khajuraho were built by

A. Chandelas
B. Pallavas
C. Chalukayas
D. Qutubuddin

Answer : A

429.The Sarvodaya Movement was started by

A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jayprakash Narayan
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Datta Dharmodhikari

Answer : C

430.Which one of the following kingdoms was founded by Raja Odeyar ?

A. Tanjore
B. Jenji
C. Mysore
D. Madura

Answer : C

431.The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in the State Emblem of India, have been adopted from ?

A. Mundaka Upanishad
B. Mudgala Upanishad

Answer : A

432.The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed between

A. Madhav Rao and the British
B. Baji Rao II and the British

Answer : B

433.Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during the—

A. 2nd century B.C.
B. 6th-5th century B.C.

Answer : B

434.Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age ?

A. Guptas
B. Cholas
C. Mauryas
D. Mughals

Answer : A

435.Which battle was fought between Babar and the Rajputs in 1527 ?

A. The Battle of Khanwa
B. The Battle of Chanderi

Answer : A

436.To which dynasty did Ashoka belong ?

A. Vardhana
B. Maurya
C. Kushan
D. Gupta

Answer : B

437.Who of following kings was an ardent follower of Jainism ?

A. Bimbsara
B. Kharavela

Answer : B

438.Who among the following taught the doctrine of 'Shunyata' ?

A. Nagarjuna
B. Shankaracharya
C. Harisena
D. Vallabhacharya

Answer : A

439.The Gandhara Art flourished in

A. Patliputra
B. Taxila

Answer : B

440.Which Muslim king was infatuated by the beauty of Rani Padmini ?

A. Akbar
B. Balban
C. Alauddin Khilji
D. Babar

Answer : C

441.Prithviraj Raso was written by

A. Kalhana
B. Chand Bardai
C. Vishakadatta
D. Vishnu Sharma

Answer : B

442.The Angas constitute the sacred literature of

A. Jains
B. Buddhists
C. Parsis
D. Hindus

Answer : A

443.Market control was first introduced in Medieval India by

A. Sher Shah Suri
B. Alauddin Khilji
C. Balban
D. Illutmush

Answer : B

444.Who built the 'Tower of Victory' in Chittor ?

A. Rana Sanga
B. Rana Rattan Singh
C. Rana Kumbha
D. Rana Partap

Answer : C

445.The architect who designed the Taj Mahal was a/an

A. Iranian
B. Indian
C. Italian
D. Arab

Answer : A

446.The script of which of the following civilization could not be deciphered?

A. Indus valley
B. Egypt
C. Greek

Answer : A

447.porus was the ruler of the territory between rivers

A. Jhelum and Sutlej
B. Jhelum and Chenab
C. Ravi and Sutlej

Answer : B

448.The first discourse of Buddha at deer park in Sarnath is called —

A. Mahabhiniskraman
B. Mahaparinirvana
C. Dharmachakraparivartan

Answer : C

449.The 37th session of the Indian National Congress was held at?

A. Karachi
B. Lucknow
C. Gaya
D. Delhi

Answer : C

450.Who was the father of Mahavira ?

A. Sidharth
B. Sudhodhana
C. Vardhmana
D. Rishab

Answer : A

451.The rock cut temples at Pattadakal were built by —

A. Cholas
B. Cheras
C. Pallavas
D. Chalukyas

Answer : D

452.Who was the only Hindu king who ever ruled the Delhi throne?

A. Prithvi Raj Chauhan
B. Raja Man Singh
C. Rana Partap
D. Hemu

Answer : D

453.Amir Khusro was a court poet of

A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Akbar

Answer : A

454.Which of the following is a reliable source of information about early Vedic period ?

A. Archeological excavations
B. Rigveda

Answer : B

455.Alberuni came to India with

A. Mohamed Gori
B. Mahmud Ghaznavi
C. Babar
D. Alexander

Answer : B

456.Vrindavan is associated with

A. Rama
B. Krishna
C. Vishnu
D. Shiva

Answer : B

457.Tulsidas was a contemporary of

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

Answer : C

458.The practice of sati was first abolished by

A. Raja Ram Mohan Rai
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Shahjahan

Answer : B

459.The battle of Kurukshetra was fought between

A. Kauravas and Pandava
B. Afghans and Marathas
C. Mughals and Sikhs

Answer : A

460.Mihirgula was a

A. Mongol
B. Kushan
C. Greek
D. Hun

Answer : D

461.The Gandhara Art flourished in

A. Patliputra
B. Taxila
C. Varanasi
D. Nalanda

Answer : B

462.Prithviraj Raso was written by

A. Kalhana
B. Chand Bardai
C. Vishakadatta
D. Vishnu Sharma

Answer : B

463.The Angas constitute the sacred literature of

A. Jains
B. Buddhists
C. Parsis
D. Hindus

Answer : A

464.Who was the Hindu Saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims ?

A. Sre Chaitanya
B. Ramanuja
C. Rabidas
D. Namdev

Answer : D

465.Who was the Chola king to have conquered Bengal?

A. Rajaraja
B. Rajendra Chola I
C. Rajendra Chola II
D. Rajadhiraja

Answer : B

466.Who was the Muslim General to have conquered Bengal in 13th Century A.D.?

A. Afzal Khan
B. Iktiaruddin-bin-Baktiar Khilji

Answer : B

467.Who was known as 'the parrot of Hindustan' ?

A. Amir Khusro
B. Malik Muhammad Jaisy
C. Roy Vonmal
D. Purandar Khan

Answer : A

468.Who founded All India Harijan Singh ?

A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Gandhiji
C. Jayprakash Narayan
D. Raj Narayan

Answer : B

469.Which 1 was an emigre Communist Journal of M.N. Roy ?

A. Kishan Sabha
B. The worker
C. Vanguard
D. Anushilan

Answer : C

470.Who was called 'The Akbar of Kashmir'?

A. Zainul Abedin
B. Hussain Shah
C. Balban
D. Sujauddoullah

Answer : A

471.Who converted Sikhs into a martial race ?

A. Arjundev
B. Gobind Singh
C. Hargovind
D. Teg Bahadur

Answer : B

472."I am giving you a Muslim province"—who said ?

A. Fazlul Haque
B. Lord Curzon
C. Stafford Cripps
D. Lord Mountbatten

Answer : B

473.Who was the Mughal Emperor to have lifted the Zizyaon Hindus ?

A. Babar
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shah Jahan

Answer : B

474.Who was called 'Chanakya of Maratha Politics' ?

A. Baji Rao II
B. Balaji Viswanath
C. Nana Pharnabis
D. Mahadaji Sindia

Answer : C

475.Who wrote 'Akbarnama' ?

A. Aul Fazl
B. Faizi
C. Shaik Mubarak
D. Tanse

Answer : A

476.The All-India Kisan Sabha was formed in—

A. 1926
B. 1936
C. 1946
D. 1956

Answer : B

477.Who was the Sikh Guru to be salughtered by Aurangzeb ?

A. Ramdas
B. Teg Bahadur
C. Arjundev
D. Gobind Singh

Answer : B

478.Which one may be regarded as first lab our association in India ?

A. Bombay worker's Association
B. Bombay millhand 's Association

Answer : B

479.The Permanent Settlement was introduced in the year—

A. 1790
B. 1793
C. 1799
D. 1801

Answer : B

480.Pseudonym of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was—

A. Bhanu Singh
B. Anila Devi
C. Nillohit
D. Kalkut

Answer : B

481.The capital of Shasanka was—

A. Karnasubana
B. Mahabalipuram
C. Kamlhipuram
D. Kannauj

Answer : A

482.The book written by Hieun Tsang is called—

A. Shakuntala
B. Indica
C. Si-yu-ki
D. Yeun-chi

Answer : C

483.Who wrote 'Rajtarangini' ?

A. Kalhan
B. Kalidas
C. Abul Fazl
D. Ibn Batuta

Answer : A

484.The Governor-General associated with the prohibition of Sati was

A. Cornwalis
B. Bentinck
C. Wellesley
D. Amherst

Answer : A

485.The capital of Shasanka was

A. Karnasubana
B. Mahabalipuram
C. Kamlhipuram
D. Kannauj

Answer : A

486.Nadir Shah attacked Delhi during the reign of

A. Ahmad Shah
B. Farrukh Siyar
C. Jahandar Shah
D. Muhammad Shah

Answer : D

487.Which of the following Mughal Emperors built the Jama Masjid of Delhi ?

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

Answer : D

488.In which century was the ancient Vijayanagar city founded ?

A. 17th century
B. 16th century
C. 15th century
D. 14th century

Answer : D

489.Battle of Kanwaha was fought between

A. Humayun & Mahmud Lodi
B. Babur & Ibrahim Lodi
C. Babur & Rana Sougha

Answer : C

490.Sudraka's Mrichchhakatikam' is a

A. Drama
B. Novel
C. Poem
D. Shrot Story

Answer : A

491.Who was the founder of 'Atmiya Sabha' ?

A. Raja Rammohan Roy
B. Rabindranath Tagor
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Aurobinda Ghosh

Answer : A

492.Who abolished the 'Iqta' system ?

A. Babur
B. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
C. Iltutmish
D. Alauddin Khilji

Answer : D

493.Who wrote the Song 'Sare Jahan Se Achchha' ?

A. Ghalib
B. Iqbal
C. Kaifee Azmi
D. Sahir Ludhianvi

Answer : B

494.Who founded 'Anushilan Samiti' ?

A. Pulin Bihari Das
B. Pramatha Nath Mitra
C. Swami Saradanand
D. Barindra Kumar Ghosh

Answer : B

495.Who was the founder of Prarthna Samaj ?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Devendranath Tagore
C. Atmaram Panduranga

Answer : C

496.Who was not a member of cabinet mission ?

A. Pathic Lawrance
B. John Siman
C. Stafford Cripps
D. A.V. Alexander

Answer : B

497.Who was the last king of Maurya dynasty ?

A. Brihadrath
B. Kunala
C. Samprati
D. Salisuka

Answer : A

498.Who of the following was endowed with Naval power ?

A. Badami Chalukya
B. Bengi Chalukya
C. Chola
D. Rashtrakoot

Answer : C

499.Who was the founder of Brahma Samaj ?

A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Arvind Ghosh
C. Vivekanand

Answer : A

500.Where is well-known Dilwara temple located ?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Maharashtra

Answer : A

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