Monday, October 13, 2014

History Made Easy

The policy of Blood and Iron was followed by
Bismark
What is the name given to the army commanded by Garibaldi?
Redshirts
Communist manifesto was written by
Karl Marx
'Das kapital' was written by
Karl Marx
Napoleon was defeated finally in which war?
Waterloo
Mazzini founded a revolutionary society called
Young Italy
Congo was discovered by
Cameroon
The highest stage of capitalism is
Imperialism
Which continent was regarded as 'Dark Continent'?
Africa
Which was the first country to fall prey to the Europeans
India
Who were the first to develop trade with India
Portuguese
Russian parliament is called as
Duma
"War is to a nation what maternity is to women" was the principle advocated by
Mussolini
The author of "Mein Kampf" was
Hitler
Robert Mugabe became the first president of
Zimbabwe
Who was the founder of Nazi Party
Hitler
The founder of Fascist Party was
Mussolini
Excavation work of Indus valley civilization was first carried out by
Sir John Marshall
Temples at Mahabalipuram were built by
Narasimhavarman / Pallavas
The immediate Cause of the sepoy mutiny was the use of
Enfield Rifles
The British who succeeded in abolishing the practice of Sati in India was
William Bentinck
The European country which held monopoly over India trade during 16th century was
Portugal
Ramakrishna mission was founded by
Swami Vivekananda
Red Fort located in Delhi was built by
Shahjahan
Great master of Indian medical science was
Charaka
The 1857 Revolt began at
Meerut
The sculpture that existed during Kanishka's period was called
Gandhara Sculpture / Greco-Buddhist Art
The construction of Qutub Minar was completed by
Iltutmish
Hiuen Tsang, the Chinese pilgrim visited India during the reign of
Harsha
The earliest of the Vedas is
Rigveda
Ajanta caves are near
Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
Brihadeshwara Temple was built at
Tanjavur
The builder of Buland Darwaza was
Akbar
The great astronomer of Ancient India
Varahamihira / Aryabhatta
The philosophy advocated by Shankara-charya is known as
Advaita
Founder of Mughal Empire
Babur
What was a striking example of city culture at Mohenjo Daro?
Great Bath
Who produced Vedic literature
Aryans
Tanjavur Brihadeshwara temple built by
Raja Raja Chola
The biggest Nataraja image in the country is at
Chidambaram
Who laid foundation of Indo-Persian school of painting?
Akbar
Indo-Persian architecture was patronized by
Shahjahan
Who gave patronage to Mughul miniature painting?
Jahangir
Which is regarded as very ancient native Indian language?
Sanskrit
Ganapati festival, Shivaji festival were started by
Bala Gangadhar Tilak
The 1857 revolt was called as
First war of Indian Independence
In Chandragupta Vikramaditya's court there were the poets called
Navaratnas
Whose court was adorned by Ashtadiggajas?
Sri Krishna Devaraya
Who were responsible for the rise of Bakthi movement?
Sufi saints
Ramanuja was a worshipper of Vishnu and preached
Vaishnavism
Who popularized the Advaita philosophy?
Shankaracharya
Who founded the Dvaita philosophy?
Madhvacharya
Who founded the Sikh sect?
Guru Nanak
The slogan "Give me blood, I shall give you freedom given by
Subhash Chandra Bose
Who said "Satyameva Jayathe" (Truth alone will win)?
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Who said "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who said -Go back to the Vedas?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Who said -Inquilab Zindabad?
Bhagat Singh
Who said 'Do or die'?
Gandhi
The book 'Tughluq Namah' was written by?
Amir Khusrau
The book 'Akbar Namah' was written by?
Abul Fazl
The Rajaraja Temple at Thanjur was built by?
Rajendra Chola 1
Gopuram is an important feature of
Dravidian construction
Tripitakas are sacred books of
Buddhists
The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
Jawaharlal Nehru
The Vijayanagara ruler, Sri Kirshnadeva Raya's work Amuktamalyada, was in
Telugu
Two of the great Mughals wrote their own memories are
Babur and Jahangir
To which king belongs the Lion capitol at Sarnath?
Ashoka
The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
Pali
To whom of the Republic of Buddha belong?
Sakyas
Tipu sultan was the ruler of
Mysore
'The Vedas contain all the truth' was interpreted by
Swami Dayananda
To meet the educational needs of the people, the Madarasa-I Nasiri was built in the regin of
Iltutmish
The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
Rain and Thunder
Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
Chalukyas
Under whose leadership was the All India Muslim League set up?
Aga Khan
The Upanishads are
A source of Hindu Philosophy
Who was the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Fa-Hien
Who found the Servants of India Society?
Gopala Krishna Gokhale
Who wrote famous epic ‘Shahnama’?
Firdausi
The Salt Satyagraha was held at
Dandi, Gujarat
The leader of the Indian National Army was
Subash Chandra Bose
Minto-Marley reforms were introduced in
1905
Annie Besant belonged to
Ireland
The Home Rule Movement was started by
Annie Besant/Tilak
The leader of moderates was
Gopala Krishna Gokhale
First President of Indian National Congress
W.C. Bonerjee
Muslim league was formed in
1906
Indian National Congress first session was held at
Mumbai
The main objective of the extremist was the attainment of
Swaraj
The partition of Bengal was made in 1905 by
Lord Curzon
Which movement was launched in response to the Partition of Bengal?
Vande Mataram
The hymn of Vande Mataram was written by
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Gandhi fought against ____ system at champaran
Tinkathia
Who was responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
General Dyer
Gandhi took very serious view of the ____ incident and called off the non-cooperation movement
Chauri Chaura
In 1930, the First Round Table Conference held at
London
Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed in
1931
For which award Gandhiji protested against MacDonald
Communal
Gandhi and Ambedkar signed
Poona Pact
Atlee, the Prime Minister of England sent a Cabinet mission to India in
1946
According to ____ plan (1947) the partition of India was happened.
Mountbatten
Who were the first Europeans to come to India and last to leave India?
Portuguese

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