Questions from History part1
1.Which ruler of the Vijayanagar empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque?
Ans. Krishna Deva Rai
Sol.
• Krishna Deva Rai, ruler of the Vijayanagar empire was the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque.
• Krishnadev Rai was the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty from 1509 to 1529.
• In the year 1509, Albuquerque was the viceroy of the Portuguese, at the end of the year he succeeded him the title of governor. Governor Albuquerque and Krishna Dev Rai promised in future to supply Vijayanagar alone with Arab and Persian horses.
2.Which of the following was not done during the time of Lord Curzon?
Ans. Formation of Hunter Commission
Sol.
Lord Curzon or George Nathaniel Curzon was the viceroy of India from 1898 to 1905. Important events during his tenure:
• Famine of 1899-1900
• Appointment of Famine Commission
• Formation of Bhartiya Lok Sev Mandal
• Education Commission
• Partition of Bengal
• Calcutta Corporation Act,1899
3.Which Indian territory was formerly known as 'Black Water' before Independence?
Ans. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Sol.
• The Cellular Jail of Andaman and Nicobar Islands was formerly known as ‘Black water’ or ‘Kala Pani’ before independence.
• This Jail was used by the Britishers to exile political prisoners.
• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Yogendra Shukla, Batukeshwar Dutt were the Indian freedom fighters who sent to the Kala Pani.
4.Which of the following Pratyahara king took the title of 'Pramana'?
Ans. Mihirbhoj
Sol.
• Mihirbhoj took the title of 'Pramana'.
• Mihira Bhoja was a ruler of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty of India.
• He succeeded his father Ramabhadra.
• Bhoja was a devotee of Vishnu and adopted the title of Adivaraha which is inscribed on some of his coins.
• It extended over a large area from the foot of the Himalayas up to the river Narmada and included the present district of Etawah in Uttar Pradesh.
5.Where did the telegraph line be laid first?
Ans. Calcutta to Agra
Sol.
• India's first experiment with an electric telegram took place in 1839 after which the service developed in leaps and bounds.
• Lord Dalhousie paved the way for the Imperial Telegraph Department in 1850.
• A year later, British India's first telegraph line and office was opened in October 1851, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour along the busy shipping route on the Hooghly.
6.Where was Guru Nanak Dev (the originator of Sikh religion) born?
Ans. Talwandi
Sol.
• Guru Nanak was born on 29 November 1469 at Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī (present day NankanaSahib, Punjab, Pakistan) near Lahore. Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.
• His birth is celebrated worldwide as Guru Nanak, the full-moon day in the month of Katak, October–November.
• He set up a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternal love, goodness, and virtue.
7.Which of the following places presents the oldest evidence of Neolithic Era?
Ans. Mehrgarh
Sol.
• Mehrgarh presents the oldest evidence of Neolithic Era.
• Mehrgarh is the oldest agricultural settlement in the Indian subcontinent Agriculture-based Neolithic settlements.
• Despite being the agriculture settlement, it used only stone tools, so is why placed in Neolithic Era.
• It flourished in the seventh millennium B.C.
• Mehrgarh is located on the Bolan River, a tributary of the Indus, at the eastern edge of the Baluchistan plateau overlooking the Indus plain.
8.According to the distance of planets from the Sun, which of the following order is correct?
Ans. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Sol.
• Here order present in option (A) is correct. Mercury, named after a Roman god, is 36 million miles away from the sun.
• Venus, named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, is 67.2 million miles from the sun.
• The planet Earth is 93 million miles away from the sun. Mars is 141.6 million miles away from the sun.
• The order of planets according to the distance form the sun, is as follows:
Mercury < Venus < Earth < Mars < Jupiter < Saturn < Uranus < Neptune.
9.Amir Khusrow was the disciple of whom?
Ans. Nizamuddin Auliya
Sol.
• Amīr Khusrow was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar from South Asia.
• He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi.
• He wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi.
• Khusrow is sometimes referred to as the "voice of India" (Tuti-e-Hind), and has been called the "father of Urdu literature."
• Khusrow is regarded as the "father of qawwali" and introduced the ghazal style of song into India, both of which still exist widely in India and Pakistan.
10.Which of the following elements were not found in Lothal as archaeological remains?
Ans. Fine variety of barley.
Sol.
• Fine variety of barley were not found in Lothal as archaeological remains.
• Discovered in 1954, Lothal was excavated from 13 February 1955 to 19 May 1960 by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the official Indian government agency for the preservation of ancient monuments.
• The excavated site of Lothal is the only port-town of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
• A metropolis with an upper and a lower town had in on its northern side a basin with vertical wall, inlet and outlet channels which has been identified as a tidal dockyard.
• The remains of stone anchors, marine shells, sealings which trace its source inthe Persian Gulf together with the structure identified as a warehouse further aid the comprehension of the functioning of the Lothal port.
• According to Archaeological Survey the evidence of Couple Burial, Persian Seals and harbour were also found.
11.Which ruler of Bengal gave a portion of Orissa to the Marathas?
Ans. Alivardi khan
Sol.
• Alivardi khan gave a portion of Orissa to the Marathas. Alivardi Khan was the Nawab of Bengal during 1740–1756.
• He toppled the Nasiri Dynasty of the Nawabs and took powers of the Nawab. He is also one of the few Mughal-era leaders known for his victory during the Battle of Burdwan against the Maratha Empire.
• In the year 1747, the Marathas led by Raghoji, began to raid, pillage and annex the territories of the Alivardi Khan.
12.Who the following told, "Hunuz Dilli durast" (Delhi is still far away)?
Ans. Nizamuddin Auliya
Sol.
• Nizamuddin Auliya told, "Hunuz Dilli durast".
• Syed Md Nizamuddin Auliya, also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin was a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order and unarguably one of the most famous Sufis on the Indian Subcontinent.
• He built his Khanqah here, a place where people from all walks of life were fed, where he imparted spiritual education to others and he had his own quarters.
• Many of his disciples achieved spiritual height, including Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag Delhavi, and Amir Khusro, noted scholar/musician, and the royal poet of the Delhi Sultanate.
13.In which form of government, priests rule in the name of God?
Ans. Theocracy
Sol. It’s theocracy, the government is ruled in the name of God by the priests. In the literal sense, theocracy stands for the rule of God. The example of this could be seen in anciet history of Israel from Moses until the election of Saul as a king.
14.The Renaissance is a period in Europe, from the _______________.
Ans. 14th to the 17th century
Sol. The Renaissance is a period in Europe, from the 14th to the 17th century. It regarded as the cultural bridge between the Middle Ages and modern history. It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe, marking the beginning of the Modern age.
15.When did the US drop the atomic bomb on Japanese city Hiroshima?
Ans. 6th August 1945
Sol. On 6th August 1945 US drop the atomic bomb on Japanese city Hiroshima. The atomic bomb are dropped on two cities that is Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during the world warII. The name of bomb is Little boy that is dropped on Hiroshima and Fat man on Nagasaki.
16.Bharatiya Janata Party is a part of which political group?
Ans. National Democratic Alliance
Sol. Bharatiya Janata Party is a part of National Democratic Alliance. It is a centre right coalition of political parties with ideals of humanism, nationalism and social justice. Amit shah is the chairperson of the party.
17.Who was the eldest brother among the Pandavas?
Ans. Yudhishthira
Sol. Yudhisthira was the eldest brother among pandavas. Pandavas were the five powerful and skilled sons of Pandu, the King of Hastinapur. Eldest being Yudhistira, followed by Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula, and Sahadeva. The brothers were famously involved in the Kurukshetra War with their cousins the Kauravas over who would control the throne of Hastinapur.and were Victorious in the Great War.
18.Adolf Hitler, the _____ Politician was responsible for genocide of millions of Jews.
Ans. German
Sol. Adolf Hitler was a German politician, the leader of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945. As a dictator, he initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939, and was central to the Holocaust of Jews as he was of the view that Jews were the enemies of German people and prevented the expansion of Germany, to develop Germany it was essential to kill Jews.
19.What does the wheel in the National Flag represent?
Ans. Growth
Sol. The wheel represents the dynamism of a peaceful changes in the world. The 24 spokes represent the teachings of Buddha.The wheel represents the dynamism of a peaceful change.
20. .................. comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution.
Ans. Nalanda
Sol. Nalanda comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution. Nalanda is the most famous university in Bihar which was established by Kumargupta.
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