Tag: historiography: indian tradition

Questions Related to historiography: indian tradition

A 'republic' is a state in which the Head of the State is _______________.

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. nominated by the Prime Minister.

  2. elected, directly or indirectly, by the people.

  3. selected by the ruling party.

  4. self - appointed.

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A 'republic' is a state in which the head of the state is directly or indirectly or appointed by the people. Currently, 135 of the word's 206 sovereign states use the world republic as the part of their official names.

Emperor Akbar the Great, died in the year _________.

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. 1505

  2. 1605

  3. 1606

  4. 1590

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On 3 October, 1605, Akbar fell ill with an attack of dysentry, from which he never recovered. He is beleived to have died on or about 17 October, 1605.

During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the East India Company establish its first factory in India? 

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. Akbar

  2. Jahangir

  3. Shahjan

  4. Aurangzeb

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In 1612, James I instructed Sir Thomas Roe to visit the Mughal Emperor Nuruddin Salim Jahangir to arrange for a commercial treaty that would give the company exclusive rights to reside and establish factories in Surat and other areas. 

Which of the following rules was illiterate?

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. Ala-ud-din Khilji

  2. Mohammad-bin-Tuglaq

  3. Akbar

  4. Aurangzeb

Show answer
Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Akbar spent his youth learnings to hunt, run and fight made him a daring, powerful and brave warrior, but he never learned to read and write.

'Religions, like camel caravans, seem to avoid mountain passes. Buddhism spread quickly south from Buddha's birth-place in southern Nepal across the flat Gangetic plain to Sri Lanka. But it took a millennium to reach China...The religious belt stretched eventually to Mongolia and Japan, but in Afghanistan Buddhism filled only a narrow belt that left pagans among the valleys to the east and west in Kailash and Ghor'.

Which of the following best summarises the subject of this paragraph?

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. The Afghan people were hostile to Buddhism.

  2. Geography has considerable impact on the spread of religions.

  3. Buddhism does not flourish in mountainous regions.

  4. Religion has a considerable impact on geography.

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The paragraph talk about the spread of religion (Buddhism) vis-a-vis the geography of that place country. Option (b) summarizes the paragraph effectively.

Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
Which of the following is considered as bulwark of personal freedom?

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. Mandamus

  2. Habeas Corpus

  3. Certiorari

  4. Quo Warranto

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Habeas corpus is a recourse in low whereby a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment before a court, usually through a prison official.

'Utilitarians believe that the right action is that which produces the most happiness.'
Which of the following claims is incompatible with the utilitarian view? 

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. The right thing to do is to make the consequences of our actions as good as possible.

  2. The right thing to do is to do our duty, whatever the consequences.

  3. The right thing to do is to act on a rule which, if followed widely, produces the most happiness.

  4. The right thing to do is to act from motivations which produce the most happiness.

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (b) states that one should do one's duty without giving any consideration to the consequences (happiness of misery ). Thus , option (b) is incompatible with the belief of Utilitarians.

Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
The Bandung Conference was an important step to the creation of _____________.

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. Non-Alignment Movement

  2. United Nations

  3. European Union

  4. SAARC

Show answer
Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first large-scale Asian-African or Afro-Asian  Conference -also known as the Bandung  Conference was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on  April 18-24, 1955 in Bandung, Indonesia. The Conference was an important step towards the Non-Aligned Movement.    

John Mahoney, the noted actor passed away. He hailed from which country?

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. United Kingdom

  2. United States

  3. Brazil

  4. Canada

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

John Mahoney (77), an English-American actor of stage, film and television, has passed away in Chicago, United States on February 4, 2018. He was best known for playing the blue-collar patriarch Martin Crane in the American sitcom Frasier, which aired on NBC from 1993 to 2004. In addition to his film and television work, Mahoney also worked as a voice actor and was particularly passionate about his stage work on Broadway and in Chicago theatre. He was born in UK but he got US citizenship in 1959.

Choose the correct answer form the alternatives given.
What is the code name of the military operation in Yemen against Shia Houthi Group? 

history what is history? historiography in the west historiography: development in the west historiography: indian tradition

  1. Operation Destruction Storm

  2. Operation Decisive Storm

  3. Operation Desert Storm

  4. Operation Black Star

Show answer
Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Decisive Storm, is the international war against Houthi militias in Yemen. The International alliance led by Saudi Arabia fought against the Houthi militants in Yemen.