MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 792 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Data Structures and Algorithms knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Historical writings of Vamsacharitas were started in which century? |
| A. | 7th Century |
| B. | 8th century |
| C. | 10th century |
| D. | 9th century |
| Answer» B. 8th century | |
| 102. |
Harshacharita is written by which writer? |
| A. | Bilhana |
| B. | Bana |
| C. | Jayanga |
| D. | Athula |
| Answer» C. Jayanga | |
| 103. |
According to ___________the four varnas are said to have sprung from the body of the god Prajapati. |
| A. | Ithihasa |
| B. | Purushasuktha |
| C. | Purana |
| D. | Vedas |
| Answer» C. Purana | |
| 104. |
__________purana contains the information about the satavahanas. |
| A. | Vayu Purana |
| B. | Bhavishyapurana |
| C. | Matsya Purana |
| D. | Vishnupurana |
| Answer» D. Vishnupurana | |
| 105. |
Mahabharata contains how many slokas? |
| A. | 50000 |
| B. | More than one lack |
| C. | 8800 |
| D. | 24000 |
| Answer» C. 8800 | |
| 106. |
Geneology, mythology and historical narrative are the three main constituence of_________tradition |
| A. | Ithihasa- Purana |
| B. | aranyakas |
| C. | Vedas |
| D. | samhithas |
| Answer» B. aranyakas | |
| 107. |
How many puranas are there in India? |
| A. | 12 |
| B. | 18 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» C. 15 | |
| 108. |
Ramayana was written by_____ |
| A. | Vyasa |
| B. | poonthanam |
| C. | chanakya |
| D. | valmiki |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
According to Felipe Fernandez Armesto ___________ is the final stage of food history. |
| A. | The Meaning of Eating |
| B. | Feeding the Giants |
| C. | The Edible Horizon |
| D. | Food and Rank |
| Answer» C. The Edible Horizon | |
| 110. |
Which among the following is not a work of Gerda Lerner |
| A. | The female Experience |
| B. | Why History Matters |
| C. | History of Sexuality |
| D. | Women and History |
| Answer» D. Women and History | |
| 111. |
________was a follower of Maoist group in Paris and later became an admirer of American liberalism. |
| A. | Keith Jenkins |
| B. | Julia kristova |
| C. | Jacques Lacan |
| D. | Francois lyotard |
| Answer» C. Jacques Lacan | |
| 112. |
‘Near A Thousand Tables: A History of Food is a path breaking work written by ________ |
| A. | Felipe Fernandez Armesto |
| B. | Michael Foucault |
| C. | Keith Jenkins |
| D. | Julia kristova |
| Answer» B. Michael Foucault | |
| 113. |
The work, “Madness and Civilisation” is written by ________ |
| A. | Michael Foucault |
| B. | Keith Jenkins |
| C. | Francois lyotard |
| D. | Gerda Lerner |
| Answer» B. Keith Jenkins | |
| 114. |
___________ started the First Women’s History course in the world at the New School for Social research. |
| A. | Michael Foucault |
| B. | Felipe Fernandez Armesto |
| C. | Gerda Lerner |
| D. | Jacques Lacan |
| Answer» D. Jacques Lacan | |
| 115. |
Who is behind the ideas like Geo history and long duree? |
| A. | E.H.Carr |
| B. | Fernand Brudel |
| C. | Lucian Febvre |
| D. | Marc Bloch |
| Answer» C. Lucian Febvre | |
| 116. |
A History of Soviet Russia is written by________ |
| A. | Marc Bloch |
| B. | Bury |
| C. | Descartes |
| D. | E.H.Carr |
| Answer» E. | |
| 117. |
Which historian criticised the periodisation in history? |
| A. | Marc Bloch |
| B. | Bury |
| C. | Descartes |
| D. | Vico. |
| Answer» B. Bury | |
| 118. |
Ecole Normale Superiure was established in which country? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | England |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | France |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
The conceptualisation of the idea of progress is associated with________ |
| A. | Toynbee |
| B. | J.B. Burry |
| C. | Marc block |
| D. | Marx |
| Answer» C. Marc block | |
| 120. |
“The Western Question in Greece and Turkey” is the book of ______ |
| A. | Arnold J. Toynbee |
| B. | J.B. Bury |
| C. | Marc Bloch |
| D. | E.H. Carr. |
| Answer» B. J.B. Bury | |
| 121. |
The study of civilisations is associated with which historian? |
| A. | Karl Marx |
| B. | Arnold Toynbee |
| C. | Marc Bloch |
| D. | J.B. Burry |
| Answer» D. J.B. Burry | |
| 122. |
The theory of the materialist conception of history is put forward by_____ |
| A. | Hegal |
| B. | Engels |
| C. | Marx |
| D. | Toynbee |
| Answer» D. Toynbee | |
| 123. |
The contribution of ____ and his followers are known as the Berlin Revolution in History. |
| A. | Ranke |
| B. | Vico |
| C. | August Comte |
| D. | Thucydides |
| Answer» B. Vico | |
| 124. |
The idea of history as a social physiscs was put forward by whom? |
| A. | August Comte |
| B. | Ranke |
| C. | Vico |
| D. | Herodotus |
| Answer» B. Ranke | |
| 125. |
Which historian compared the Science of History with the Science of Culture? |
| A. | Vico |
| B. | Ibn Khaldun |
| C. | St. Augustine |
| D. | Herodotus |
| Answer» C. St. Augustine | |
| 126. |
Who supported the cylindrical theory of history? |
| A. | Ranke |
| B. | St. Augustine |
| C. | Ibn Khaldun |
| D. | vico |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
___________historiography is also called as the Church historiography. |
| A. | Modern |
| B. | ancient |
| C. | classical |
| D. | medieval |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
Thucydides analysed the economic conditions of which place? |
| A. | Olympia |
| B. | Appolo |
| C. | Athens |
| D. | Sparta |
| Answer» D. Sparta | |
| 129. |
Who is also known as the first economic historian in the world? |
| A. | Herodotus |
| B. | St. Augustine |
| C. | Ibn Khaldun |
| D. | Thucydides. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 130. |
The New Nature of History was written by........... |
| A. | herodotus |
| B. | thucydides |
| C. | arthur marwick |
| D. | ibn batuta. |
| Answer» D. ibn batuta. | |
| 131. |
Who called Herodotus as the father of history? |
| A. | Augustus |
| B. | Caesar |
| C. | Cicero |
| D. | Vico |
| Answer» D. Vico | |
| 132. |
Who made attempts to free history from logography? |
| A. | Thucydides |
| B. | August Comte |
| C. | Herodotus |
| D. | Ibn Khaldun |
| Answer» D. Ibn Khaldun | |
| 133. |
The term quasi history refers to explain___________compositions. |
| A. | Post classical |
| B. | classical |
| C. | modern |
| D. | post modern |
| Answer» C. modern | |
| 134. |
________ is considered as the theory of history. |
| A. | structuralism |
| B. | positivism |
| C. | Historiography |
| D. | postmodernism |
| Answer» D. postmodernism | |
| 135. |
A philosophical approach to the subject of history was started in_______ |
| A. | 19th century |
| B. | 18th century |
| C. | 17th century |
| D. | 20th century |
| Answer» B. 18th century | |
| 136. |
Clio is the patron god of ................ |
| A. | politics |
| B. | history |
| C. | sociology |
| D. | economics. |
| Answer» C. sociology | |
| 137. |
............. is the oldest veda. |
| A. | rigveda |
| B. | yajur veda |
| C. | sama veda |
| D. | atharva veda. |
| Answer» B. yajur veda | |
| 138. |
Cultaral Past is work of ............. |
| A. | f.f.armesto |
| B. | dd.kossambi |
| C. | romila thapar |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» D. none of these. | |
| 139. |
Rethinking History was published in ............... |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1945. |
| Answer» B. 1985 | |
| 140. |
Elementary Aspects of A Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India is work of ...... |
| A. | r.guha |
| B. | p.chatterjee |
| C. | g.pandey |
| D. | s.sarkar. |
| Answer» B. p.chatterjee | |
| 141. |
Asoka and The Decline of Mouryas was published in....... |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» B. 1985 | |
| 142. |
Food History was started by............... |
| A. | f.f.armesto |
| B. | dd.kossambi |
| C. | romila thapar |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. dd.kossambi | |
| 143. |
Romila thapar is a ................historian |
| A. | indian |
| B. | american |
| C. | british |
| D. | french. |
| Answer» B. american | |
| 144. |
Madness and civilization was written by............ |
| A. | jenkins |
| B. | marx |
| C. | fucault |
| D. | lerner. |
| Answer» D. lerner. | |
| 145. |
Fucault was a ............philosopher. |
| A. | french |
| B. | american |
| C. | english |
| D. | danish. |
| Answer» B. american | |
| 146. |
History of sexuality is a seminal work of ........ |
| A. | jenkins |
| B. | marx |
| C. | fucault |
| D. | lerner. |
| Answer» D. lerner. | |
| 147. |
History of Sexuality was published in .............. |
| A. | 1976 |
| B. | 1886 |
| C. | 1995 |
| D. | 1890. |
| Answer» B. 1886 | |
| 148. |
Archaeology of knowledge was published in ............ |
| A. | 1969 |
| B. | 1989 |
| C. | 1789 |
| D. | 1769. |
| Answer» B. 1989 | |
| 149. |
The Lady and the Mill Girl is a work of ............. |
| A. | g.lerner |
| B. | partha chatterjee |
| C. | shahid amin |
| D. | lalit amani. |
| Answer» B. partha chatterjee | |
| 150. |
Gender History started in ............... |
| A. | 1960s |
| B. | 1950s |
| C. | 1970s |
| D. | 1990s |
| Answer» B. 1950s | |