SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
World History: India
Start Test
Study First
Subject
:
history
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Sikhs
Mosque
Cawnpore
Brahman
2. Disciples of the Guru Nanak - often peaceful farmers - who did not believe in the Caste System and emphasized ethics.
Samskara
Sikhs
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
3. This man - the seventh reincarnation of Vishnu - was sent to eliminate evil forces in the world and was the ideal ruler in Hinduism.
Karma
Rama/Vishnu
Mughal Empire
Sharia
4. The political organization of Muslims in India formed in 1906 to protect their rights.
'Land of the Pure'/Khalistan
Guru
Guru
Muslim League
5. A political party in East Pakistan that argued in favor of splitting Pakistan into two autonomous states - east and west. After they won the 1970 elections - violence erupted; they and India supported Bengali rebels against Pakistan which led to war.
Koran
Mughal Empire
Safavid Dynasty
Awani League
6. An old spiritual leader who - in Hinduism - taught others his wisdom and insights.
Puranas
Indira Gandhi
Ramayana
Guru
7. The fifth British governor-general in India who conquered much coastal territory in the 1790s. He believed the British presence was a blessing to the locals.
Lord Wellesley
Sulahkul
Cawnpore
Mohammed
8. The act following the British takeover of India in 1857 that placed a British viceroy in charge with an Indian council of 8-12 members which held no power.
Stafford Cripps
Fundamentalism
Moksha
Government of India Act of 1858
9. The leader of the Muslim League Who was educated in law in London. After trying to cooperate with the Congress Party - he pursued an independent Pakistan.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Brahmanas
British East India Company
Hindu
10. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Mughal Empire
Government of India Act of 1919
Robert Clive
Bhakti
11. The only country on Earth officially sponsoring the religion of Hinduism.
Humayun
Stafford Cripps
Mahabharata
Nepal
12. 'The Indian Shakespeare -' Who was known for his Sanskrit plays.
Kalidasa
Mosque
Hindu
Puranas
13. The grandson of Babur Who is thought of as the Mughal Empire's greatest ruler. The British East India Company was founded at least partially in 1600 to capitalize on the empire's economic success.
Government of India Act of 1919
Medina
Abraham
Akbar
14. The soul of the individual - which continues to exist through reincarnation.
Sulahkul
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
Atman
Shi'a
15. The daily worship of a Hindu.
Indira Gandhi
Ashura
Puja
Sepoys
16. The son of Gandhi influenced by capitalism who became prime minister in 1985. He was killed by a Tamil terrorist.
Sati
Twelfth Imam
Rajiv Gandhi
Mughal Empire
17. The Muslim equivalent of a temple or church where they go to pray. No idols or imagery are allowed in the Mosque.
Allah
Mosque
Caste System
Safavid Dynasty
18. The attempt by Britain to mediate negotiations between major groups-the Muslim League - Congress Party - Unionists - and Sikhs-to form an independent India.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Shah Jahan
Cabinet Mission of March 1946
Caste System
19. The first British governor-general in India who increased British control over the region - yet did not want an English domination.
Lucknow Pact
Upanishads
Bante Mataram
Warren Hastings
20. The Sunni empire to the west of Persia (Iran) which was centralized around Turkey.
Mecca
Ottoman Empire
Ramayana
Humayun
21. A man who calls out the five Muslim prayers from minarets.
Government of India Act of 1935
Vedism
Muezzini
Smriti
22. Ali's son who led the Shi'a Muslims in an act of defiance to the Sunni caliph. All 72 of them died.
Islam
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
alit/Untouchable
Hussein
23. 'Reaching for the Truth' Acts of non-violent civil disobedience advocated by Gandhi as the best and most ethical means of dealing with a hostile government.
Aranyakas
Satyagraha
Babur
Robert Clive
24. 'Self-reliance'/'Self-rule'
Swadeshi/Swaraj
alit/Untouchable
Sulahkul
Hjira
25. A city 200 miles north of Mecca and site of Muhammed's Hjira.
Medina
Moksha
Abraham
Bahadur Shah II
26. An Arab word meaning 'Submission to the will of God' which names the religion founded by Muhammed.
Hussein
Vedism
Islam
Rajiv Gandhi
27. The belief that any actions in the mortal life affect the next - be they good or bad. This is especially evident in the belief of reincarnation.
Government of India Act of 1935
Mahasabha
Muslim League
Karma
28. The man to whom Jews - Christians and Muslims all trace their lineage. (Jews to his son Isaac - Muslims to his son Ishmael) He is key in the Old Testament and Koran.
August 15 - 1947
Lord Wellesley
Satyagraha
Abraham
29. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Brahmanas
Sikhs
Caliph
Brahmanas
30. The cube shaped building enshrining a sacred Black Stone around which Hajjis circle as the final destination of their pilgrimage.
Aranyakas
Mauryas/Ashoka
Ashura
Kaaba
31. The act following the British takeover of India in 1857 that placed a British viceroy in charge with an Indian council of 8-12 members which held no power.
Karmayoga
Government of India Act of 1858
Allah
Bhagavad Gita
32. A Hindu nationalist group in the 1920s that launched the shuddhi movement - an effort to reconvert Muslims back to Hindus.
Nepal
Mahasabha
Shivaji
Direct Action Day
33. Muslim mystics who - influenced by Bhaktis - believed that the soul was in exile from God and longed to return.
Sufism
Sunni
Sharia
Rowlatt Bills
34. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Shivaji
Lucknow Pact
Caste System
Medina
35. 'The adventures of Rama' (a carnation of Vishnu) is an epic poem describing loyalty and faithfulness.
Mughal Empire
Ramayana
Rowlatt Bills
Bahadur Shah II
36. A governor general appointed by Britain in March 1947 who tried to avoid civil war in India by setting August 15 as the day of independence. After the secret borders were unveiled - massive exoduses of people to their 'respective' nations occurred -
Lord Mountbatten
Reginald Dyer/Amritsar
Bhakti
Samskara
37. The 'greatest leader' of the Marathas Who was somewhat like Robin Hood in his rebellion against Aurangzeb's government.
Hindu
Shivaji
Jawaharlal Nehru
Government of India Act of 1919
38. The grandson of Babur Who is thought of as the Mughal Empire's greatest ruler. The British East India Company was founded at least partially in 1600 to capitalize on the empire's economic success.
Twelfth Imam
Hindu
Mughal Empire
Akbar
39. The Shi'a Imam (a leader of sorts) also known as the Hidden Imam who went into hiding in the 10th century. Some believe he will return at the end of time.
Nepal
Cabinet Mission Goals (LIST)
Twelfth Imam
Khadija
40. The movement starting in the seventh century to simplify Hinduism into devotion to one personal god.
Bhakti
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Bhaktism
Shruti
41. The law that newly allowed Indian council members to legislate. However - the viceroy could still strike down any proposition. The act also recognized the concept of separate electorates for Hindus and Muslims as valid.
Indian Counsels Act of 1909/Morley-Minto Reforms
Indira Gandhi
Sharia
Twelver
42. Successors of Muhammed who are political and spiritual leaders in Islamic communities.
Jihad
Government of India Act of 1919
Caliph
Harappa/Mohenjo-Daro
43. Islamic Law - imposed by fundamentalists to support a rigid and uncompromising set of traditions - laws - and beliefs.
'Now or Never'
Muezzini
Smriti
Sharia
44. The main god in Hinduism - also referred to as The One - The Ultimate Reality - and The World Soul.
Brahman
Shivaji
Muezzini
British Commonwealth
45. The Muslim empire beginning in the 1500s that created essentially India as it is known today.
Hjira
Smriti
Mughal Empire
Government of India Act of 1919
46. The release from material existence and unity with Brahman that is the ultimate goal of a Hindu's life.
Bante Mataram
Sati
Shi'a
Moksha
47. A young Englishman who defeated the French in battle over which country would hold greater economic control in India.
Honour Killings
Brahmanas
Robert Clive
Rowlatt Bills
48. (d.1530) The first Mughal ruler - an invader from Central Asia - who used technology to defeat the larger armies of India.
Sharia
Babur
Sulahkul
Sati
49. A coalition of 80 merchants formed in 1600 who wanted to avoid violence and focus on wealth production.
Lord Wellesley
British East India Company
Karma
Mecca
50. Texts describing the routines following a fire ritual.
Jizya
Cawnpore
Brahmanas
Bhaktism