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Q. The treaty of Srirangapatna was signed between Tipu Sultan and

A
Cornwallis
B
Robert Clive
C
Dalhousie
D
Warren Hastings

Correct Answer

Cornwallis

More Questions on History

  • Q. Under the Mughals the jizya was collected from
    A)Muhammadans
    B)Persians
    C)Hindus
    D)Foreign visitors
    Answer: Hindus
  • Q. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq was a failure because
    A)He was not a practical states man
    B)He was mad
    C)He transferred the capital
    D)He waged war with China
    Answer: He was not a practical states man
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
    A)The Punjab
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: The Punjab
  • Q. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947
    A)Lytton
    B)Wavell
    C)Linlithgow
    D)Cornwallis
    Answer: Wavell
  • Q. Which one of the following traders first came to India during the Mughal period?
    A)Dutch
    B)Portuguese
    C)Danish
    D)Britis
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of Satyagraha?
    A)Noakhali
    B)Dandi
    C)England
    D)South Africa
    Answer: South Africa
  • Q. Who among the following analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?
    A)Shah Waliullah
    B)Sayyed Ahmad Brelvi
    C)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    D)Sayyed Amir Ali
    Answer: Sayyed Ahmad Khan
  • Q. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
    A)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
    B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
    C)Charter Act, 1793 AD
    D)Charter Act, 1813 AD
    Answer: The Regulating Act, AD 1773
  • Q. Who is the first European to reach New Zealand
    A)James Cook
    B)Abel Tasman
    C)Willem Janszoon
    D)Anthony van Diemen
    Answer: Abel Tasman
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act of 1935 were drawn from
    A)The Nehru Committee Report
    B)The Simon Commission Report
    C)The White Paper issued by the British Government
    D)Morley-Minto Reforms
    Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms
  • Q. What was the time period of Indus Civilization / Harappan Civilization?
    A)2500 BC - 1700 BC
    B)2400 BC - 1700 BC
    C)2400 BC - 1750 BC
    D)2500 BC - 1750 BC
    Answer: 2500 BC - 1750 BC
  • Q. Who founded India House in London and guided other revolutionaries
    A)Lokmanya Tilak
    B)Sri Aurobindo
    C)Shyamji Krishna Varma
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma
  • Q. The ritualistic precepts pertaining to the hymns of the Vedas are known as the
    A)Aranyakas
    B)Samhitas
    C)Brahmanas
    D)Upanishads
    Answer: Brahmanas
  • Q. The famous ‘Ratings Mutiny’ (Revolt of a section of Indian soldiers serving in the Royal Indian Navy) in Bombay in February 1946 was calmed down largely by the efforts of
    A)C Rajagopalachari
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Q. Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
    A)Mohanjodaro
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Harappa
    D)Chanhudaro
    Answer: Chanhudaro
  • Q. The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by
    A)Queen Anbolin
    B)Queen Elizabeth I
    C)Queen Mary
    D)Queen Victoria
    Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
  • Q. From which port of England, Titanic started its journey
    A)Southampton
    B)Liverpool
    C)Manchester
    D)Sunderland
    Answer: Southampton
  • Q. Krishnadevaraya built the Krishnaswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of
    A)Calcutta
    B)Karnataka
    C)Jammu & Kashmir
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Karnataka
  • Q. Oil paint was first used for Buddhist paintings by Indian and Chinese painters in western __________ sometime between the fifth and tenth centuries
    A)Afghanistan
    B)Iraq
    C)Pakistan
    D)India
    Answer: Afghanistan
  • Q. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
    A)Impact of World War II
    B)Change in the government of the UK
    C)Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above

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