History Mughal Empire

Q. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System in India?

A
Lord Ripan
B
Lord Dalhousie
C
Lord Wellesley
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Lord Wellesley

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of __________ into the hands of the British in India
    A)Awadh
    B)Meerut
    C)Gwalior
    D)Rohilkhand
    Answer: Gwalior
  • Q. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
    A)They were taller and stronger
    B)They used elephants on a large scale
    C)They were from an advanced urban culture
    D)They used chariots driven by horses
    Answer: They used chariots driven by horses
  • Q. The voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Gobind Singh (the last Sikh Guru) are collectively known as
    A)Apni Katha
    B)Dasam (Padshah Ka) Granth
    C)Baichitra Natak
    D)Gyan Prabodh
    Answer: Baichitra Natak
  • Q. The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. The Theosophical Society was officially formed in . . . . ., United States, in November 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge and others
    A)Calcutta
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)New York City
    Answer: New York City
  • Q. In which battle did the defeat of Muslims stop their invasions?
    A)Battle of Lechfeld
    B)Battle of Fontenoy
    C)Battle of Verdun
    D)Battle of Vouille
    Answer: Battle of Verdun
  • Q. Which Mughal emperor is credited with having composed secular Hindi songs?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Jahangir
    C)Humayun
    D)Babur
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. High courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in
    A)1919
    B)1935
    C)1862
    D)1861
    Answer: 1862
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
    A)They established their first company in Surat
    B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
    C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
    D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
    Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
  • Q. __________ made a whirlwind tour of the country in 1916 and in his speeches he said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it.”
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Tilak
    C)Gokhale
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Tilak
  • Q. Which of the following institutions was not founded by Gandhi?
    A)Ramakrishna Mission
    B)Sevagram Ashram
    C)Phoenix Ashram
    D)Sabarmati Ashram
    Answer: Ramakrishna Mission
  • Q. When was Xerxes I murdered?
    A)460 BC
    B)465 BC
    C)449 BC
    D)447 BC
    Answer: 465 BC
  • Q. Vasco da Gama a sailor belongs to __________.
    A)American
    B)Portuguese
    C)German
    D)South American
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British government to do
    A)Shut down any industrial unit at will
    B)Foment class and caste strife
    C)Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
    D)Detain a person for any duration without a trial
    Answer: Detain a person for any duration without a trial
  • Q. Who was the mother of Mahavira?
    A)Anojja
    B)Yasoda
    C)Trishala
    D)Devanandi
    Answer: Trishala
  • Q. The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first propounded by
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)B G Tilak
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who established in 1893 the society for the removal of Obstacles to the Hindu Religion?
    A)Raja Ram Mohan Rai
    B)Dayanand Sarshawati
    C)The Chapekar brothers
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Chapekar brothers
  • Q. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
    A)Lord William Bentinck
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Lord Macaulay
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. The monolithic image of Jain Saint ‘Gomatiswara’ is at __________
    A)Shravanbelagola
    B)Mount Abu
    C)Kusinagara
    D)Kalinga
    Answer: Shravanbelagola
  • Q. Lucknow pact of 1916 was between:
    A)Indian Muslim League and Indian National congress
    B)Indian Muslim League and Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Indian National congress and Lord Hardinge
    D)Lord Hardinge and Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Indian Muslim League and Indian National congress

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