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Q. Infanticide was completely banned by the

A
Sharda Act, 1930
B
Bengal Regulation Act XVII of 1829
C
Bengal Regulation Act XXI of 1795
D
Minto-Morley reforms

Correct Answer

Bengal Regulation Act XXI of 1795

More Questions on History

  • Q. The INC for the first time passed the resolutions on Swaraj, Boycott and National Education at its annual session held at
    A)Calcutta (1906)
    B)Banaras (1905)
    C)Surat (1907)
    D)Madras (1908)
    Answer: Calcutta (1906)
  • Q. The song Jana-Gana-Mana composed by Rabindranath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
    A)Morning Song of India
    B)Tatva Bodhini
    C)Bharat Vidhata
    D)Rashtra Jagrati
    Answer: Bharat Vidhata
  • Q. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with
    A)Cavour
    B)Mazzini
    C)Garibaldi
    D)Bismarck
    Answer: Bismarck
  • Q. First Sino-Japanese War was fought in the year
    A)1894
    B)1848
    C)1901
    D)1896
    Answer: 1894
  • Q. The Harappan civilizations do not have homogeneity or uniformity in
    A)Cereal crops
    B)Weights and measures
    C)Burial practices
    D)Both (B) and (C)
    Answer: Burial practices
  • Q. Bajirao-I (1720-1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Peshwas
    B)Nanda
    C)Haryanka
    D)Maurya
    Answer: Peshwas
  • Q. The theosophical society was marked by the close understanding of the cosmos and the mundane life. Which among the listed options is not a part of their curriculum?
    A)Salvation
    B)Divinity
    C)Means of enlightenment
    D)Mystic superstition
    Answer: Mystic superstition
  • Q. Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
    A)Mahe
    B)Puducherry
    C)Goa
    D)Chandannagar
    Answer: Goa
  • Q. The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was
    A)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    B)Allauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar
    D)Muhamad bin Quasim
    Answer: Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nation wide satyagraha against the proposed __________
    A)Rowlatt Act
    B)Simon Commission
    C)Salt Act
    D)Pitt's India Act
    Answer: Rowlatt Act
  • Q. During Quit India Movement,’Parallel Government’ was constituted at
    A)Allahabad
    B)Varanasi
    C)Lucknow
    D)Ballia
    Answer: Ballia
  • Q. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
    A)V. K. Krishna Menon
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Rajeswar Dayal
    Answer: Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  • Q. Who declared “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”?
    A)Bal Gangadhara Tilak
    B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)K.T Telang
    Answer: Bal Gangadhara Tilak
  • Q. The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612
    A)Plassey
    B)Buxar
    C)Swally
    D)Trafalgar
    Answer: Swally
  • Q. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
    A)Angas
    B)Prabandhas
    C)Nibandhas
    D)Chartis
    Answer: Angas
  • Q. Where did the practice of Shadow Cabinet originate?
    A)Great Britain
    B)United States of America
    C)Italy
    D)France
    Answer: Great Britain
  • Q. Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?
    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Red Fort Complex
    Answer: Qutub Minar
  • Q. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
    A)Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Firuz Tughlaq
    Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • Q. The largest standing army of the Delhi Sultanate directly paid by the State was created by
    A)IIitutmish
    B)Balban
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. Who wrote a commentry of Bhagvat Gita called Gnaneswari?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Gnandeva

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