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Q. The first elected Indian President of the Legislative Assembly was

A
Rangachariar
B
Motilal Nehru
C
CR Das
D
VJ Patel

Correct Answer

VJ Patel

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
    A)Encouraging to give up puradh system
    B)Spreading education among Muslim women
    C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
    D)Propagating Quran as the only source
    Answer: Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
  • Q. I. Bengal Nawab was captured and put to death by Mir Jafar in the Battle of Plassey, 1757. II. After Mir Qasim, Nizam-ud-daula was made the Nawab of Bengal. III. The same person acted as the deputy Dewan on behalf of the East Indian Company and as Deputy Subedar on behalf of the Bengal Nawab. IV. In 1767, British Government ordered the East India Company to pay £400,000 per year. Which of these statement(s) is/are correct related to the Bengal Politics during the 18th century?
    A)I & III
    B)I & II
    C)II & IV
    D)III & IV
    Answer: III & IV
  • Q. When did Xinhai Revolution occur?
    A)1900
    B)1872
    C)1911
    D)1912
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. Which museum houses the largest collection Kushan sculptures?
    A)Bombay Museum
    B)Mathura Museum
    C)Madras Museum
    D)Delhi Museum
    Answer: Mathura Museum
  • Q. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
    A)Sayyid Ahmed Khan
    B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
    C)Aga Khan
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Aga Khan
  • Q. Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by __________ at Aurangabad and is a replica of the Taj Mahal
    A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?
    A)Worship of idols
    B)Personal love for God
    C)Mysticism
    D)Visit to holy shrines
    Answer: Worship of idols
  • Q. Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press Act 1794?
    A)Andrew Frazer
    B)Charles Metcalfe
    C)Lord Wellesly
    D)Lord Auckland
    Answer: Lord Wellesly
  • Q. Which sage or scholar had recast the original single Veda into four distinct Vedas?
    A)Kapila
    B)Patanjali
    C)Vyasa
    D)Shankaracharya
    Answer: Vyasa
  • Q. Under Shivaji each province was under a
    A)Governor
    B)Viceroy
    C)Diwan
    D)Zamindar
    Answer: Viceroy
  • Q. The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of
    A)Lord Minto
    B)Lord Hastings
    C)Lord metcalfe
    D)Lord Macaulay
    Answer: Lord Hastings
  • Q. According to Marx, the source of value is
    A)Land
    B)Capital
    C)Labour
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Labour
  • Q. What was the another name of ‘Quit India movement’?
    A)Swadeshi Movement
    B)Khilafat Movement
    C)Home Rule Movement
    D)August Kranti
    Answer: August Kranti
  • Q. Who developed system ranks of binary patterns?
    A)Aryabhata
    B)Baudhayana
    C)Mahavira
    D)Pingala
    Answer: Pingala
  • Q. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
    A)Mauryas
    B)Satavahanas
    C)Guptas
    D)Cholas
    Answer: Satavahanas
  • Q. The Declaration of American Independence was based on the theory of
    A)Moral Rights
    B)Civil Rights
    C)Legal Rights
    D)Natural Rights
    Answer: Natural Rights
  • Q. The Diwani Adalat was presided over by
    A)Governor
    B)Collector
    C)Resident
    D)Nawabs
    Answer: Collector
  • Q. Buddha has been described as ‘an ocean of wisdom and compassion’ In
    A)Amarakosa
    B)The Light of Asia
    C)Buddhacharita
    D)Jatak Tales
    Answer: Amarakosa
  • Q. Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of
    A)Kanpur
    B)Jhansi
    C)Gwalior
    D)Kalpi
    Answer: Gwalior
  • Q. Justice movement was started by? I. C. N. Mudaliar II. T. M. Nair III. P. Tyagaraja
    A)Only b
    B)Only a
    C)By both A and B
    D)All the three
    Answer: By both A and B

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