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Q. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named

A
Revolutionary Socialist Bloc
B
Socialist Bloc
C
Forward Bloc
D
Socialist-Congress Bloc

Correct Answer

Forward Bloc

More Questions on History

  • Q. The designation ‘amil’ during Akbar’s reign denoted a
    A)Retail trader
    B)Policeman
    C)Postman
    D)Revenue official
    Answer: Revenue official
  • Q. Before the Regulating Act was passed in 1773, there was __________ at home to administer the East India Company
    A)A Secretary
    B)A Committee of 24
    C)A Council of Lords
    D)A Board of Revenue
    Answer: A Committee of 24
  • Q. Which one country is still governed by a monarch?
    A)Iran
    B)Afghanistan
    C)Iraq
    D)Saudi Arabia
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
  • Q. The war criminals of the World War-II were put to trial in
    A)Peitersburg
    B)Nuremburg
    C)Gettysburg
    D)Peitsburg
    Answer: Nuremburg
  • Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
    B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
    C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
    D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
    Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Raghunath Rao
    C)Madhav Rao-II
    D)Baji Rao-II
    Answer: Baji Rao-II
  • Q. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
    A)because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
    B)because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
    C)because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
    D)because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
    Answer: because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
  • Q. Rajatarangini was written by
    A)Alberuni
    B)Kalhana
    C)Harsha Vardhana
    D)Kautilya
    Answer: Kalhana
  • Q. The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by
    A)Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
    B)Indian Council Act of 1892
    C)Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
    D)Government of India of 1935
    Answer: Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
  • Q. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had started a reform movement among the Muslim, called the __________ Movement
    A)Aligarh
    B)Sufi
    C)Jaipur
    D)Wahabi
    Answer: Aligarh
  • Q. Which of the following could be associated with Buddhism? I. Rejection of the authority of Vedas II. Denial of God III. Belief in the categories of jiva and ajiva IV. The concept of nirvana V. Theory of prakriti and purusha
    A)II,III,IV and I
    B)I,II and III
    C)I,II and IV
    D)I,III,IV and V
    Answer: I,II and IV
  • Q. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
    A)II, I, IV & III
    B)I, II, III & IV
    C)I, III, II & IV
    D)III, I, II & IV
    Answer: I, II, III & IV
  • Q. Communal Representation was for the first time given in the interest of Muslims by
    A)The Government of India Act of 1919
    B)The Indian Council Act of 1909
    C)The Government of India Act of 1935
    D)The Act of 1858
    Answer: The Indian Council Act of 1909
  • Q. The office of Governor-General of India was created by the
    A)Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Government of India Act, 1833
    C)Charter Act, 1833
    D)Charter Act, 1813
    Answer: Charter Act, 1833
  • Q. Who among the following initiated the Kheda Satyagraha?
    A)Mohanlal Pandya
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Sardar Patel
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: Mohanlal Pandya
  • Q. Kalinga’s ruler Kharavela gave his protection to
    A)Shaivism
    B)Hinduism
    C)Buddhism
    D)Jainism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Pablo Picasso, the famous painter was
    A)Italian
    B)French
    C)Flemish
    D)Spanish
    Answer: Spanish
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system. II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society. III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. Assertion (A): The culture of the Mughal period is generally termed as the Mughal court culture. Reason (R): The Mughal court culture was an antithesis of Indian culture
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company’s rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?
    A)Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
    B)Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
    C)Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
    D)Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
    Answer: Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)

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