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Q. Writing Social History is the book of __________

A
Sumit Sarkar
B
Ania Loomba
C
Cohn Bernard
D
Ranajith Guha

Correct Answer

Sumit Sarkar

More Questions on History

  • Q. The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: E
  • Q. During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at __________
    A)Dunkirk
    B)London
    C)Paris
    D)Liverpool
    Answer: Dunkirk
  • Q. After which Tirthankar, Sambhavanath Tirthankar was born?
    A)Ajitnath
    B)Rishabnath
    C)Abhinandan
    D)Padyaprabhu
    Answer: Ajitnath
  • Q. Which Pala ruler founded the famous Vikramashila University for the Buddhists’?
    A)Devapala
    B)Mahipala
    C)Gopala
    D)Dharmapala
    Answer: Dharmapala
  • Q. Who were the Axis powers in World War-II?
    A)Italy, Japan, Britain
    B)Poland, Japan, Germany
    C)Germany, Italy, France
    D)Germany, Italy, Japan
    Answer: Germany, Italy, Japan
  • Q. Who officially instituted the first system of imperial examinations in China?
    A)Huo Qubing
    B)Han Wu Di
    C)Wei Qing
    D)None
    Answer: Han Wu Di
  • Q. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __________ would act for him
    A)Parliament
    B)Crown
    C)Board of Control
    D)Governor-General
    Answer: Governor-General
  • Q. The exclusive right of trading between __________ was granted to the East India Company
    A)Red Sea and Caspian Sea
    B)North America and South America
    C)The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan
    D)France and Poland
    Answer: The Cape of Good Hope and the Straits of Magellan
  • Q. Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a halfnaked fakir?
    A)Lord Irwin
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Lord Willingdon
    D)Winston Churchill
    Answer: Winston Churchill
  • Q. Why did King Vipulvahan develop aversion for worldly life?
    A)Because of son
    B)Because of wife
    C)Because of famine
    D)Because of subjects
    Answer: Because of famine
  • Q. Who tried to rediscover India’s past?
    A)Max Muller
    B)Lord Lytton
    C)S. N. Banerjee
    D)Gokahale
    Answer: Max Muller
  • Q. The Indian National Congress was founded in December 1885 at__________
    A)Calcutta
    B)Bombay
    C)Madras
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
    A)Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
    B)Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
    C)Lack of strong propagator of views
    D)Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
    Answer: Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
  • Q. In 1946, the Interim Government was formed under
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Patel
    C)Rajaji
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Which one of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
    A)Second Delhi Durbar
    B)Establishment of the department of Archaeology
    C)Formation of Indian National Congress
    D)Partition of Bengal
    Answer: Formation of Indian National Congress
  • Q. Of the following who did not revolt against Aurangzeb?
    A)Satnamis
    B)Jats
    C)Prince Akbar
    D)Shayista Khan
    Answer: Shayista Khan
  • Q. The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)BG Tilak
    C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    D)Aurobindo Ghosh
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. Ramcharitmanas is an epic poem written in which language ?
    A)Munda
    B)Santali
    C)Awadhi
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Awadhi
  • Q. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born in the year :
    A)1982
    B)1872
    C)1884
    D)1892
    Answer: 1872
  • Q. When did Abyssinian crisis end?
    A)1936
    B)1935
    C)1937
    D)1939
    Answer: 1937

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