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Q. Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?

A
Lord Hastings
B
Lord William Bentinck
C
Lord Cornwallis
D
Lord Wellesley

Correct Answer

Lord Hastings

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Ghadar Party took the name Ghadar from
    A)its objective to wage another revolt
    B)the Revolt of 1857
    C)a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857
    D)All the above
    Answer: a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857
  • Q. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in
    A)Calcutta
    B)Surat
    C)Bombay
    D)Lahore
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day?
    A)1929
    B)1930
    C)1942
    D)1946
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
    A)Vajrata
    B)Anangpal
    C)Rudrane
    D)Devraja
    Answer: Anangpal
  • Q. Who was “The First American”?
    A)James Madison
    B)Benjamin Franklin
    C)John Adams
    D)George Washington
    Answer: Benjamin Franklin
  • Q. When was Seville incorporated into the Christian Kingdom of Castile?
    A)1248
    B)1200
    C)1203
    D)1261
    Answer: 1248
  • Q. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
    A)land owned by the emperor himself
    B)entire Imperial establishment
    C)religious land grants
    D)land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
    Answer: land owned by the emperor himself
  • Q. Akbar had constructed several forts, which did not include the one of
    A)Agra
    B)Lahore
    C)Allahabad
    D)Red Fort
    Answer: Red Fort
  • Q. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
    A)Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
    B)This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
    C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
    D)The diarchy was introduced at the centre
    Answer: The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
  • Q. In July 1933 the Congress decided to launch:
    A)Satyagrah
    B)An Individual Civil Disobedience
    C)Bharat Chhoro Aandolan
    D)None of these
    Answer: An Individual Civil Disobedience
  • Q. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council ?
    A)Lord Mountbatten
    B)M. A. Jinnah
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)V. P. Menon
    Answer: Lord Mountbatten
  • Q. When were Jewish communities expelled from England?
    A)1306
    B)1290
    C)1492
    D)1453
    Answer: 1290
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are not correct about Bhagavatism and Krishna Cult (Bhakti Cult)? I. Bhagavatism is a branch of Vaishnavism, where the devotees worship the various avatars of Lord Vishnu. II. The origin of Bhagavatism or Vaishnavism has been sought in the Upanishadic period because in the ‘Chandogya Upanishad’ Krishna is described as a disciple of the sage Ghora.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
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  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduced the slogan Swaraj is my birth right in :
    A)1904
    B)1896
    C)1906
    D)1910
    Answer: 1906
  • Q. Who said, “this (the revolt 1857) was an eruption of social volcano, where many spent forces found vent. After the eruption, the whole social topography had changed; the scars if rebellion remained deep and shining?”
    A)Ashok Mehta
    B)J K Hikki
    C)K M Pannikar
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Ashok Mehta
  • Q. The Upanishads are
    A)Books of ancient Hindu laws
    B)A source of Hindu philosophy
    C)Books on social behavior of man
    D)Prayers to God
    Answer: A source of Hindu philosophy
  • Q. Who among the following leader presided the historic 1916 Lucknow Session of the Congress?
    A)Madan Mohan Malviya
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Ambika Charan Majumdar
    D)Subhas Chandra Bose
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  • Q. The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihira are associated with the age of the
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    B)Guptas
    C)Mauryas
    D)Palas
    Answer: Guptas
  • Q. Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?
    A)Harshacharita
    B)Gaudavaho
    C)Rajatarangini
    D)Vikramankadevacharita
    Answer: Rajatarangini
  • Q. Second battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies?
    A)Babur and Rana Sanga
    B)Babur and Lodi Empire
    C)Akbar and Hemu
    D)Akbar and Rana of Mewar
    Answer: Akbar and Hemu

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