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Q. As per the Act of Indian Independence, the boundaries of East Bengal, West Bengal and Assam would be determined by

A
The Muslim League
B
The National Congress
C
The Award of a Boundary Commission
D
The People living in those boundary areas

Correct Answer

The Award of a Boundary Commission

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Andal?
    A)Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
    B)Andal was a woman Alvar, the most striking features of her compositions were widely sung (and continue to be sung to date)
    C)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her verses express her love for the deity
    D)Andal saw herself as the beloved of Krishna; her verses express her love for the deity
    Answer: Andal was a woman Nayanar, she incorporated the prevailing caste system in the society
  • 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. Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
    A)Saivaite Nayanmars
    B)Sankara
    C)Vashnavaite Alwars
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Sankara
  • Q. Purana Qila at Delhi was built by
    A)Sher Shah
    B)Akbar
    C)Humayun
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Sher Shah
  • Q. The correct chronological order in which they were built is: 1. Tughluqabad Fort 2. Lodi Garden 3. Qutub Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri
    A)3, 1, 2, 4
    B)3, 1, 4, 2
    C)1, 3, 2, 4
    D)1, 3, 4, 2
    Answer: 1, 3, 2, 4
  • Q. The day (22 December 1939) the Congress Ministries resigned in the Provinces the Muslim League observed
    A)Direct Action Day
    B)Deliverance Day
    C)Victory Day
    D)Alliance Day
    Answer: Deliverance Day
  • Q. The first atomic bomb was thrown over
    A)Hiroshima
    B)Nagasaki
    C)Tokyo
    D)Hong Kong
    Answer: Hiroshima
  • Q. Shivaji attacked Shaista Khan in the night at
    A)Konkan
    B)Agra
    C)Bijapur
    D)Poona
    Answer: Poona
  • Q. The social reformer of Maharashtra who became famous by his pen name lokhitwadi was
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Atmaram Panduranga
    C)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    D)KS Chaplunkar
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. The Tomar Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of __________
    A)Ajmer
    B)Ayodhya
    C)Gwalior
    D)Dwarka
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
    A)Kabir
    B)Dadu
    C)Ramananda
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. To face the Maratha Army the Rohelas chief entered into a pact with
    A)The French
    B)The Nawab of Awadh
    C)The Portuguese
    D)The Sikhs
    Answer: The Nawab of Awadh
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
    A)Yajur Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Sama Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. Name the religious personality who exercised a great influence over Shivaji
    A)Guru Nanak Dev
    B)Tukaram
    C)Mirabai
    D)Guru Ram Das
    Answer: Guru Ram Das
  • Q. Which one of the following Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat?
    A)Rangpur
    B)Surkotada
    C)Sutkagendor
    D)Desalpur
    Answer: Sutkagendor
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Indian National Congress? I. The Poorna Swarajya resolution was passed in Lahore session of the Congress held in December II. The Congress Working Committee which met on January 2, 1930, decided that January 26,1930, should be observed as the Poorna Swarajya Day
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization was
    A)Persian
    B)Dravidian
    C)Sanskrit
    D)Undecipherable
    Answer: Undecipherable
  • Q. The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in
    A)Chota Nagpur
    B)Orissa
    C)Bijapur
    D)Golconda
    Answer: Golconda
  • Q. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
    A)M. K. Gandhi
    B)Morarji Desai
    C)Mahadev Desai
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Q. Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly in New Delhi on April 8, 1929?
    A)Batukeshwar Dutt
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Raj Guru
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above

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