History Independence

Q. Who has been called the ‘Heroine’ of the 1942 Quit India Movement?

A
Sucheta Kripalani
B
Annie Besant
C
Sarojini Naidu
D
Aruna Asaf Ali

Correct Answer

Aruna Asaf Ali

More Questions on History

  • Q. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
    A)he suffered defeat in India
    B)he fell ill
    C)his forces refused to go further
    D)he did not like India
    Answer: his forces refused to go further
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting the people to join the Quit India Movement?
    A)our quarrel is not with British people, we fight their imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred.
    B)Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and think of yourselves as Indians only.
    C)Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent. Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt.
    D)Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
    Answer: Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
  • Q. Which of the following is related to Etymology?
    A)Kalpa
    B)Shiksha
    C)Nirukta
    D)Vyakaran
    Answer: Nirukta
  • Q. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
    A)Humayun
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Sher Shah Suri
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Paramahamsa Mandali primarily aimed at breaking caste rules was founded in which of the following places
    A)Kerala
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Tamil
    D)Greek
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Which of the following Government of India Act/Indian Council Act brought three separate presidencies (Madras, Bombay and Bengal) into a common system?
    A)Government of India Act, 1935
    B)Indian Council Act of 1861
    C)Government of India Act, 1919
    D)Indian Council Act of 1909
    Answer: Indian Council Act of 1861
  • Q. Who said, The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise?
    A)Lord Curzon
    B)Lord Dufferin
    C)Lord Lansdowne
    D)Lord Elgin
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. What is pietra dura?
    A)Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
    B)A form of music
    C)Armour
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
  • Q. When was Operation ‘Condor’ implemented?
    A)1975
    B)1970
    C)1980
    D)1990
    Answer: 1975
  • Q. When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, “None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth.”?
    A)Leo Tolstoy
    B)Bertrand Russell
    C)Albert Einstein
    D)Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
    Answer: Albert Einstein
  • Q. Which of the following Indian literature is the earliest known works?
    A)Rig Vedas
    B)Puranas
    C)Sama Vedas
    D)Rajtrangini
    Answer: Rig Vedas
  • Q. The famous painting ‘Last Supper’ is a creation of
    A)Vincent van Gogh
    B)Michaelangelo
    C)Leonardo Da Vinci
    D)Sandro Botticelli
    Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci
  • Q. Which of the following does not represent an important source material for the Mauryan period?
    A)Foreign accounts
    B)Literary works
    C)Numismatic evidence
    D)Epigraphic sources
    Answer: Numismatic evidence
  • Q. In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy?
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1878
    D)1885
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Madras was returned by the French to the British in 1748 by the Treaty of
    A)Delhi
    B)Paris
    C)London
    D)Aix-la-Chapelle
    Answer: Aix-la-Chapelle
  • Q. Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission?
    A)Satkari Datta
    B)Derozio
    C)Swami Vivekananda
    D)Sri Ramakrishna Parama Hamsar
    Answer: Swami Vivekananda
  • Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
    A)a military State
    B)a loose federation
    C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
    D)a regency of the Peshwa
    Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
  • Q. Which of the following metals was not known during the Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Gold
    B)Iron
    C)Copper
    D)Silver
    Answer: Iron
  • Q. What is the ancient name of river Sutlej?
    A)Vitasta
    B)Askini
    C)Shutudri
    D)Parushni
    Answer: Shutudri

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