Q. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?

Correct Answer

On 26th January 1930

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  • Q. A great astronomer and mathematician during the Gupta period was
    A)Vagabhatta
    B)Bhanugupta
    C)Aryabhatta
    D)Varahamihira
    Answer: Aryabhatta
  • Q. Who started the journal ‘The Commonweal’?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)N. G. Chandavarkar
    C)M. G. Ranade
    D)R. G. Bhandarkar
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British. It began in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company and later spread to Delhi, Agra, Awadh, Kanpur, Chambal and Lucknow.
    A)Awadh
    B)Delhi
    C)Bombay
    D)The Chambal Region
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda’s father, __________, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects
    A)Narendra Nath Datta
    B)Vishwanath Datta
    C)Sri Ramakrishna
    D)Rashik Krishna Mallik
    Answer: Vishwanath Datta
  • Q. The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was
    A)A.O. Hume
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Ferozshah Mehta
    D)Badruddin Tayyabji
    Answer: A.O. Hume
  • Q. The First Opium War started__________
    A)1736
    B)1729
    C)1839
    D)1939
    Answer: 1839
  • Q. Purana Qila at Delhi was built by
    A)Sher Shah
    B)Akbar
    C)Humayun
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Sher Shah
  • Q. Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems?
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Cornwallis
    C)Lord Wellesley
    D)Lord Bentinck
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
    A)The Upanishads
    B)The Vedas
    C)The Aranyakas
    D)The Brahmanas
    Answer: The Brahmanas
  • Q. Brihadeshwara Temple which was built by Raja Raja Chola I is dedicated to?
    A)Shiva
    B)Vishnu
    C)Brahma
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Shiva
  • Q. The first Bhakti Movement was organised by
    A)Meera
    B)Nanak
    C)Ramdas
    D)Ramanujacharya
    Answer: Ramanujacharya
  • Q. Bangladesh was created in
    A)1972
    B)1970
    C)1973
    D)1971
    Answer: 1971
  • Q. Bahadur Shah was the
    A)Successor of Sher Shah Suri
    B)Last ruler of the Lodis
    C)Last Mughal ruler
    D)Successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji
    Answer: Last Mughal ruler
  • Q. What was the capital of Shivaji’s Kingdom?
    A)Raigarh
    B)Pune
    C)Karwar
    D)Purandhar
    Answer: Raigarh
  • Q. In order to restrict the freedom of the press, the British government passed “The Indian official secrets Act” in
    A)1904
    B)1907
    C)1903
    D)1896
    Answer: 1904
  • Q. Who was the successor of Charlemagne?
    A)Lothair I
    B)Charles the Bald
    C)Louis the German
    D)Louis the Pious
    Answer: Louis the Pious
  • Q. Hernan Cortez was a Conquistador from
    A)Holland
    B)England
    C)Portugal
    D)Spain
    Answer: Spain
  • Q. Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
    A)Guru Ramdas
    B)Guru Angad
    C)Guru Arjun
    D)Guru Hargobind
    Answer: Guru Angad
  • Q. Who among the following propagated Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma?
    A)Madhava
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Merabai
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Madhava
  • Q. The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party (1923) called
    A)Congress Swarajya Party
    B)Swaraj Party
    C)Nationalist Party
    D)Liberal Party
    Answer: Swaraj Party

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