History Independence

Q. In which year salt Satyagraha took place?

A
1930
B
1929
C
1931
D
1932

Correct Answer

1930

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system. II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society. III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: I and III
  • Q. Which among the following movements was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
    A)Swadeshi Movement
    B)Quit India Movement
    C)Non-Cooperation Movement
    D)Civil Disobedience Movement
    Answer: Swadeshi Movement
  • 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. The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?
    A)Tughlaq dynasty
    B)Khalji dynasty
    C)Slave dynasty
    D)Lodi dynasty
    Answer: Tughlaq dynasty
  • Q. The major Muslim organizations which opposed the partition of India were
    A)Khudai Khidmatgar
    B)The Jamiat-Ulema-hind
    C)Majlis-e-Ahrar –Hind
    D)All of these
    Answer: All of these
  • Q. Who tried to rediscover India’s past?
    A)Max Muller
    B)Lord Lytton
    C)S. N. Banerjee
    D)Gokahale
    Answer: Max Muller
  • Q. Pulakesin II was the most famous ruler of
    A)Cholas
    B)Chalukyas
    C)Pallavas
    D)Satavahanas
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
    A)Division of the empire after Ashoka
    B)Ashoka's pacifist policies
    C)Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
    D)Economic and financial crisis
    Answer: Ashoka's pacifist policies
  • Q. Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of the Durrani Empire
    A)Zaman Shah Durrani
    B)Timur Shah Durrani
    C)Mahmud Shah Durrani
    D)Ahmad Shah Durrani
    Answer: Ahmad Shah Durrani
  • Q. Who give the famous quote ‘Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth’
    A)Abraham Lincoln
    B)Winston Churchill
    C)Vladimir Lenin
    D)George Washington
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln
  • Q. As per Pitt’s India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________
    A)The Court of Directors
    B)The Board of Control
    C)The House of Commons
    D)The House of Lords
    Answer: The Court of Directors
  • Q. Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fulfill the ambitious plans of Disraeli in __________
    A)Afghanistan
    B)Awadh
    C)Bengal
    D)Burma
    Answer: Afghanistan
  • Q. Muhammad Ghori laid the foundation of the Turkish Empire in India by defeating
    A)Jayachanda in the Battle of Chandawar
    B)Prithviraj Chauhan in Second Battle of Tarain
    C)The Chandelas
    D)Both (A) and (B) above
    Answer: Both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. The dead body of Babur by his own choice lies buried in
    A)Farghana
    B)Agra
    C)Samarqand
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Kabul
  • Q. The first Buddhist Council was held at
    A)Rajgriha
    B)Kashmir
    C)Pataliputra
    D)Vaisali
    Answer: Rajgriha
  • Q. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was
    A)Lord Shiva
    B)Marut
    C)Agni
    D)Indra
    Answer: Lord Shiva
  • Q. Infanticide was completely banned by the
    A)Sharda Act, 1930
    B)Bengal Regulation Act XVII of 1829
    C)Bengal Regulation Act XXI of 1795
    D)Minto-Morley reforms
    Answer: Bengal Regulation Act XXI of 1795
  • Q. 1911 Revolution of China resulted in
    A)Federalism
    B)Establishment of a Republic
    C)Democracy
    D)Increased problems of people
    Answer: Establishment of a Republic
  • Q. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct?
    A)Responsible Government would be realised only by the progressive stages.
    B)British India must remain an integral part of the British Empire.
    C)Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects.
    D)The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament.
    Answer: The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament.

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