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Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers

A
H. P. Blavatsky
B
Annie Besant
C
W. T. Stead
D
H. S. Olcott

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement is not related to the Akbar’s reign?
    A)A syncretic religion, called "divine faith," which stressed loyalty to the emperor
    B)Religious toleration for Hindus and Sikhs
    C)A centralized administrative structure with ministers appointed to regional provinces
    D)Education and basic rights for Indian women
    Answer: Education and basic rights for Indian women
  • Q. The world’s oldest continuously inhabited city is
    A)Baghdad
    B)Jerusalem
    C)Istanbul
    D)Damascus
    Answer: Damascus
  • Q. Aligarh Muslim University was founded by
    A)Syed Ahmed Khan
    B)Jinnah
    C)Abul Kalam Azad
    D)Bhutto
    Answer: Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Q. Which of the following is called “Magna Carta of English Education in India”?
    A)Macaulay Commission
    B)Wood's Dispatch
    C)Vernacular Act
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Wood's Dispatch
  • Q. Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by the treaty of
    A)Pune
    B)Chittor
    C)Purandar
    D)Torna
    Answer: Purandar
  • Q. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Frontier Gandhi, organised the Red Shirt Movement in the NorthWest Frontier Province (NWFP) for
    A)establishing separate Pakhtoonistan
    B)countering the communal propaganda of the Muslim League
    C)social and religious reforms
    D)All the above
    Answer: social and religious reforms
  • Q. The Vedic economy was based on
    A)crafts and industries
    B)trade and commerce
    C)agriculture and cattle rearing
    D)all the above
    Answer: agriculture and cattle rearing
  • Q. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
    A)Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
    B)Shankracharya was born that year.
    C)Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
    D)All Muslim invaders were defeated.
    Answer: Shankracharya was born that year.
  • Q. Earlier mathematicians (i.e. those who came before medieval Indian mathematicians) had taught that X/O = X; who among the following proved that it was infinity?
    A)Bhaskara
    B)Aryabhatta
    C)Brahmagupta
    D)Mahavira
    Answer: Bhaskara
  • Q. The United Kingdom is a classic example of a/an
    A)Absolute monarchy
    B)Aristocracy
    C)Constiutional monarchy
    D)Polity
    Answer: Constiutional monarchy
  • Q. The prominent leaders of Indian Association which was established in Bengal in July 26, 1876 were :
    A)Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Kali Mohan Das
    B)Anand Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee
    C)Kali Mohan Das and Shambhuchand Mukherjee
    D)Shambhuchand Mukherjee and Jogesh Chandra Dutt
    Answer: Anand Mohan Bose and Surendranath Banerjee
  • Q. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
    A)Havaldar
    B)Jumadar
    C)Faujdar
    D)Hazari
    Answer: Havaldar
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Jataka tales? I. It is a collection of tales belonging to the pre-Buddhist period give us a revealing glimpse into a period when the fusion between the Aryan and the Dravidian races had been almost completed. II. It gives us the periods of rule and genealogies of dynasties of kings.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Find out the contributions of Bhakti Movement in India: I. Surge in vernacular Literature II. Development of Philosophies III. Devotional transformation of society and Inclusiveness IV. New forms of Worship
    A)I, II, III & IV
    B)I, II & IV
    C)Both I & IV
    D)Only IV
    Answer: I, II, III & IV
  • Q. In the battle of Panipat, Babur faced the armies of
    A)Hemu
    B)Jaichand
    C)Daulat khan
    D)Ibrahim Lodi
    Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
  • Q. Assertion (A): The introduction of ‘Western Education’ and English language as medium of instruction led the foundation for the rise and growth of nationalism in India. Reason (R): The Indian National Movement would not have been possible without the English language as the medium
    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 and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
    A)It was founded in 1875
    B)The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
    C)Its main motive was to promote faith in one God
    D)None of the above is correct
    Answer: The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
  • Q. Which of the following personality is related with the “Deepavali Declaration”?
    A)Lord Linlithgow in 1940
    B)Lord Irwin in 1929
    C)Gandhiji in 1930
    D)Subhas Chandra Bose in 1941
    Answer: Lord Irwin in 1929
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler’s reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture?
    A)Babur's
    B)Jahangir's
    C)Humayun's
    D)Shah Jahan's
    Answer: Shah Jahan's
  • Q. Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?
    A)Sikandar Lodi
    B)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    C)Akbar
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Sikandar Lodi

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