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Q. “What is the Third Estate?” pamphlet associated with the French Revolution, was written by

A
Edmund Burke
B
Marquis - Lafayette
C
Joseph Foulon
D
Abbe Sieyes

Correct Answer

Abbe Sieyes

More Questions on History

  • Q. In __________, the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)) was established
    A)1908
    B)1904
    C)1917
    D)1920
    Answer: 1920
  • Q. After the year 1853, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in
    A)The Railways
    B)Tea Plantations
    C)Coal Mining
    D)Jute Mills
    Answer: The Railways
  • Q. Select the incorrect pair
    A)Hiuen-Tsang : Promotes the term Yin-Tu to refer India.
    B)Chinese : Used the term Tien-Chu or Chuantu for India during the 1st century A.D.
    C)I-Tsing : Mentioned the terms such as Arya-desa and Brahmarashtra for India.
    D)Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
    Answer: Panini : Mentioned the term 'Bharata' for a region of 60 Janapadas.
  • Q. When was the Tripartite Pact signed?
    A)1940
    B)1939
    C)1941
    D)1945
    Answer: 1940
  • Q. When was the Treaty of Versailles signed?
    A)1919
    B)1918
    C)1920
    D)1923
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 by
    A)Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
    B)asking the Viceroy through a letter containing Eleven Points Programme to remove the evils of the British rule
    C)asking the people to take Poorna Swaraj Pledge
    D)launching the non-payment of taxes campaign
    Answer: Dandi March to break the Salt Laws
  • Q. William Shakespeare was born in the year
    A)1523
    B)1487
    C)1564
    D)1588
    Answer: 1564
  • Q. Taoism, is an ancient tradition of Philosophy and religious belief deeply rooted in
    A)Chinese custom and world view
    B)Taiwanese custom and world view
    C)Japanese custom and world view
    D)Vietnamese custom and world view
    Answer: Chinese custom and world view
  • 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. Which Viceroy of India had largest tenure during British rule:
    A)Lord Mountbatten
    B)Lord Linlithgow
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)None of above
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • Q. Akbar was__________ years old when he became emperor
    A)19
    B)16
    C)13
    D)10
    Answer: 13
  • Q. __________ was the Founder Father of Aligarh movement
    A)Maqsud Ali
    B)Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
    C)Abul kalam Azad
    D)Karim Ali
    Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Q. Who took the throne after Chandragupta Maurya?
    A)Ashoka
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Bindusara
    D)Vishnugupta
    Answer: Bindusara
  • Q. The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan (Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940 at
    A)Lahore
    B)Karachi
    C)Islamabad
    D)Aligarh
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Assertion (A): Nalanda was the centre of Buddhist learning in the post-Gupta period. Reason (R): It was patronised by the Pala rulers.
    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. The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of
    A)Warren Hastings
    B)Macaulay
    C)Lord Canning
    D)Lord William Bentinck
    Answer: Lord Canning
  • Q. Akbar was enthroned in a garden at
    A)Ajmer
    B)Kalanaur
    C)Gaur
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Kalanaur
  • Q. Who is known as the “Lady with the Lamp”?
    A)Helen Keller
    B)Joan of Arc
    C)Florence Nightingale
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Florence Nightingale
  • 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. Who is called the “Greatest Investigator of Antiquity”?
    A)Darwin
    B)Aristotle
    C)Cuvier
    D)Socrates
    Answer: Darwin

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