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Q. Who wrote the book ‘Oliver Twist’

A
Mark Twain
B
William Shakespeare
C
Charles Dickens
D
Christopher Marlowe

Correct Answer

Charles Dickens

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
    A)They established their first company in Surat
    B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
    C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
    D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
    Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
  • Q. “Din-i-Ilahi” was the new religion started by
    A)Jahangir
    B)Humayun
    C)Akbar
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the
    A)Copper Age
    B)New Stone Age
    C)Iron Age
    D)Chalcolithic Age
    Answer: Chalcolithic Age
  • Q. Who among the following witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans?
    A)Shams-i-siraj Afif
    B)Ziauddin Barani
    C)Minhaj-us-siraj
    D)Amir Khusrau
    Answer: Amir Khusrau
  • Q. Sardar Patel brought all the Indian States into the Country’s unity
    A)By using armed forces
    B)By a bloody revolution
    C)By a bloodless revolution
    D)With the help of the English
    Answer: By a bloodless revolution
  • Q. During whose reign did Buddhism become the state religion?
    A)Skandagupta I
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Samudragupta
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. What was the symbol of Sambhavanatha Tirthankar?
    A)Cow
    B)Elephant
    C)Horse
    D)Tortoise
    Answer: Horse
  • Q. The first Indian to enter the Indian Civil Service was
    A)Satyendra Nath Tagore
    B)Gokhale
    C)Ramanuja
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
  • Q. When did Nanda dynasty come into power?
    A)404 BC
    B)424 BC
    C)399 BC
    D)385 BC
    Answer: 424 BC
  • Q. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the
    A)Pitt's India Act
    B)Regulating Act
    C)Charter Act
    D)Company Act
    Answer: Regulating Act
  • Q. During young age, what did Sambhavnath Tirthankar feel while watching the dispersal of medieval clouds?
    A)Mortification
    B)Togetherness
    C)Happy
    D)Sad
    Answer: Mortification
  • Q. Where did Babur died?
    A)Kabul
    B)Agra
    C)Lahore
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Agra
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in the Treaty to be negotiated as provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan?
    A)Constituent Assembly
    B)The Indian Union
    C)Indian National Congress
    D)The United Kingdom
    Answer: Indian National Congress
  • Q. The most Important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was
    A)provision for direct election
    B)enlargement of Indian Councils
    C)dyarchy in the Provinces
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Who is called the “Lokhitwadi”?
    A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    B)Dayanand saraswati
    C)Mahadev Govend Ranade
    D)Mul Sankara
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
    A)Indra
    B)Varuna
    C)Surya
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. First Anglo Sikh War fought between __________
    A)The English & Portuguese
    B)The English & French
    C)The English & king Dalip Singh
    D)None of the above
    Answer: The English & king Dalip Singh
  • Q. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
    A)Government of India, 1935
    B)Cripps Mission 1942
    C)Independent India 1947
    D)August Offer of 1940
    Answer: August Offer of 1940
  • Q. The ‘Doctrine of Lapse’ was first applied to the princely State of
    A)Jhansi
    B)Satara
    C)Avadh
    D)Jaunpur
    Answer: Satara
  • Q. Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal ruler?
    A)Babur
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir

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