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Q. __________ joined the National Secular Society in 1874 and worked in the free thought and radical movements led by Charles Bradlaugh, MP

A
Tarachand Chakravarty
B
Annie Besant
C
D. R. Mukhopadhyaya
D
Brojnath Dhar

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

More Questions on History

  • Q. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of
    A)Pasupati
    B)Nature
    C)Trimurti
    D)Mother Goddess
    Answer: Nature
  • Q. A Royal Commission on the Public Service was appointed in the year
    A)1915
    B)1912
    C)1910
    D)1918
    Answer: 1912
  • Q. When did the Nanking Massacre start?
    A)1936
    B)1935
    C)1937
    D)1939
    Answer: 1937
  • Q. In the history of Indian National Movement Santhal Rebellion took place between :
    A)1849-50
    B)1845-47
    C)1855-56
    D)1866-67
    Answer: 1855-56
  • Q. To whom is the introduction of Buddhism into China traditionally attributed?
    A)Samprati
    B)Nagarjuna
    C)Vasubandhu
    D)Kashyapa Matanga
    Answer: Kashyapa Matanga
  • Q. Who started the journal ‘New India’?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)C. W. Leadbeater
    C)Ram Mohun Roy
    D)Keshub Chandra Sen
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Consider the following on the chronology of appointment of Viceroys I. Reading II. Irwin III. Wellingdon IV. Linlithgow
    A)III, II, IV, II
    B)I, II, III , IV
    C)IV, III, II, I
    D)II, IV, III, I
    Answer: I, II, III , IV
  • Q. To conquer and annex Peshawar and Punjab, Mahmud of Ghazni defeated
    A)Arabs
    B)Ghurids
    C)Karkotakas
    D)Hindushahis
    Answer: Hindushahis
  • Q. The medieval Indian literary work ‘Darbar-i- Akbari’ was written by
    A)Malik Muhammad Jayasi
    B)Muhammad Hussain
    C)Abul Fazl
    D)Amir Khusrau
    Answer: Muhammad Hussain
  • Q. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
    A)Shudraka : Mrichchhakatika
    B)Kalidasa : Kumarasambhava
    C)Varahamihira : Brihat-samhita
    D)Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
    Answer: Vishakhadatta : Kaumudi-mahotsava
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Megasthenese profess of writing? I. Megasthenese wrote extensively in a book called ‘Indica’ which is no longer available to us. II. Megasthenese’s writings could be seen through various extracts in the writings of Diodorous, Strabo and Arrian. III. Megasthenese mentions that Indian society comprised of seven castes (jatis)
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)II and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
    A)Chhota Nagpur
    B)Punjab
    C)Tarai
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Chhota Nagpur
  • Q. That the Rig Vedic Aryana were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
    A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
    B)there are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
    C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Constituent Assembly was formed on the recommendations of the
    A)Cabinet Mission Plan
    B)Government of India Act, 1935
    C)Cripps' Mission
    D)Mountbatten Plan
    Answer: Cabinet Mission Plan
  • Q. In the war of succession who had supported Aurangzeb?
    A)Zebunisha
    B)Jahanara
    C)Jintunisha
    D)Roshanara
    Answer: Roshanara
  • Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
    A)Peasantry
    B)Zamindars
    C)Income-tax payers
    D)All the above
    Answer: Peasantry
  • Q. Which of the following Tamil literature was written by Ilango Adigal, brother of Senguvattan, a Chera King and who was a Jain monk is a highly regarded epic?
    A)Elathi
    B)Kainnilai
    C)Silappatikaram
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Silappatikaram
  • Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
    A)Industry
    B)Infra structure
    C)Agriculture
    D)Services
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
    A)Pala dynasty —Founded by Gopala
    B)Sena dynasty —Founded by Vijaya Sena
    C)Prathihara dynasty —Founded by Bhoja
    D)Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha
    Answer: Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha
  • Q. Who was the Mughal Prince who was well-versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanakrit?
    A)Prince Salim
    B)Prince Akbar
    C)Prince Sulaiman Shukoh
    D)Prince Dara Shukoh
    Answer: Prince Dara Shukoh

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