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Q. __________ started The Adyar Bulletin, which continued until 1929

A
J. Krishnamurti
B
Annie Besant
C
Durgabai Deshmukh
D
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Delhi Sultanate reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of __________
    A)Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah Khalji
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Firuz Tughlaq
    Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
    A)Yajur Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Sama Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Samaveda
  • Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
    A)Siddhanta Shiromani
    B)Amarakosha
    C)Brihat Samhita
    D)Astanga Hridaya
    Answer: Brihat Samhita
  • Q. Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the
    A)Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
    B)Yajurveda
    C)Upanishads
    D)Shatapatha Brahmana
    Answer: Purusa-sukta of Rigveda
  • Q. Treaty of Lahore taken place on __________
    A)1846 A.D.
    B)1836 A.D.
    C)1725 A.D.
    D)1816 A.D.
    Answer: 1846 A.D.
  • Q. Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9th century in the kingdom of
    A)Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty
    B)Vijaysena of Sena dynasty
    C)Gopala of the Pala dynasty
    D)Dantidurga of Rashtrakuta dynasty
    Answer: Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty
  • Q. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. By which Act may be the British parliament did Queen Victoria assume the title of ‘the Empress of India’ to emphasize British sovereignty over the whole of British provinces in India and Indian states?
    A)The Royal Titles Act 1870
    B)The Royal Titles Act 1866
    C)The Royal Titles Act 1876
    D)The Royal Titles Act 1886
    Answer: The Royal Titles Act 1876
  • Q. In 1939 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as President of the Congress Party defeating
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Pattabhi Sitharamayy
    C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    D)VB Patel
    Answer: Pattabhi Sitharamayy
  • Q. The immediate cause for the Mutiny was
    A)The Social Legislation of 1856
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
    D)The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity
    Answer: The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
  • Q. Historian Abdul Hamid Lahori was in the court of
    A)Akbar
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. Who led the revolt in 1857 in Bihar and defeated the British Army near Aara?
    A)Kunwar Singh
    B)Bahadur Shah Jafar
    C)Tatya Tope
    D)Mangal Pandey
    Answer: Kunwar Singh
  • Q. Which of the following rulers did not enter the Buddhist Cold?
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Harsha
    C)Kanishka
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. The term Nirgrantha is associated with
    A)Charvakas
    B)Ajivikas
    C)Jains
    D)Pasupatas
    Answer: Jains
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Cult preached under the Pallavas, Pandyas and Cholas?
    A)Vashnavaite Alwars
    B)Saivaite Nayanmars
    C)Both A & B
    D)Advaita
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. Which of the following Kushan kings, who assumed the title “the Lord of the Whole World”?
    A)Kadphises II
    B)Kadphises I
    C)Kanishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kadphises II
  • Q. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
    A)Akbar
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Shivaji
    D)Balaji Rao
    Answer: Shivaji
  • Q. Sindhia’s troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
    A)Assaye
    B)Bessein
    C)Tanjore
    D)Poona
    Answer: Assaye
  • Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
    A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
    B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
    C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
    D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
    Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)

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