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Q. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is

A
Devendra Nath Tagore
B
Keshab Chandra Sen
C
Ishwar chandra
D
Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Correct Answer

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

More Questions on History

  • Q. The new proletariat class which emerged in India on account of the British economic policies, consisted of
    A)Landlords
    B)Money lenders
    C)Traders
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. When was the Trans-Siberian Railway completed?
    A)1882
    B)1872
    C)1890
    D)1916
    Answer: 1916
  • Q. The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________
    A)Racial arrogance of the British
    B)Introduction of western education in India
    C)Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
    D)Queen's proclamation of 1858
    Answer: Introduction of western education in India
  • Q. When was first telegraph line started in India?
    A)1875
    B)1851
    C)1884
    D)1900
    Answer: 1851
  • Q. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the
    A)Twelve Upangas
    B)Fourteen Purvas
    C)Twelve Angas
    D)Fourteen Uparvas
    Answer: Twelve Angas
  • Q. Charles wood’s despatch deals with which of the following issues?
    A)Female education
    B)Child marriages
    C)Abolition of sati
    D)Female infanticide
    Answer: Female education
  • Q. The court language of the Mughals was
    A)Hindi
    B)Urdu
    C)Arabic
    D)Persian
    Answer: Persian
  • Q. During the Mughal rule in India tobacco was first cultivated in
    A)Gujarat
    B)Madras
    C)Delhi
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. In which year Bastille of Paris stormed by the people which lead to the French Revolution
    A)1779
    B)1746
    C)1789
    D)1808
    Answer: 1789
  • Q. What is the literal meaning of Bhakti?
    A)Prayer
    B)Salvation
    C)Offer words of praise
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Salvation
  • Q. Who among the following was impeached in the UK for his actions in India?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Lord Hastings
    D)Lord Cornwallis
    Answer: Lord Hastings
  • Q. The painting “Virgin of the rocks” was a work of
    A)Michelangelo
    B)Raphael
    C)Leonardo da Vinci
    D)Vincent van Gogh
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Vaishnavism
    D)Tantra
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. Guru died on 20 September, __________
    A)1908
    B)1902
    C)1918
    D)1928
    Answer: 1928
  • Q. Whose statue was an important creation of the people of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Dancing Girl
    B)Natraj
    C)Buddha
    D)Narasimha
    Answer: Dancing Girl
  • Q. The Upanishads were translated into Persian by
    A)Dara Shikoh
    B)Akbar
    C)Shah Jahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Dara Shikoh
  • Q. Who among the following was first initiated disciple of Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi?
    A)Tansen
    B)Todarmal
    C)Birbal
    D)Mansingh
    Answer: Birbal
  • Q. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
    A)Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army
    B)The last effort of the old political order to regain power
    C)A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
    D)An effort to establish a limited Indian nation
    Answer: The last effort of the old political order to regain power
  • Q. Humayun lost the Mughal Empire to Sher Shah Suri finally in the battle of
    A)Chausa
    B)Chunar
    C)Ghagra
    D)Kannauj
    Answer: Kannauj
  • Q. __________ made a whirlwind tour of the country in 1916 and in his speeches he said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it.”
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Tilak
    C)Gokhale
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Tilak

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