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Q. As per Pitt’s India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________

A
The Court of Directors
B
The Board of Control
C
The House of Commons
D
The House of Lords

Correct Answer

The Court of Directors

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who was the first Indian to be made a fellow of the Royal Society of London?
    A)A. C. Wadia
    B)Srinivas Ramanujam
    C)C. V. Raman
    D)P. C. Mahalanobis
    Answer: A. C. Wadia
  • Q. “The word impossible is found, in the dictionary of fools” was the famous quote of
    A)Alexander the Great
    B)Hitler
    C)Julius Caesar
    D)Napoleon
    Answer: Napoleon
  • Q. Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao-II?
    A)Convention of Wadgaon
    B)The Treaty of Purandhar
    C)Treaty of Bassein
    D)Treaty of Salbai
    Answer: Treaty of Bassein
  • Q. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In
    A)Haryana
    B)Punjab
    C)Gujarat
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. In 1739, who defeated the Mughal army at the Battle of Karnal?
    A)Genghis Khan
    B)Nader Shah
    C)Hemu Vikramaclitya
    D)Bajirao-I
    Answer: Nader Shah
  • Q. For how many years Ajitnath Tirthankar practise harsh austerity?
    A)Twelve
    B)Ten
    C)Fourteen
    D)Sixteen
    Answer: Twelve
  • Q. Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the
    A)Govemment of India Act, 1919
    B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
    C)Govemment of India Act, 1935
    D)Indian Independence Act, 1947
    Answer: Govemment of India Act, 1935
  • Q. Who, according to the Buddhist, is believed to be the next incarnation of Gautam Buddha?
    A)Maitreya
    B)Atreya
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Kalki
    Answer: Maitreya
  • Q. Who established the four monasteries Sringeri, Badrinath, Dwarka & Puri?
    A)Ashoka
    B)Ramanuj
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Madhav Vidhyaranya
    Answer: Shankaracharya
  • Q. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the ‘interlopers’ represented by the
    A)Indigenous merchants
    B)Portuguese
    C)British free merchants
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British free merchants
  • Q. The policy of ‘imperial preferences’ adopted by Britain in its colonies in 1932 is also known as the
    A)London Agreement
    B)Hong Kong Agreement
    C)Ottawa Agreement
    D)Paris Agreement
    Answer: Ottawa Agreement
  • Q. The most decisive battle between the forces of Dara and Aurangzeb (in the war of Succession) was fought at
    A)Samugarh
    B)Dharmat
    C)Deorai
    D)Khajwa
    Answer: Samugarh
  • Q. In the Delhi Sultanate an administrative unit called Pargana was headed by
    A)Barid
    B)Shiqdar
    C)Ariz
    D)Amil
    Answer: Amil
  • Q. Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?
    A)Shyama Shastri
    B)Tyagaraja
    C)Muthu Swami Diskshitar
    D)Swati Thirunal
    Answer: Swati Thirunal
  • Q. When was “The Communist Manifesto” written?
    A)1872
    B)1848
    C)1890
    D)1882
    Answer: 1848
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini’s great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?
    A)It was stated that with Panini the language attained its highest state of development and thereafter there was improvement only in its vocabulary
    B)It was most probably composed towards the 4th century BC
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. The Indian National Congress passed Quit India Resolution at :
    A)Bombay Session, 1934
    B)Wardha Session, 1942.
    C)Tripuri Session, 1939
    D)Ramgarh Session, 1940
    Answer: Wardha Session, 1942.
  • Q. The god whose worship had not gained ground in the Rigvedic period was
    A)Lord Shiva
    B)Marut
    C)Agni
    D)Indra
    Answer: Lord Shiva
  • Q. In 1905 __________ laid the foundation of the ‘servants of India society’, with a view to the training of national missionaries for the service of India, and to promote by all constitutional means, the true interest of the Indian people
    A)Dadabai Naoroji
    B)Gokhale
    C)R. C. Dutt
    D)Ranade
    Answer: Gokhale
  • Q. The British colonial policies in India proved most ruinous for Indian
    A)trade
    B)agriculture
    C)industry
    D)handicrafts
    Answer: handicrafts

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