History Independence

Q. As per the Act of Indian Independence, the boundaries of East Bengal, West Bengal and Assam would be determined by

A
The Muslim League
B
The National Congress
C
The Award of a Boundary Commission
D
The People living in those boundary areas

Correct Answer

The Award of a Boundary Commission

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who was the first Indian civil servant?
    A)S N Banerjee
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)C R Das
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: S N Banerjee
  • Q. Razia Sultan, the first woman to sit on the throne of Delhi, was the daughter of which Sultan
    A)Mohammed of Ghori
    B)Mohammed Ghori
    C)Iltutmish
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. The Veda which deals with the rituals is known as
    A)Yajur veda
    B)Rig veda
    C)Sama veda
    D)Atharva veda
    Answer: Yajur veda
  • Q. In the battle of Panipat, Babur faced the armies of
    A)Hemu
    B)Jaichand
    C)Daulat khan
    D)Ibrahim Lodi
    Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
  • Q. Which one of the following is not a salient features of the renaissance age
    A)Feudalism
    B)Humanism
    C)Rationalism
    D)Scientific Temperament
    Answer: Feudalism
  • Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint said that “Abide pure amidst the impurities of the world”?
    A)Madhav
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Guru Nanak
    D)Chaitanya
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. Bimbisara was the founder of which one of the following dynasties?
    A)Haryanka
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Shunga
    Answer: Haryanka
  • Q. Who among the following initiated reforms among Muslims?
    A)Sayyid Ahmad Khan
    B)Muhammad Iqbal
    C)Naoriji Furdonji
    D)Altaf Husain Hali
    Answer: Sayyid Ahmad Khan
  • Q. Which one of the following Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat?
    A)Rangpur
    B)Surkotada
    C)Sutkagendor
    D)Desalpur
    Answer: Sutkagendor
  • Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
    A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
    B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
    C)Sect founded by Charvaka
    D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
    Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
  • Q. The most common animal figure found at all the Harappan sites is
    A)cow
    B)unihorn bull
    C)bull
    D)tiger
    Answer: unihorn bull
  • Q. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
    A)Medicine
    B)Prophecy
    C)Love
    D)Peace
    Answer: Prophecy
  • Q. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named
    A)Revolutionary Socialist Bloc
    B)Socialist Bloc
    C)Forward Bloc
    D)Socialist-Congress Bloc
    Answer: Forward Bloc
  • Q. Who started the Saka Era which is still used by the Government of India?
    A)Vikramaditya
    B)Kanishka
    C)Samudra Gupta
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Arrange the following Magadhan dynasties in chronological order- I. Nandas II. Shisu nagas III. Mauryas IV. Hariyankas
    A)II, I, IV and III
    B)IV, II, III and I
    C)IV, II, I and III
    D)III, I, IV and II
    Answer: IV, II, I and III
  • Q. Indian Mutiny began in __________
    A)1657
    B)1557
    C)1857
    D)1957
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?
    A)Kalidas
    B)Jayadeva
    C)Panini
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Jayadeva
  • Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
    B)Mountbatten
    C)Northbrook
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. Which one of the following is the principal source of information of Ashoka’s campaign against Kalinga?
    A)Mahavamsa
    B)Pillar Edict-VII
    C)Divyavadana
    D)Rock Edict-XIII
    Answer: Rock Edict-XIII
  • Q. Where did the revolutionaries have their deliberations, which led to the formation of the Hindustan Republican Association?
    A)Kanpur
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Kanpur

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