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Q. D-Day is the day when

A
US dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima
B
Germany declared war on Britain
C
Allied Troops landed in Normandy
D
Germany surrendered to the allies

Correct Answer

Allied Troops landed in Normandy

More Questions on History

  • Q. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in
    A)Sanskrit
    B)Brahmi
    C)Pali
    D)Magadhi
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Who was known as the Morning star of Renaissance
    A)Dante
    B)Montesquieu
    C)Shakespeare
    D)Geoffrey Chaucer
    Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Q. The Mughal leader Babur originally invaded northern India
    A)Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
    B)To creates a Shiite Muslim state
    C)To control the trade routes into Southeast Asia
    D)To defeat his longstanding enemy, the sultan of Delhi
    Answer: Because he was unable to achieve his ambitious goals in central Asia
  • Q. In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of
    A)Phillip Reading
    B)Phillip Uartog
    C)Uartog Reading
    D)None of these
    Answer: Phillip Uartog
  • Q. Do or Die’ (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of which mass movement?
    A)Salt Satyagraha
    B)Rowlatt Satyagraha
    C)Quit India Movement
    D)Non-Cooperation Movement
    Answer: Quit India Movement
  • Q. Which of the following are the four Agnikula classes of Rajputs?
    A)Chandellas, Tornars, Solankis, Chauhans
    B)Tomars, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
    C)Chandellas, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
    D)Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis
    Answer: Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis
  • Q. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
    A)Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
    B)Her gender
    C)Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
    D)Her incompetence
    Answer: Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
  • 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 use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
    A)10th Century AD
    B)9th Century AD
    C)12th Century AD
    D)14th Century AD
    Answer: 14th Century AD
  • Q. Who is the first crowned Czar (Tsar) of Russia
    A)Ivan IV (the Terrible)
    B)Peter I
    C)Nicholas I
    D)John Adams
    Answer: Ivan IV (the Terrible)
  • Q. Provision was made by the Charter Act of 1813 for the establishment of a Church at __________
    A)Bombay
    B)Madras
    C)Calcutta
    D)Pondicherry
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?
    A)Kalidas
    B)Jayadeva
    C)Panini
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Jayadeva
  • Q. Bangladesh was created in
    A)1972
    B)1970
    C)1973
    D)1971
    Answer: 1971
  • Q. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was
    A)Jatin Das
    B)Surya Sen
    C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    D)CR Das
    Answer: Surya Sen
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history? I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language. II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Till when did the Hundred Years’ War last?
    A)1377
    B)1327
    C)1376
    D)1453
    Answer: 1453
  • Q. The first weekly paper published by the INC (in 1889) was
    A)India
    B)Young India
    C)Indian People
    D)Voice India
    Answer: India
  • Q. The name of the Indian Astronomer (who knew five astronomical systems), who lived in the 6th century was
    A)Bhandarkar
    B)Varahamihira
    C)Pujyapada
    D)Prasastapada
    Answer: Varahamihira
  • Q. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end?
    A)1526 A.D.
    B)1498 A.D.
    C)1565 A.D.
    D)1600 A.D.
    Answer: 1526 A.D.
  • Q. The Constitution drawn by the Constituent Assembly (provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan) would be implemented by
    A)The British Government
    B)Parliament
    C)Viceroy
    D)Indian National Congress
    Answer: The British Government

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