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Q. In 1906 to protest discrimination against Indians in S. Africa Mahatma Gandhi started

A
Satyagraha at Cape Town
B
Satyagraha at Durban
C
Satyagraha at Port Elizabeth
D
Satyagraha at Johannesburg

Correct Answer

Satyagraha at Johannesburg

More Questions on History

  • Q. When Humayun was in exile Koh-i-noor Diamond was with
    A)Shah Tahmasp of Persia
    B)The Raja Bikramajid
    C)Sultan of Bijapur
    D)Sher Shah
    Answer: Shah Tahmasp of Persia
  • Q. The Greeks were driven out of India by
    A)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Ashoka
    D)Bindusara
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission :
    A)In 1897
    B)In 1892
    C)In 1937
    D)In 1939
    Answer: In 1897
  • Q. Who deciphered Ashokan inscription?
    A)Lady Hardinge
    B)Robert Clive
    C)James Prinsep
    D)Dalhousie
    Answer: James Prinsep
  • Q. Who among the following had during his reign introduced a new calendar, a new system of coinage, and new scales of weights and measures?
    A)Murshid Quli Khan
    B)Tipu Sultan
    C)Raghunath Rao
    D)Lord Cornwallis
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the compositions of Kabir?
    A)Kabir Granthawali& Anurag Sagar
    B)Bijak & Sakhi Granth
    C)Only B
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Who was the mastermind of bomb attack on Lord Hardinge at chandani chowk in Delhi in 1912?
    A)Avadh Behari
    B)Amir Chand
    C)Rasbihari Bose
    D)Basant Kumar Biswas
    Answer: Rasbihari Bose
  • Q. The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the __________ age
    A)Paleolithic
    B)Megalithic
    C)Neolithic
    D)Chalcolithic
    Answer: Chalcolithic
  • 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 objective(s) of the Kuka Movement in the Punjab was/were
    A)The revival of Sikh sovereignty
    B)To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and superstitions
    C)Both A and B above
    D)The revival of the Khalsa
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?
    A)To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
    B)To remove racial discrimination in employment
    C)To save Indians from racial humiliation
    D)To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service
    Answer: To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
  • Q. Jyotirao’s family belonged to __________ caste
    A)Thiyya
    B)Mali
    C)Pulaya
    D)Mahar
    Answer: Mali
  • Q. In the year 1582, Akbar took the momentous step of
    A)Removing Jaziya
    B)Banning Sati
    C)Forming an army of jackals
    D)Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
    Answer: Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
  • Q. When was the battle of Haldighati fought?
    A)1676
    B)1776
    C)1576
    D)1476
    Answer: 1576
  • Q. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
    A)V. D. Savarkar
    B)Brahma Datt
    C)Dr. Gopal
    D)Ashok Mehta
    Answer: Ashok Mehta
  • Q. From which year did the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?
    A)1940
    B)1942
    C)1929
    D)1919
    Answer: 1940
  • Q. The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century was
    A)Christian Missionary activities in the tribal areas
    B)the British land settlements and land laws had created tension in the tribal society
    C)the British Forest Laws
    D)new excise regulations and police exactions
    Answer: the British Forest Laws
  • Q. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of __________ to the East India Company
    A)Rs. 400,000
    B)Rs. 480,000
    C)Rs. 500,000
    D)Rs. 300,000
    Answer: Rs. 400,000
  • Q. Name the clan Buddha belonged to
    A)Maurya
    B)Gnathrika
    C)Shakya
    D)Kuru
    Answer: Shakya
  • Q. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
    A)uniformity
    B)beauty and utility
    C)sanitation and public health
    D)demographic factor
    Answer: sanitation and public health

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