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Q. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth to propagate home spun cotton to signify

A
the ruin of India's handloom textiles
B
the poverty of the Indian people
C
his identification with the Indian people
D
his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent

Correct Answer

his identification with the Indian people

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
    A)Spain
    B)France
    C)Britain
    D)Germany
    Answer: Britain
  • 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 programme of Swadeshi and Boycott against the partition of Bengal was visualised by
    A)BC Pal
    B)Surendra Nath Bennerjee
    C)Aurobindo Ghose
    D)Rash Behari Bose
    Answer: Aurobindo Ghose
  • Q. Who was the founder of Vikramshila Vihar?
    A)Gopala
    B)Dharmapala
    C)Nagpala
    D)Mahipala
    Answer: Dharmapala
  • Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
    A)Self government
    B)Complete independence
    C)Economic independence
    D)Political independence
    Answer: Self government
  • Q. Who of the following has the distinction of having Authored the National Anthems of two countries of the world?
    A)WB Yeats
    B)TS Eliot
    C)Rabindranath Tagore
    D)Mohammad Iqbal
    Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
  • 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. Who was the author of the book My Experiment with Truth?
    A)Tilak
    B)Aurobindo
    C)Gandhi
    D)Vinobha
    Answer: Gandhi
  • 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. Panchasidhantika, written by Varahmihir is based on?
    A)Science
    B)Mathematics
    C)Astrology
    D)Astronomy
    Answer: Astronomy
  • Q. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
    A)1914
    B)1913
    C)1915
    D)1916
    Answer: 1913
  • Q. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was made from
    A)Calcutta
    B)London
    C)Delhi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. Which one of the following is associated with the Gupta Age of Indian History?
    A)Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
    B)Visit of Chinese pilgrim Hiuen Tsang
    C)Significant contribution to poetry and literature by Banabhatta
    D)Macedonian invasion
    Answer: Significant contribution to Indian astronomy by Aryabhatta
  • Q. Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?
    A)Mayo
    B)Ripon
    C)Lytton
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. The Assam State derives its name from that of a tribe that conquered the region. Where did the tribesmen come from?
    A)Mongolia
    B)Tibet
    C)Burma (Now Myarnmar)
    D)Siam (now Thailand)
    Answer: Siam (now Thailand)
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with composition of Hindi songs?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Who said that the congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the Congress session held at Lahore under the Presidentship of
    A)CR Das
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    D)Gokhale
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. What was the reason for Franks rapid rise in western Europe?
    A)Clovis's conversion to Arian Christianity
    B)Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
    C)Clovis's alliance with the Islamic world
    D)Clovis's defeat of the Muslims at the Battle of Tours
    Answer: Clovis's conversion to Roman Christianity
  • Q. Which of the following trio leaders referred to as Lal, Bal and Pal during the freedom movement?
    A)Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
    C)Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopala Krishna Gokhale
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and C. Rajagopalachari
    Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

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