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Q. In December 1885, when the Indian National Congress was founded, AO Hume acted as its

A
Vice-President
B
President
C
General Secretary
D
Member of the Working Committee

Correct Answer

General Secretary

More Questions on History

  • Q. In the elections held in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 Congress Ministries were formed in :
    A)Nine States
    B)Eleven States
    C)Five States
    D)Ten States
    Answer: Eleven States
  • Q. The famous Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and executed during the reign of the Mughal emperor?
    A)Bahadur Shah I
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Jahandar Shah
    D)Farrukhsiyar
    Answer: Farrukhsiyar
  • Q. Brihadeshwara Temple which was built by Raja Raja Chola I is dedicated to?
    A)Shiva
    B)Vishnu
    C)Brahma
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Shiva
  • Q. The Great Bath of Indus Valley civilisation is found at
    A)Mohenjo-Daro
    B)Harappa
    C)Ropar
    D)Kalibangan
    Answer: Mohenjo-Daro
  • Q. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
    A)Badauni
    B)Abul Fazal
    C)Abdul Latif
    D)Isar Das
    Answer: Badauni
  • Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Shaivism
    D)Bhagavatism
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. Who, among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Ajatsatru
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ajatsatru
  • Q. Who threw two bombs on the Door of the Central Assembly in New Delhi on April 8, 1929?
    A)Batukeshwar Dutt
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Raj Guru
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. Who had observed that “Political freedom is the life-breath of a nation”?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)BG Tilak
    C)Sri Aurobindo Ghose
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghose
  • Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
    A)Siddhanta Shiromani
    B)Amarakosha
    C)Brihat Samhita
    D)Astanga Hridaya
    Answer: Brihat Samhita
  • Q. The first woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
    A)Dr. J. Jayalalitha
    B)Nandini Satpathy
    C)Sucheta Kripalani
    D)Ms. Mayawati
    Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
  • Q. The island of Corsica is associated with
    A)Hitler
    B)Mussolini
    C)Napoleon Bonaparte
    D)Winston Churchill
    Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Q. __________in his book ‘Economic history of India’ wrote ‘If India is poor today it is through the operation of economic causes’
    A)R. C. Dutt
    B)Dadhabai Naoroji
    C)Ranade
    D)R. P. Datt
    Answer: R. C. Dutt
  • Q. Which of the following is not the part of Government of India Act, 1935
    A)Diarchy in the provinces was replaced by provincial autonomy
    B)This act provided for setting up of the federation of India comprising British Indian provinces
    C)The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
    D)The diarchy was introduced at the centre
    Answer: The post of Indian council of secretary of state for India made permanent
  • Q. In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day?
    A)1929
    B)1930
    C)1942
    D)1946
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. Who had first sought the legalisation of widow remarriage in India?
    A)Badruddin Tyabji
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
    D)Swami Dayanand Saraswati
    Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
  • Q. Which of the following is not a religious text?
    A)Sangam
    B)Rigveda
    C)Upanishad
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Sangam
  • Q. In which year (in A.D) did Babur invaded India?
    A)1520
    B)1530
    C)1526
    D)1550
    Answer: 1526
  • Q. When did Warring States period began in China?
    A)475 BC
    B)479 BC
    C)469 BC
    D)465 BC
    Answer: 475 BC
  • Q. Who among the following was famous for framing the education minute?
    A)Lord Macaulay
    B)Lord Elgin
    C)Sadler
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lord Macaulay

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