Q. “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?

Correct Answer

Revolt of 1857

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  • Q. Democracy is a “government in which everyone has a share” was the opinion of
    A)Seeley
    B)Jeovans
    C)Plato
    D)Abraham Lincoln
    Answer: Abraham Lincoln
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the administrative causes of 1857 revolt. I. Deprivation of the traditional ruling classes of their luxury due to the establishment of the company’s suzerainty over the Indian states. II. Introduction of new and revenue system which snatched the land from cultivator and gave it to the moneylender or traitor. III. Lord Canning’s announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Both I and III
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Sankara
    C)Madhava
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Ramanuja
  • Q. The immediate cause for the Mutiny was
    A)The Social Legislation of 1856
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
    D)The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to Christianity
    Answer: The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
  • Q. The first truly revolutionary organisation in Bengal was
    A)Yugantar
    B)Anusilan Samiti
    C)Abhinava Bharata
    D)Abhinava Bharat Society
    Answer: Anusilan Samiti
  • Q. The Tomar Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of __________
    A)Ajmer
    B)Ayodhya
    C)Gwalior
    D)Dwarka
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. The Indian People play people’s role in the people’s war was the slogan of:
    A)Indian National Congress
    B)The Forward Block
    C)Communist Party of India
    D)None of these
    Answer: Communist Party of India
  • Q. An English weekly called ‘New India’ was started by;
    A)Devendra Nath Tagore
    B)K M Pannikar
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act of 1935 were drawn from
    A)The Nehru Committee Report
    B)The Simon Commission Report
    C)The White Paper issued by the British Government
    D)Morley-Minto Reforms
    Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms
  • Q. The script of the Indus Valley Civilization was
    A)Persian
    B)Dravidian
    C)Sanskrit
    D)Undecipherable
    Answer: Undecipherable
  • Q. Why Simon commission was established?
    A)To enquire into the working of the Marley-Minto reforms
    B)To enquire into the working of the Government of India Act, 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration
    C)To declare India as republic state
    D)None of these
    Answer: To enquire into the working of the Government of India Act, 1919 and to suggest further reforms in the system of administration
  • Q. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was
    A)Dupleix
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Clive
    D)Shuja-ud-Daulah
    Answer: Clive
  • Q. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced In India?
    A)Dohakosa
    B)Divya Vandana
    C)Vjrachedika
    D)Vamsathapakasini
    Answer: Vamsathapakasini
  • Q. Chandragiri Fort is a historical fort, built in the 11th century. It is located in
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Karnataka
    C)Madhya Pradesh
    D)Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Andhra Pradesh
  • Q. In 1612 __________established a trading post in Gujarat
    A)French
    B)British
    C)Spain
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British
  • Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
    A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
    B)Chauri Chaura incident
    C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
    D)Kakori train dacoity incident
    Answer: Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
  • Q. Who said, “this (the revolt 1857) was an eruption of social volcano, where many spent forces found vent. After the eruption, the whole social topography had changed; the scars if rebellion remained deep and shining?”
    A)Ashok Mehta
    B)J K Hikki
    C)K M Pannikar
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Ashok Mehta
  • Q. Which Rajput dynasty had not surrendered to Akbar?
    A)Sisodiya
    B)Pratihara
    C)Rathor
    D)Parmar
    Answer: Sisodiya
  • Q. The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
    A)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
    B)Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
    C)Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
    D)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
    Answer: Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
  • Q. The Sikh Guru who fought in the Mughal ranks during the reign of Aurangzeb was
    A)Har Rai
    B)Tegh Bahadur
    C)Amar Das
    D)Angad
    Answer: Tegh Bahadur

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