History Indian History

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?

A
Santhal Movement
B
Bang Bhang
C
Kishan Andolan
D
Revolt of 1857

Correct Answer

Revolt of 1857

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Religious lessons of ‘Jews’ are called
    A)Musa Sanhita (Torah)
    B)Gnome Collection (Sukti Sangraha)
    C)Tripitaka
    D)Tend Alesta
    Answer: Musa Sanhita (Torah)
  • Q. What did the ninth-century Scandinavian invasions do in England?
    A)Led to disintegration of a large kingdom into smaller kingdoms
    B)Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
    C)Gave way to colonization by the Vikings
    D)Brought down Anglo-Saxon alliance
    Answer: Promoted various small kingdoms to merge into a large kingdom
  • Q. Who played an important role in the Gadar Movement in 1915?
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)Lala Hardayal
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)None of above
    Answer: Lala Hardayal
  • Q. We do not seek our independence out of Britain’s ruin’ said
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Gokhale
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Which of the following writers did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi?
    A)Thoreau
    B)Tolstoy
    C)Ruskin
    D)Marx
    Answer: Marx
  • Q. Where did Gandhi call the Congress Working Committee to announce the suspension of Non-Cooperation movement?
    A)Poona
    B)Bardoli
    C)Calcutta
    D)Madras
    Answer: Bardoli
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles of Mahatma Gandhi doctrine of Satyagraha?
    A)Non-Violence
    B)Truthfulness
    C)Fearlessness
    D)Abstinence
    Answer: Abstinence
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda was born in an affluent family in __________ on 12 January 1863
    A)Ajmer
    B)Bombay
    C)Kolkata
    D)Orrisa
    Answer: Kolkata
  • Q. Guru Gobind Singh was the son of
    A)Arjan Dev
    B)Tegh Bahadur
    C)Har Gobind
    D)Nanak
    Answer: Tegh Bahadur
  • Q. In Akbar’s regime,__________ was the military head
    A)Suri Moja
    B)Sultan Ahmed Fawad
    C)Mir Khaas
    D)Mir Bakshi
    Answer: Mir Bakshi
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Atharvaveda
  • Q. The Inca civilization was raised in which country
    A)Colombia
    B)Bolivia
    C)Peru
    D)Chile
    Answer: Peru
  • Q. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
    A)By advocating open revolt
    B)By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
    C)By seeking foreign help against the British
    D)By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
    Answer: By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
  • Q. Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?
    A)Surdas
    B)Adi Shankaracharya
    C)Ramanuj
    D)Kapil
    Answer: Adi Shankaracharya
  • Q. The year which is associated with the Gadar movement is:
    A)1913
    B)1911
    C)1917
    D)1922
    Answer: 1913
  • Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?
    A)Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
    B)Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
    C)Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC
    D)Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator
    Answer: Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
  • Q. Who scripted Gandhiji’s favorite song ‘Vaishnav Jan to __________ ‘?
    A)Premanand
    B)Narsi Mehta
    C)Chunilal
    D)Dharmiklal
    Answer: Narsi Mehta
  • Q. What was the major cause of discontent among soldiers before the revolt of 1857?
    A)Question of promotion and pay
    B)The Religious Cause
    C)Political Cause
    D)None of these
    Answer: Question of promotion and pay
  • Q. The main brain behind hurling a bomb at Lord Hardinge, while he was making his state entry into Delhi was
    A)Bhagat Singh
    B)Ras Behari Bose
    C)Sachindra Sanyal
    D)Jatin Das
    Answer: Ras Behari Bose
  • Q. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
    A)Seleucos
    B)Megasthanes
    C)Menander
    D)Demetrias
    Answer: Megasthanes

Leave a Comment