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Q. The British Conservative Party was earlier known as

A
Fabians
B
Whigs
C
Levellors
D
Tories

Correct Answer

Tories

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
    A)First Carnatic War
    B)Battle of Wandiwash
    C)Battle of Buxar
    D)Battle of Plassey
    Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
    A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
    B)It changed the administrative system in India
    C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: All of the above are incorrect
  • Q. After the partition of India, the largest number of Harappan towns and settlements have been found In
    A)Haryana
    B)Punjab
    C)Gujarat
    D)Uttar Pradesh
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. The first to come and last to leave India were
    A)The French
    B)The Portuguese
    C)The English
    D)The Dutch
    Answer: The Portuguese
  • Q. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar organized a Bhishkrit Hitkari Sabha, (The Depressed Classes Institute) in :
    A)1920
    B)1924
    C)1916
    D)1911
    Answer: 1924
  • Q. The Ghadar Party took the name Ghadar from
    A)its objective to wage another revolt
    B)the Revolt of 1857
    C)a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857
    D)All the above
    Answer: a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857
  • Q. As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the power would be first transferred to __________
    A)The Interim Government
    B)The Indian National Congress
    C)The Viceroy
    D)The Princes of the States
    Answer: The Interim Government
  • Q. What was meant by the secretary of State of India during the British?
    A)A Secretary level official appointed in each Presidency of India
    B)An official who worked as the Secretary to the Viceroy of India
    C)A British minister given full control over the Government of India
    D)A senior officer appointed the Viceroy to look into his internal administration in India
    Answer: A British minister given full control over the Government of India
  • Q. From which language, has the term ‘democracy’ been derived?
    A)Hebrew
    B)Greek
    C)English
    D)Latin
    Answer: Greek
  • Q. On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?
    A)June 3, 1947
    B)May 2, 1947
    C)July 4, 1947
    D)August 5, 1957
    Answer: June 3, 1947
  • Q. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were known as
    A)Barawardi
    B)Walashahi
    C)Jcumaki
    D)Dakhili
    Answer: Dakhili
  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
    A)1925
    B)1919
    C)1927
    D)1930
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Assertion (A): The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music was written in Aurangzeb’s reign. Reason (R): Aurangzeb was a great patron of Classical Indian Music.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?
    A)Robert Clive
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Cornwallis
    D)Dalhousie
    Answer: Cornwallis
  • Q. Who of the following Governor General is associated with Subsidiary Alliance System?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Cornwallies
    C)Lord Mayo
    D)Lord Delhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley
  • Q. Which of the doctrines of Jainism was added by Mahavira?
    A)Observe continence
    B)Do not speak a lie
    C)Do not commit violence
    D)Do not steal
    Answer: Observe continence
  • Q. Bangladesh was created in
    A)1972
    B)1970
    C)1973
    D)1971
    Answer: 1971
  • Q. Which is the oldest trade Union organisation in India?
    A)Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
    B)Indian National Trade Union Cogress (INTUC)
    C)All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
    D)Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
    Answer: All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
  • Q. The most Important feature of the Government of India Act of 1919 was
    A)provision for direct election
    B)enlargement of Indian Councils
    C)dyarchy in the Provinces
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Confessions of Thug’ was written by
    A)Meadows Taylor
    B)Burke
    C)Havell
    D)Moreland
    Answer: Meadows Taylor

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