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Q. The committee headed by Motilal Nehru constituted to draw up a blue print for the future constitution of India published

A
Constitution report
B
Nehru Report
C
Government of India Report
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Nehru Report

More Questions on History

  • Q. The words Satyameva Jayate in the State Emblem adopted by the Government of India have been taken from which Upanishad?
    A)Mundaka Upanishad
    B)Aitareya Upanishad
    C)Adhyatma Upanishad
    D)Prasna Upanishad
    Answer: Mundaka Upanishad
  • Q. After the death of Harsha, a tripartite struggle ensued between the three contemporary powers for the supremacy of Kannauj. Which of the following was not a party in the struggle?
    A)Rastrakutas
    B)Gurjar Partiharas
    C)Palas
    D)Paramaras
    Answer: Paramaras
  • Q. Which of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
    A)Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
    B)Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
    C)Asiatic Society Library
    D)Rampur Raza Library
    Answer: Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
  • Q. Who was the founder leader of ‘Muslim Faqirs’ ?
    A)Dadu Mian
    B)Majnun Shah
    C)Tipu
    D)Chirag Ali Shah
    Answer: Majnun Shah
  • Q. The Arya Samaj is against
    A)Rituals and idol-worship
    B)Existence of God
    C)Hinduism
    D)Islam
    Answer: Rituals and idol-worship
  • Q. Arthasastra was written by
    A)Kautilya
    B)Dhanananda
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Pushyamitra
    Answer: Kautilya
  • Q. After reading Thomas Paine’s famous book __________Jyotirao was greatly influenced by his ideas
    A)Prince
    B)The Rights of Man
    C)Utopia
    D)Advaitha Deepika
    Answer: The Rights of Man
  • Q. Which among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
    A)Fort
    B)Drains and well
    C)Reservoirs
    D)Temple with Shikhar
    Answer: Temple with Shikhar
  • Q. Lord Mahavira died at
    A)Lumbini Garden
    B)Saravana Belagola
    C)Kalugumalai
    D)Pavapuri
    Answer: Pavapuri
  • Q. Two women who, while conducting the affairs of their states faced Akbar’s wars of conquest were Rani Durgawati and Chand Bibi (or Sultana), respectively of
    A)Malwa and Gujarat
    B)Jaisalmer and Khandesh
    C)Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
    D)Ranathambhor and Khandesh
    Answer: Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
  • Q. Who built Jama Masjid?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Guru Ramdas
    C)Rao Jodhaji
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Who termed Cripps proposals as ” a post dated cheque in a crashing bank”?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)Ambedkar
    C)Patel
    D)Gandhiji
    Answer: Gandhiji
  • Q. Who is the founder of Haryanka Dynasty?
    A)Harshvardhan
    B)Ajatashatru
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Ghananand
    Answer: Bimbisara
  • Q. Who was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty?
    A)Ibrahim Lodi
    B)Bahlol Lodi
    C)Daulat Khan Lodi
    D)Sikandar Lodi
    Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak began his drive for new awakening among the Indians by publishing two newspapers in 1881
    A)The Maratha and Samwad
    B)The Maratha and Kesari
    C)The Samwad and Kesari
    D)The Maratha and Kumudi
    Answer: The Maratha and Kesari
  • Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
    A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
    B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
    C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
    D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
    Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
  • 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 capital of the Bahmani Kings was
    A)Bijapur
    B)Gulbarga
    C)Hampi
    D)Agra
    Answer: Gulbarga
  • Q. Kalidasa’s works include: I. Abhijnanashakuntalam II. Meghadutam III. Raghuvamsa IV. Malvikagnimitram V. Ritusamhara VI. Kumarasambhava Select the correct option
    A)I, II, IV, V and VI
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)I, III , IV and V
    D)All of them
    Answer: All of them
  • Q. Who is called as the ‘Prophet of New India’?
    A)Sri Ramkrishna
    B)Dayanand Saraswati
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Swami Vivekananda
    Answer: Sri Ramkrishna

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