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Q. The film Mangal Pandey released in August 2005 deals with

A
Netaji Subash Bose's fight against British occupation of India
B
Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
C
The first war of Indian Independence in 1857
D
The partition of India and Pakistan

Correct Answer

The first war of Indian Independence in 1857

More Questions on History

  • Q. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi resolved to wear only a loin cloth to propagate home spun cotton to signify
    A)the ruin of India's handloom textiles
    B)the poverty of the Indian people
    C)his identification with the Indian people
    D)his resolve to wear tailored clothes only when India became independent
    Answer: his identification with the Indian people
  • Q. The number of provinces or mandalams in the Chola Empire was
    A)Ten
    B)Nine
    C)Twelve
    D)Six
    Answer: Nine
  • Q. Which report became the basis for enacting the Government of India Act 1935?
    A)Montague Chelmsford Declaration
    B)Reading's report
    C)Morley Minto Reforms
    D)Simon Commission’s report
    Answer: Simon Commission’s report
  • Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
    A)Pradesa
    B)Bhukit
    C)Vithi
    D)Ahara
    Answer: Vithi
  • Q. Alexander was trained by
    A)Aristotle
    B)Socrates
    C)Plato
    D)Homer
    Answer: Aristotle
  • Q. Viewing the pathetic condition of widows and unfortunate children Jyotirao decided the open an orphanage called __________
    A)Arya Samaj
    B)Satya Shodhak Samaj
    C)Brahma Samaj
    D)Ramakrishna Mission
    Answer: Satya Shodhak Samaj
  • Q. Who was the first to distill petroleum?
    A)Cathryn J. Prince
    B)Benjamin Silliman
    C)Edward Hitchcock
    D)James Dwight Dana
    Answer: Benjamin Silliman
  • Q. Assertion (A): Akbar claimed divinity for himself. Reason (R): He thought that in the country of many beliefs such as India, the sovereign should not be associated with any one particular religion.
    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. Magical charms and spells are given in which of the following Vedas?
    A)Sarna Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Yajurveda Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. The young Nanu had a keen mind and was sent to a famous scholar, __________ Asan at Karunagapally, a village fifty miles away from his home, at the age of 21
    A)Kummampilli Raman Pillai
    B)Madan Asan
    C)Krishnan Vaidyan
    D)Kumaran Asan
    Answer: Kummampilli Raman Pillai
  • Q. The main outlet for foreign trade during Akbar’s reign was the port of
    A)Calcutta
    B)Karachi
    C)Surat
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. When did the Germans establish colonies in Samoa?
    A)1899
    B)1898
    C)1900
    D)1901
    Answer: 1900
  • Q. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
    A)II, I, IV & III
    B)I, II, III & IV
    C)I, III, II & IV
    D)III, I, II & IV
    Answer: I, II, III & IV
  • Q. Swaathanthrya gadha’ – was written by the great poet __________
    A)O. N. V. Kurup
    B)Cherusseri
    C)G. Sankara kurup
    D)Kumaranaasan
    Answer: Kumaranaasan
  • Q. Which one of the following ruler was not contemporary to ‘Buddha’?
    A)Bimbisara
    B)Udayin
    C)Ajatshatru
    D)Mahapadma Nanda
    Answer: Mahapadma Nanda
  • Q. Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper ‘Kesari’ during the National Struggle?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Lokmanya Tilak
    D)Muhannad Iqbal
    Answer: Lokmanya Tilak
  • Q. What was the policy of “doctrine of lapse”?
    A)States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
    B)States were allowed to adopt son as an heir
    C)According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
    D)None of these
    Answer: States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
  • Q. Arrange in chronological order: 1. Cabinet Mission 2. Cripps Mission 3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 4. Minto-Morley Reforms
    A)1, 2, 3, 4
    B)3, 2, 4, 1
    C)4, 3, 2, 1
    D)2, 3, 4, 1
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at
    A)Amritsar
    B)Lahore
    C)Calcutta
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. Jainism was divided into two sects – Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) – During the reign of the
    A)Mauryas
    B)Nandas
    C)Kusanas
    D)Shungas
    Answer: Mauryas

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