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Q. The issue on which the Civil disobedience movement of 1930 was launched was

A
The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
B
Equal employment opportunities for Indians
C
Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
D
Complete freedom

Correct Answer

Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Mohamedan Association was founded in __________in 1856
    A)Adayar
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Which of the following is not true about the Muslim League?
    A)It was established in Calcutta in 1906
    B)It was established by the Nawab Salimullah
    C)The league supported the partition on Bengal
    D)The league opposed the Swadeshi movement
    Answer: It was established in Calcutta in 1906
  • Q. Which of the following is not true about Tipu Sultan?
    A)His autobiography was Tarikh-i-Khudai
    B)He was a Great admirer of Jagadguru Sankracharya of Sringeri
    C)He died during the fourth Anglo-Mysore war
    D)He laid the foundation of Krishnaraj Sagar Dam on Cauvery
    Answer: His autobiography was Tarikh-i-Khudai
  • Q. William Shakespeare was born in the year
    A)1523
    B)1487
    C)1564
    D)1588
    Answer: 1564
  • Q. Which of the following is the ceremony of initiation of education in Buddhism?
    A)Upanayanam
    B)Siksha
    C)Pabajja
    D)Diksha
    Answer: Pabajja
  • Q. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
    A)Lothal
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Suktagendor
    D)Sotka Koli
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. When was Socrates born?
    A)465 BC
    B)469 BC
    C)460 BC
    D)449 BC
    Answer: 469 BC
  • Q. Theosophical movement though not very successful helped in contributing to developments in society. Which of the following are those developments? I. Women upliftment and recognized their importance II. Provided self respect needed to fight British colonial rule III. Did not provide any contribution as they realized that they were giving false sense of pride
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Only III
    D)All the above
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. The Battle of Buxar was fought between the combined armies (of the Nawab of Awadh, the Mughal Emperor and Mir Qasim) and the
    A)Dutch
    B)French
    C)Portuguese
    D)English
    Answer: English
  • Q. Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly?
    A)V. K. Krishna Menon
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Rajeswar Dayal
    Answer: Vijayalakshmi Pandit
  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
    A)1925
    B)1919
    C)1927
    D)1930
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Which among the following is correctly matched?
    A)Swadeshi Movement - Rabindra Nath Tagore
    B)Non-Cooperation Movement - Surendra Nath Banerjee
    C)Indian National Army - Subhash Chandra Bose
    D)Swaraj Party - Mahatma Gandhi
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  • Q. We can know about early vedic period from
    A)the Rig Veda
    B)archaeological excavations
    C)Jatak Katha
    D)contemporary culture
    Answer: the Rig Veda
  • Q. Who among the following was ruler from The Kushan dynasty?
    A)Danti Durga
    B)Vikarmaditya
    C)Khadphises I
    D)Pushyamitra
    Answer: Khadphises I
  • Q. The correct chronological order of the four Buddhist councils held Is
    A)Vaishali, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra
    B)Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Pataliputra, Vaishali
    C)Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir or Jullandhar
    D)Pataliputra, Rajagriha, Kashmir or Jullandhar, Vaishali
    Answer: Rajagriha, Vaishali, Pataliputra, Kashmir or Jullandhar
  • Q. United India House organizes Unity among Indians in the United states of America in
    A)1908
    B)1906
    C)1910
    D)1917
    Answer: 1910
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    A)Bindusara
    B)Samudra Gupta
    C)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Chandra Gupta Maurya
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult? I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti. II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
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    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The Gupta Saka was founded by
    A)Chandra Gupta, the Second
    B)Chandra Gupta, the First
    C)Samudra Gupta
    D)Kumara Gupta
    Answer: Chandra Gupta, the First
  • Q. Servants of India Society was founded in
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    C)America
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