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Q. The roots of the 1857 revolt lay in

A
Exploitative land revenue policy
B
Blatantly discriminatory policies
C
The policy of greased cartridges
D
All of the above

Correct Answer

All of the above

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who was the first Vijayanagar ruler to wrest the important fort of Goa from the Bahamanis?
    A)Harihara-I
    B)Reva Rayali
    C)Harihara-II
    D)Bukka-I
    Answer: Harihara-II
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Wandiwash is __________
    A)1660
    B)1560
    C)1760
    D)1860
    Answer: 1760
  • Q. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
    A)Gold
    B)Silver
    C)Iron
    D)Copper
    Answer: Copper
  • Q. Guru Gobind Singh was assassinated by a
    A)Hindu
    B)Mughal
    C)Afghan Pathan
    D)Sikh
    Answer: Afghan Pathan
  • Q. Who founded the philosophy of Stoicism in Athens?
    A)Cleanthes
    B)Chrysippus
    C)Epictetus
    D)Zeno of Citium
    Answer: Zeno of Citium
  • Q. World renowned philosopher Karl Marx was born in the country
    A)Germany
    B)Austria
    C)Russia
    D)Italy
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the
    A)Khilafat Movement
    B)Minto-Morley Reforms
    C)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
    D)Chauri-Chaura Incident
    Answer: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  • Q. When were Morley-Minto reforms taken place?
    A)1909
    B)1905
    C)1919
    D)1857
    Answer: 1909
  • Q. Faraizi Movement which aimed at removing social reforms in muslims started in which of the following regions?
    A)Madhya Pradesh
    B)East Bengal
    C)Kerala
    D)Delhi
    Answer: East Bengal
  • Q. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
    A)Humayun
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Sher Shah Suri
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. When was Jin Dynasty established?
    A)280
    B)238
    C)285
    D)313
    Answer: 280
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress?
    A)Complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the Indian National Congress
    B)Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience
    C)Decision to observe January 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day
    D)To treat the communal problem as a national issue
    Answer: To treat the communal problem as a national issue
  • Q. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by
    A)Menander
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. On account of his differences with Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Bose resigned the Presidentship of the Congress (April 1939) and organised a new party called
    A)Azad Hind Fauz
    B)Congress Socialist Party
    C)Congress Liberal party
    D)Forward Block
    Answer: Forward Block
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Arya Samaj?
    A)It was founded in 1875
    B)The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
    C)Its main motive was to promote faith in one God
    D)None of the above is correct
    Answer: The Arya Samajists opposed child marriages and encouraged remarriage of widows
  • Q. Who established Prarthana Samaj?
    A)Derozio
    B)Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
    C)David Hare
    D)Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
    Answer: Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen
  • Q. The spark for the Swadeshi Movement was the __________ decision to partition Bengal
    A)British
    B)French
    C)Dutch
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: British
  • Q. Who was among the following Bhakti saints gave a new orientation of Hinduism through his doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
    A)Sankara
    B)Ramanuja
    C)Guru Nanak
    D)Chaitanya
    Answer: Sankara
  • Q. The famous Quit India Resolution was passed on
    A)August 28, 1942
    B)August 8, 1942
    C)April 4, 1928
    D)April 24, 1928
    Answer: August 8, 1942
  • Q. The violent Mappilas stormed the bungalow of the District Magistrate . . . . . . and murdered him in 1855
    A)William Logan
    B)H.V. Connolly
    C)Lord Ripond
    D)Gladstone
    Answer: H.V. Connolly

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