Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of

Correct Answer

Clive

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who, among the following, was not a part of the Mauryan dynasty?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Ajatsatru
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ajatsatru
  • Q. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by __________ to visit the court of Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India
    A)Babur
    B)James I
    C)Shajahan
    D)Humayun
    Answer: James I
  • Q. In India, the Wahabi movement was started by __________
    A)1906
    B)1901
    C)1915
    D)None of these
    Answer: None of these
  • Q. The Vedic economy was based on
    A)crafts and industries
    B)trade and commerce
    C)agriculture and cattle rearing
    D)all the above
    Answer: agriculture and cattle rearing
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
    A)Division of the empire after Ashoka
    B)Ashoka's pacifist policies
    C)Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
    D)Economic and financial crisis
    Answer: Ashoka's pacifist policies
  • Q. Two most important acts and rituals associated with the Vedic marriage system was/were
    A)Sapta-Padi
    B)Pani-Grahana
    C)Marriage Vows
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. The Crimean War in 1854-1856 was fought between
    A)USA and England
    B)Russia and Turkey
    C)Russia and Japan
    D)England and France
    Answer: Russia and Turkey
  • Q. Which was the main cause for starting of the Quit India Movement in 1942 ?
    A)Report of Simon Commission
    B)Severe unrest among the people
    C)Failure of the Cripps Mission
    D)British involved in the world was-II
    Answer: Failure of the Cripps Mission
  • Q. The accounts of Kalinga war is depicted by
    A)Ruminidei
    B)Rock edict XIII
    C)Kalsi
    D)Junagarh
    Answer: Rock edict XIII
  • Q. What name was given to Rishabhnath Tirthankar due to his father Nabhiraya?
    A)Anantnath
    B)Dharam Nath
    C)Chandra Prabhu
    D)Nabhisunu
    Answer: Nabhisunu
  • Q. Which one of the following events did not take place during the Viceroyalty of Lord Curzon?
    A)Second Delhi Durbar
    B)Establishment of the department of Archaeology
    C)Formation of Indian National Congress
    D)Partition of Bengal
    Answer: Formation of Indian National Congress
  • Q. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was
    A)Kaiser House
    B)India House
    C)Singh Sabha Building
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji's House
    Answer: India House
  • Q. I. The Amritsar Session of the INC gave a great fillip to the Khilafat agitation. II. Khilafat conference held in Calcutta under Presidentship of Jinnah. III. Khilafat Movement was started to support Ottoman Empire. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct regarding Khilafat Movement?
    A)Both I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: Both I and III
  • Q. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __________ would act for him
    A)Parliament
    B)Crown
    C)Board of Control
    D)Governor-General
    Answer: Governor-General
  • Q. Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
    A)Subhas Chandra Bose
    B)P. C. Joshi
    C)Acharya Narendra Dev
    D)Ram Manohar Lohia
    Answer: Acharya Narendra Dev
  • Q. Which of the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
    A)He started Ganpati Festval in 1893
    B)He wrote 'Gita Rahasya'
    C)He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
    D)He started home rule league in 1916
    Answer: He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
  • Q. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
    A)In the name of the Crown
    B)By the Company
    C)By a Board of Directors
    D)In the name of Governor-General of India
    Answer: In the name of the Crown
  • Q. During whose reign did the Gandhara School of Art blossom?
    A)Ashok
    B)Harsha
    C)Kanishka
    D)Chandragupta-II
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Har Bilas Sarda was instrumental in the passage of the famous Sarda Act of 1930, which provided for
    A)removal of restrictions on intercaste marriages
    B)enforcing monogamy
    C)penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
    D)civil marriages
    Answer: penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
  • Q. British Prime Minister Attlee made the historic announcement of the end of British rule in India (and transfer of power to responsible Indian hands by a date not later than June1948) on
    A)February 20, 1947
    B)May 16, 1946
    C)March 10, 1946
    D)December 31, 1946
    Answer: February 20, 1947

Leave a Comment