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Q. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by

A
Cornwallis
B
Lord Hastings
C
Lord Dalhousie
D
Bentinck

Correct Answer

Bentinck

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?
    A)Babur
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
    A)1925
    B)1919
    C)1927
    D)1930
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
    A)Prohibition of child marriage
    B)Remarriage of widows
    C)Monogamy
    D)Rejection of seclusion of women
    Answer: Rejection of seclusion of women
  • Q. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
    A)Ensure racial and communal harmony
    B)Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
    C)Found a religious institution
    D)Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims
    Answer: Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
  • Q. What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang?
    A)To amass wealth
    B)To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
    C)To know the geography of India
    D)To establish political ties with India
    Answer: To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
  • Q. Select the correct order
    A)Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas
    B)Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
    C)Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas, Mirabai
    D)Tulsidas, Mirabai, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya
    Answer: Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
  • Q. Delhi was formally declared the future capital of the British India in :
    A)1909
    B)1906
    C)1912
    D)1911
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at __________
    A)Kassimbazar
    B)Hugli
    C)Patna
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Hugli
  • Q. Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper
    A)National Herald
    B)Pioneer
    C)Kesari
    D)Patriot
    Answer: National Herald
  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to Mughal’s decline? I. Mughal’s noble were well known for their loyalty but war of successor degenerated the nobility led to the decline of Mughal. II. Mughal Empire declined due to over decentralization of administration.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I and II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Waterloo is located in
    A)France
    B)England
    C)Spain
    D)Belgium
    Answer: Belgium
  • Q. Which of the following aspects is not common to both Bhakti movement and Sufi movement?
    A)Worship of idols
    B)Personal love for God
    C)Mysticism
    D)Visit to holy shrines
    Answer: Worship of idols
  • 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. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Assertion (A): Rana Sanga lost the battle of Khanwa in the year 1527. Reason (R): An ally of Rana Sanga, Hasan Khan Mewati betrayed him during the battle
    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. Which of the following was not one of the points stressed by Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting the people to join the Quit India Movement?
    A)our quarrel is not with British people, we fight their imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred.
    B)Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and think of yourselves as Indians only.
    C)Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent. Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt.
    D)Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
    Answer: Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
  • Q. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
    A)Patriarchal
    B)Patrilineal
    C)Matriarchal
    D)Matrilineal
    Answer: Patriarchal
  • Q. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
    A)Mughal Leader
    B)Jat Leader
    C)Maratha Leader
    D)Sikh Leader
    Answer: Maratha Leader
  • Q. The Hundred Years’ War (from 1337 to 1453) was fought between
    A)Germany and Russia
    B)England and France
    C)America and Argentina
    D)England and Germany
    Answer: England and France
  • Q. Who said Ask not, Say not, Think not caste, Think only Gods
    A)William Logan
    B)Sree Narayana Guru
    C)Connolly
    D)S. N. Banerjee
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru

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