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Q. The war criminals of the World War-II were put to trial in

A
Peitersburg
B
Nuremburg
C
Gettysburg
D
Peitsburg

Correct Answer

Nuremburg

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
    A)Sharda Mukherjee
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Fathima Beevi
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. Daiva Dasakam is a Malayalam work of __________
    A)Chattambi Swamikal
    B)Sree Narayana Guru
    C)C. Kesavan
    D)T. K. Madhavan
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were
    A)Motilal Nehru
    B)CR Das
    C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    D)Only A and B above
    Answer: Only A and B above
  • Q. The Mehrauli pillar inscription belongs to the period of the
    A)Kushanas
    B)Mauryas
    C)Sungas
    D)Guptas
    Answer: Guptas
  • Q. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
    A)Hinayana
    B)Mahayana
    C)Digambar
    D)Theravad
    Answer: Digambar
  • Q. Which of the following literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
    A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
    B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
    C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
    D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
    Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
  • Q. In __________, the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)) was established
    A)1908
    B)1904
    C)1917
    D)1920
    Answer: 1920
  • Q. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
    A)Vajrata
    B)Anangpal
    C)Rudrane
    D)Devraja
    Answer: Anangpal
  • Q. Of the following, in which did Napolenic France suffer final defeat?
    A)Battle of Wagram
    B)Battle of Trafalgar
    C)Battle of Pyramids
    D)Battle of Austerlitz
    Answer: Battle of Trafalgar
  • Q. Who was the the founder of the Ramanandi Sampradaya, the largest monastic Hindu renunciant community in modern times?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. Which Sanskrit poet wrote famous book Geet Govinda?
    A)Kalidas
    B)Jayadeva
    C)Panini
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Jayadeva
  • Q. Who in the year 1907 unfurled the first national flag at the International socialist conference in Stuttgart (Germany)?
    A)Subash Chandra Bose
    B)Madame Bhikaji Cama
    C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Sardar Patel
    Answer: Madame Bhikaji Cama
  • Q. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
    A)Veda Vyasa
    B)Valmiki
    C)Vishnu Sharma
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Vishnu Sharma
  • Q. Concerning the caste system, __________said the following to Narayana Guru: “The casteHindus and the low caste-Hindus are both the sons of Hinduism. The caste-Hindu is the elder brother who shoulders responsibility, and he therefore exercises certain privileges. The low casteHindu is his younger brother who is to be cared for. If the elder brother turns out to be somewhat rough and aggressive that should not make the younger brother a runaway from his mother Hinduism.”
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Chattambi Swamikal
    C)Tilak
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?
    A)By advocating open revolt
    B)By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
    C)By seeking foreign help against the British
    D)By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad
    Answer: By their agitation for Constitutional reforms
  • Q. Which of the following leader organised the Swaraj Party?
    A)Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta
    C)C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
    D)C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani
    Answer: C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
  • Q. The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisher reformer named
    A)Vishnu Shastri
    B)Jagannath Shankar
    C)Bal Shastri
    D)Krishna Shastri
    Answer: Bal Shastri
  • Q. The Wahabi Movement named after its founder Abdul Wahab originated in . . . . . . in the 18th century with a view to restoring Islam to its pristine purity and order
    A)Arabia
    B)Manipal
    C)America
    D)Africa
    Answer: Arabia
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Plassey is __________
    A)1657
    B)1557
    C)1757
    D)1857
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Which of the following leader given the term ‘insenate waste’ on the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
    A)Motilal Nehru
    B)Lord Reading
    C)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    D)Mohammad Ali
    Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore

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