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Q. The weekly Commonweal was founded by

A
Bipan Chandra Pal
B
Annie Besant
C
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D
Sarojini Naidu

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

More Questions on History

  • Q. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
    A)because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
    B)because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
    C)because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
    D)because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
    Answer: because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
  • Q. The ‘Hero of Plassey’ was
    A)Dupleix
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Clive
    D)Shuja-ud-Daulah
    Answer: Clive
  • Q. In which year Russian Revolution happened
    A)1915
    B)1912
    C)1917
    D)1921
    Answer: 1917
  • Q. During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fahien visit India?
    A)Samudra Gupta
    B)Chandra Gupta-I
    C)Chandragupta II
    D)Kumara Gupta
    Answer: Chandragupta II
  • Q. Whom would you associate with the Censorship of the Press Act 1794?
    A)Andrew Frazer
    B)Charles Metcalfe
    C)Lord Wellesly
    D)Lord Auckland
    Answer: Lord Wellesly
  • Q. Who officially instituted the first system of imperial examinations in China?
    A)Huo Qubing
    B)Han Wu Di
    C)Wei Qing
    D)None
    Answer: Han Wu Di
  • Q. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was
    A)Niccolo de Conti
    B)Athanasius Nikitin
    C)Ibn Batuta
    D)Ferishta
    Answer: Niccolo de Conti
  • Q. Who led the armed raid on the government armoury at Chittagong in 1930?
    A)Bhagat Singh
    B)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    C)Surya Sen
    D)Sukhdev
    Answer: Surya Sen
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Revolt of the Bhils? I. The Bhils revolted in 1818 due to the occupation of their territory by the British. II. They defied British authority for 50 years from 1818. III. Their revolt was finally ended by the British through military operations as well as conciliatory measures. IV. The leader of the Bhil revolt was Ram Charan
    A)II & III
    B)I & II
    C)I & III
    D)II & IV
    Answer: II & III
  • Q. The stone railing which Aurangzeb ordered to remove was presented to Keshav Rai Temple by
    A)Shivaji
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Dara Shikoh
    D)Dadaji
    Answer: Dara Shikoh
  • Q. Taxila was a famous site of
    A)Mauryan art
    B)Early Vedic art
    C)Gandhara art
    D)Gupta art
    Answer: Gandhara art
  • Q. The most important feature of the Mughal building was the
    A)Arch
    B)Dome
    C)The narrow columns
    D)Corbel brackets
    Answer: Dome
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? The materials for the Government of India Act of 1935 were drawn from
    A)The Nehru Committee Report
    B)The Simon Commission Report
    C)The White Paper issued by the British Government
    D)Morley-Minto Reforms
    Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms
  • Q. Ranthambhor was
    A)A Rajput fort
    B)A Mughal palace
    C)Capital of the khaljis
    D)A Buddist pilgrimage centre
    Answer: A Rajput fort
  • Q. On account of severe British repression the Civil Disobedience movement was again suspended In July 1933 and people were asked to offer Satyagraha
    A)in groups
    B)individually
    C)locally
    D)against liquor shops
    Answer: individually
  • Q. According to Jain Shastra, Manno Sahssisso Bhimo, __________
    A)A Si Sahu
    B)Sidha
    C)Namorhastiadheybahhy
    D)Durtthasso Paridhawad
    Answer: Durtthasso Paridhawad
  • Q. On what ground did the second split in the congress take place in 1918?
    A)Montague Chelmsford Declaration
    B)Charter act of India
    C)Morley Minto Reforms
    D)None of these
    Answer: Montague Chelmsford Declaration
  • Q. Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab?
    A)Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana
    B)Pallavas and Chalukyas
    C)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
    D)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms
    Answer: Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
  • Q. The Indian National Congress had adopted the famous Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) resolution at its session held at
    A)Allahabad
    B)Karachi
    C)Lahore
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. When quit India Resolution was passed in 1942, the Viceroy of India was :
    A)Lord Wavell
    B)Lord Linlithgow
    C)Lord Willingdon
    D)Lord Mountbatten
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow

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