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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. The second Battle of Panipat was fought between
    A)Rajputs and Mughals
    B)Akbar and Hemu
    C)Babur and Ibrahim Lodi
    D)Sikander and Adilshah
    Answer: Akbar and Hemu
  • Q. What was the name of the father of Rishabhanatha Tirthankar?
    A)Sambhavnath
    B)Nabhiraya
    C)Sumitnath
    D)Vasupujya
    Answer: Nabhiraya
  • Q. Independence movement of Vietnam was headed by
    A)Zhou Enlai
    B)Ngo Dinh Diem
    C)Pol Pot
    D)Ho Chi Minh
    Answer: Ho Chi Minh
  • Q. When did the Third Battle of Panipat take place?
    A)1761
    B)1707
    C)1751
    D)1765
    Answer: 1761
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi compared Pherozeshah Mehta with the Himalayas, Tilak with the Ocean and Gokhale with
    A)the Ganges
    B)the Sky
    C)the Gangotri
    D)the Mansarovar Lake
    Answer: the Ganges
  • Q. During 18th century who among the following philosophers said these famous words? “Man is born free but is every where in chains.”
    A)Jack Dareda
    B)Voltaire
    C)Jean Jacques Rousseaou
    D)Montesqueue
    Answer: Jean Jacques Rousseaou
  • Q. The first President of Indian National congress was :
    A)Annie Besant
    B)Sir Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee.
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)George Yule
    Answer: Sir Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee.
  • Q. Which of the following are the basis tenants of Bhakti Movement?
    A)Ideas were the Bhakti movement—devotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation
    B)Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
    C)Spiritual sessions in meeting places known as zawiyas, khanqahs, or tekke
    D)Described as the interiorization, and intensification of human faith and practice
    Answer: Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
  • Q. What was the name of first Gandhar of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
    A)Vipul
    B)Vajrnath
    C)Chandra Prabhu
    D)Vasu
    Answer: Vajrnath
  • Q. Which among the following fort was known as the ‘Key of Deccan’?
    A)Ajaygarh
    B)Kalinjar
    C)Asirgarh
    D)Gulbarga
    Answer: Asirgarh
  • Q. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away in 1739 by
    A)Persian invader Nadir Shah
    B)Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali
    C)Mongol invader Chengiz Khan
    D)British East India Company
    Answer: Persian invader Nadir Shah
  • Q. In 1528, __________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Babur
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. In which year British East India Company established Singapore
    A)1819
    B)1808
    C)1832
    D)1849
    Answer: 1819
  • Q. Which one of the following works deals with the history of Kashmir?
    A)Harshacharita
    B)Gaudavaho
    C)Rajatarangini
    D)Vikramankadevacharita
    Answer: Rajatarangini
  • Q. What was Lala Lajpat Rai demonstrating against when he succumbed to police brutality?
    A)Minto-Morley Reforms
    B)Rowlatta Act
    C)Simon Commission
    D)Pitts India Act
    Answer: Simon Commission
  • Q. Who started the Saka Era and when?
    A)Rudradaman-I in 78 AD
    B)Kadphises in 58 BC
    C)Vikramaditya in 58 BC
    D)Kanishka in 78 AD
    Answer: Kanishka in 78 AD
  • Q. When was Government of India Act passed?
    A)1819
    B)1818
    C)1858
    D)1800
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Which revolutionary wrote books Colour of Swadeshi and Revolutionary Life?
    A)Sukhdev
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil
    D)Raj Guru
    Answer: Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil
  • Q. Which of the following ruler was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
    A)Nizam of Hyderabad
    B)Scindia of Gwalior
    C)Dalip Singh of Punjab
    D)Gaikwad of Baroda
    Answer: Nizam of Hyderabad

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