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Q. Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?

A
Hunter Commission
B
Macaulay's Minute
C
Charter Act
D
Wood's Despatch

Correct Answer

Wood's Despatch

More Questions on History

  • Q. Who composed ‘The History of the Kings of Britain’?
    A)Geoffrey of Monmouth
    B)Ambrosius Aurelianus
    C)Thomas Malory
    D)Vortigern
    Answer: Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • Q. The Pitaka that contains pronouncements attributed to the Buddha, laying down numerous rules for the conduct of the order is
    A)Sutta Pitaka
    B)Vinaya Pitaka
    C)Abhidhamma Pitaka
    D)All the three Pitakas
    Answer: Vinaya Pitaka
  • Q. The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that
    A)It supported and worded for the cause of western education
    B)It represented the purified form of Hinduism
    C)It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
    D)It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas
    Answer: It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
  • Q. The aim of Ashoka’s Dhamma was
    A)Religious domination
    B)Subtle conquest
    C)A casteless society
    D)Non-violence and peace
    Answer: Non-violence and peace
  • Q. Of the following who did not revolt against Aurangzeb?
    A)Satnamis
    B)Jats
    C)Prince Akbar
    D)Shayista Khan
    Answer: Shayista Khan
  • Q. Shivaji crowned himself as King in the year
    A)1674
    B)1664
    C)1670
    D)1660
    Answer: 1674
  • Q. Under whose leadership was the Chittagong Armoury Raid organised?
    A)Bhagat Singh
    B)Sukhdev
    C)Surya Sen
    D)Rajguru
    Answer: Surya Sen
  • Q. Partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911 during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Lord Minto
    B)Lord Hardinge
    C)Lord Chelmsford
    D)Lord Reading
    Answer: Lord Hardinge
  • Q. Anthology of the Bomb’ was written by
    A)Bipin Chandra Pal
    B)Tilak
    C)Gokhale
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Bipin Chandra Pal
  • Q. Which of the following is/are the compositions of Kabir?
    A)Kabir Granthawali& Anurag Sagar
    B)Bijak & Sakhi Granth
    C)Only B
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Assertion (A): In the beginning, only high caste Kshatriya communities adopted Jainism. Reason (R): Vardhaman Mahavira belonged to a well-known Kshatriya community
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is 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: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • Q. During the last 25 years of his reign, Aurangzeb was mainly involved in long-drawn wars against
    A)Golcunda
    B)Bijapur
    C)Marathas
    D)All the above
    Answer: Marathas
  • Q. Which one of the following Harappan sites is NOT located in Gujarat?
    A)Rangpur
    B)Surkotada
    C)Sutkagendor
    D)Desalpur
    Answer: Sutkagendor
  • Q. The quintessence of Gandhian thought is
    A)Metaphysics
    B)Satyagraha
    C)Spiritualism
    D)Moksha
    Answer: Satyagraha
  • Q. Which of the following is not a religious text?
    A)Sangam
    B)Rigveda
    C)Upanishad
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Sangam
  • Q. In the year 1582, Akbar took the momentous step of
    A)Removing Jaziya
    B)Banning Sati
    C)Forming an army of jackals
    D)Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
    Answer: Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
  • Q. Who among the following was the pioneer of Yoga?
    A)Banabhatta
    B)Patanjali
    C)Atreya
    D)Vrudukanta
    Answer: Patanjali
  • Q. When was Hong Kong leased to Britain for 99 years by China
    A)1900
    B)1898
    C)1901
    D)1903
    Answer: 1898
  • Q. Which country first invented Gunpowder in around 270 AD
    A)India
    B)China
    C)Korea
    D)England
    Answer: China
  • Q. Which of the following provisions are included under female infanticide act of 1870? I. Declared female infanticide illegal equivalent to murder II. Parents to register the birth of all babies compulsorily. III. Verification of female children after some years of birth particularly in areas where the custom is still prevalent
    A)All the above statement
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)Only I and II
    Answer: All the above statement

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