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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. When did the Space Age bring the first human spaceflight?
    A)1970
    B)1961
    C)1975
    D)1980
    Answer: 1961
  • Q. The ‘Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College’ later became the
    A)JamiaMilia Muslim University
    B)Osmania University
    C)Baraktullah University
    D)Aligarh Muslim University
    Answer: Aligarh Muslim University
  • Q. Who amongst the following is associated with the study of the Harappan Civilization?
    A)Cunningham
    B)Charles Mason
    C)M. Wheeler
    D)M.S. Vats
    Answer: M.S. Vats
  • Q. Jahangir was the son of
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The Asiatic Society had been established in Calcutta by
    A)Sir William Jones
    B)TB Macaulay
    C)GK Gokhale
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Sir William Jones
  • Q. Bucephalus’ was the name of the horse of
    A)Alexander
    B)Napoleon
    C)Julius Caesar
    D)Mark Antony
    Answer: Alexander
  • Q. Where was the introductory capital of Harsha?
    A)Kannoj
    B)Paryag
    C)Thaneshwar
    D)Mathura
    Answer: Thaneshwar
  • Q. The eighth-century tripartite power struggle was among which of the following?
    A)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
    B)Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
    C)Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
    D)Chalukyas, Pallavas and Yadavas
    Answer: Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
  • Q. Which of the following are beliefs of Buddhism? I. The world is full of sorrows. II. People suffer on account of desires. III. If desires are conquered, nirvana will be attained. IV. The existence of God and Soul must be recognised.
    A)II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)I, II and III
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. During colonial period, British capital was mainly invested in
    A)Industry
    B)Infra structure
    C)Agriculture
    D)Services
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. Name the ruler whose reign was a witness to both Vardhaman Mahavira and the Buddha preaching their respective doctrines?
    A)Bimbisara
    B)Udayin
    C)Ajatashatru
    D)Harshvardhana
    Answer: Bimbisara
  • Q. The earliest nationalist to commit political dacoities (a feature of the later revolutionary movements) was
    A)Chapekar brothers
    B)Jyotiba Phule
    C)Vasudev Balwant Phadke
    D)Yatindra Das
    Answer: Vasudev Balwant Phadke
  • Q. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 5th March __________
    A)1930
    B)1928
    C)1931
    D)1935
    Answer: 1931
  • Q. The Sayyid dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate is called so because__________?
    A)Its founder and his successors belonged to the Sayyid tribe of eastern Turkistan
    B)Its founder and his successors adopted the title Sayyid
    C)Its founder and his successors were descendant of the prophet Muhammad
    D)Its founder was a scholar of Islamic theology
    Answer: Its founder and his successors were descendant of the prophet Muhammad
  • Q. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in
    A)Pali texts
    B)Prakrit texts
    C)Sanskrit texts
    D)Pictographical texts
    Answer: Pali texts
  • Q. Which Mountain’s volcano buried Pompeii city with ash in 79 AD
    A)Mount Tambora
    B)Mount Pelee
    C)Mount Etna
    D)Mount Vesuvius
    Answer: Mount Vesuvius
  • Q. Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque was built by which ruler?
    A)Qutubuddin Aibak
    B)Iltutmish
    C)Muhammad bin Tughluq
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Qutubuddin Aibak
  • Q. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
    A)Vasubandhu
    B)Ashvaghosa
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Nagasena
    Answer: Nagarjuna
  • Q. The first political association of India founded in 1891 was the
    A)Indian Association
    B)Landholders Society of Calcutta
    C)British Indian Association
    D)Madras Native Association
    Answer: Landholders Society of Calcutta
  • Q. Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
    A)Nishka
    B)Kakini
    C)Rupyaka
    D)Dinar
    Answer: Rupyaka

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