Q. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August?

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Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following was the cause of the decline of Buddhism?
    A)Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries
    B)Buddhism was founded by a prince
    C)Buddha and Mahavira were contemporaries
    D)Buddha preached non-violence
    Answer: Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries
  • Q. In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day?
    A)1929
    B)1930
    C)1942
    D)1946
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was
    A)Karachi
    B)Islamabad
    C)Lahore
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Karachi
  • Q. Which of the following is not included in triratna of Jainism?
    A)Right Conduct
    B)Right Knowledge
    C)Right Faith
    D)Creator
    Answer: Creator
  • Q. Who said’ ‘I am the State’?
    A)Napoleon-I of France
    B)James-II of England
    C)Louis-XIV of France
    D)Hitler of Germany
    Answer: Louis-XIV of France
  • Q. In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June 1937?
    A)Central Provinces
    B)United Provinces
    C)Madras
    D)Assam
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Who of the following was a contemporary of Alexander the Great?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Ashoka
    D)Pushyamitra Sunga
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?
    A)Spain
    B)France
    C)Britain
    D)Germany
    Answer: Britain
  • Q. Who was the first chairman of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
    A)Liu Shaoqi
    B)Mao Zedong
    C)Hua Guofeng
    D)Hu Yaobang
    Answer: Mao Zedong
  • Q. Gandhi wanted the students to spend their vacations in
    A)Social service
    B)Studies
    C)Games
    D)Rebellious deeds
    Answer: Social service
  • Q. Who founded Tattvabodhini sabha in 1839 ?
    A)Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
    B)Dayanand Sarswati
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Jogesh Chandra Dutt
    Answer: Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
  • Q. Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of __________ in 1772
    A)Madras
    B)Bengal
    C)Bombay
    D)Delhi
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. The ‘Sepoy Mutiny’ was in the year __________
    A)1757
    B)1657
    C)1765
    D)1857
    Answer: 1857
  • Q. The famous Bhakti Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
    A)Andal
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Meerabai
    D)Ramabai
    Answer: Meerabai
  • Q. The Upanishads are a series of books devoted to
    A)Social law
    B)Yoga
    C)Religious rituals
    D)Philosophy
    Answer: Philosophy
  • Q. Where does Dutch founded their first factory in India?
    A)Masaulipatam
    B)Nagapatam
    C)Pulicat
    D)Cochin
    Answer: Masaulipatam
  • Q. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Tamil
    D)Greek
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. __________ , the viceroy of India decided to partition Bengal for administrative purposes, creating a new province of East Bengal and Assam, with a population of 31 million people and with its capital at Dhaka
    A)Lord Rippon
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Hastings
    D)Wellesley
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British
    A)Chandrashekhar Azad
    B)Jitin Das
    C)Rajguru
    D)Kalpana - Dutt
    Answer: Rajguru
  • Q. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at
    A)Magadha
    B)Pataliputra
    C)Kalinga
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Pataliputra

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