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Q. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?

A
On 26th January 1931
B
On 26th January 1929
C
On 26th January 1935
D
On 26th January 1930

Correct Answer

On 26th January 1930

More Questions on History

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    A)goldsmith
    B)blacksmith
    C)carpenter
    D)barber
    Answer: carpenter
  • Q. Who was the first Tudor monarch of England
    A)Mary I
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VII
    D)Edward VI
    Answer: Henry VII
  • Q. The Buddhist monk who spread Buddhism in Tibet was
    A)Ananda
    B)Nagarjuna
    C)Asanga
    D)Padmasambhava
    Answer: Padmasambhava
  • Q. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
    A)To gain possession of the wealth of India
    B)To destroy idolatry
    C)To spread Islam into India
    D)To establish a Muslim State in India
    Answer: To gain possession of the wealth of India
  • Q. From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the Individual Satyagraha in 1940?
    A)Pavnar in Maharashtra
    B)Nadiad in Gujrat
    C)Adyar in Tamil Nadu
    D)Guntur in Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Pavnar in Maharashtra
  • Q. Akbar’s son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of
    A)Jahangir Alampanah
    B)Jahangir
    C)Jahangir Alamgir
    D)Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir
    Answer: Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir
  • Q. What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang?
    A)To amass wealth
    B)To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
    C)To know the geography of India
    D)To establish political ties with India
    Answer: To visit the holy places connected with Buddhism
  • Q. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped in Hiroshima city
    A)Fat Man
    B)Fat Boy
    C)Little Boy
    D)Scorpion
    Answer: Little Boy
  • Q. Which one of the following sources states that Srinagar was built by Ashoka?
    A)Divyavadana
    B)Kalhana's Rajatarangini
    C)Tarantha's History of Tibet
    D)Mahavamsa
    Answer: Kalhana's Rajatarangini
  • Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
    A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
    B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
    C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
    D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
    Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
  • Q. When did the British established colonies in New Zealand?
    A)1840
    B)1814
    C)1872
    D)1830
    Answer: 1840
  • Q. The most important political gain to the Mughals during the reign of Shah Jahan was
    A)treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda
    B)annexation of Ahmadnagar
    C)both (A) and (B) above
    D)expulsion of the Portuguese from Hughli
    Answer: both (A) and (B) above
  • Q. Who is said to be responsible for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ajatashatru
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Mahapadma Nanda
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days?
    A)Bairam Khan
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Tansen
    D)Todarmal
    Answer: Bairam Khan
  • Q. Which of the following legislative measures taken till 1861 regarding women rights and marriage are true? I. Permitted inter-caste marriage II. Daughter to be treated equal with son regarding inheritance III. Equal remuneration to both men and women IV. Immoral traffic of women to be illegal
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)III, II and I
    D)All the above
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. Tansen, a great musician of his time, was in the Court of
    A)Akbar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Bahadur Shah
    Answer: Akbar
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    A)Gladstone
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)W.W Hunter
    D)Hastings
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    D)Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
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    A)Pataliputra
    B)Rajagriha
    C)Gaya
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    A)1825
    B)1824
    C)1828
    D)1834
    Answer: 1828

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