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Q. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place ?

A
Monghyr
B
Daccan
C
Calcutta
D
Murshidabad

Correct Answer

Calcutta

More Questions on History

  • Q. Aurangzeb was the son of
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
    A)Indra
    B)Varuna
    C)Surya
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. In the elections held in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1935 Congress Ministries were formed in :
    A)Nine States
    B)Eleven States
    C)Five States
    D)Ten States
    Answer: Eleven States
  • Q. The only AICC session Gandhiji presided was held at
    A)Madras
    B)Calcutta
    C)Belgaum
    D)Lahore
    Answer: Belgaum
  • Q. Aurangzeb came to power after winning the war of succession and by defeating his three brothers
    A)Shuja
    B)Dara
    C)Askari
    D)Murad
    Answer: Dara
  • Q. The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was
    A)the presence of a 'council of ministers'
    B)wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
    C)the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
    D)an extensive network of spy-system
    Answer: the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
  • Q. When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1757
    D)1765
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Both (A) and (B) above
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by
    A)Lala Hardayal
    B)Madam Bhikaji Cama
    C)Shyamji Krishana Verma
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Lala Hardayal
  • Q. Purushapura is the other name for
    A)Pataliputra
    B)Patna
    C)Peshawar
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Peshawar
  • Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?
    A)All the members of the commission were Englishmen
    B)Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause
    C)It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period
    D)Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police
    Answer: All the members of the commission were Englishmen
  • Q. Narayana Guru started a Sanskrit school in __________
    A)Kottayam
    B)Varkala
    C)Mahi
    D)Calicut
    Answer: Varkala
  • Q. Which of the following pair of Congress Session is not correctly matched?
    A)Madras Session 1927: Independence Resolution passed for the first time at the instance of Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Nagpur Session 1920: Changes in the Constitution of the Congress
    C)Calcutta Session 1928: Return of Gandhi to active politics after six years
    D)Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
    Answer: Lahore Session 1929: Resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy
  • Q. According to Gandhi, ahimsa could not be construed to mean
    A)a positive state of law
    B)truth
    C)tolerance of the wrong and unjust
    D)doing good even to the evildoers
    Answer: tolerance of the wrong and unjust
  • Q. Assertion (A): Akbar’s official historian Abul Fazl neither gives the prices of slaves nor does he mention slave markets. Reason (R): Akbar prohibited slave trade in his empire
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are 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: A is true but R is false
  • Q. As per the Regulating Act a Supreme Court was established in
    A)Bombay
    B)Bengal
    C)Delhi
    D)Madras
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. During Kanishka’s reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to
    A)Ayodhya
    B)Delhi
    C)Kannauj
    D)Purushapura (Peshawar)
    Answer: Purushapura (Peshawar)
  • Q. The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ashoka
    C)Samudragupta
    D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. The Maratha Kingdom under the Peshwas was
    A)a military State
    B)a loose federation
    C)a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
    D)a regency of the Peshwa
    Answer: a confederacy (Mandala or Sangha)
  • Q. Who was Mahavira?
    A)24th Tirthankara
    B)21st Tirthankara
    C)23rd Tirthankara
    D)22nd Tirthankara
    Answer: 24th Tirthankara

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