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Q. Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?

A
W A Hume
B
Khan Abdul Gaffar
C
Annie Besant
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

More Questions on History

  • Q. Baji Rao-II (1796-1818 A.D.) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Haryanka
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Peshwas
    Answer: Peshwas
  • Q. Which Viceroy of India had largest tenure during British rule:
    A)Lord Mountbatten
    B)Lord Linlithgow
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)None of above
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history? I. Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature II. A large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulanav Abdul Kalam Azad
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Vallabh Bhai Patel and M. A. Jinnah
    D)Morarji desai and J. B. Kripalani
    Answer: Vallabh Bhai Patel and M. A. Jinnah
  • Q. Of the following who was a poet and political thinker?
    A)Jinnah
    B)Gandhi
    C)Mohammed Iqbal
    D)Patel
    Answer: Mohammed Iqbal
  • Q. In U.S.A. the President is elected by
    A)Universal Adult Franchise
    B)The Senate
    C)The House of Representatives
    D)The Congress
    Answer: Universal Adult Franchise
  • Q. The worship of Mother goddess was related
    A)With the Mediterranean Civilization
    B)With the Aryan Civilization
    C)With the Indus Valley Civilization
    D)With the Vedic Civilization
    Answer: With the Indus Valley Civilization
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 decided to launch a nation wide satyagraha against the proposed __________
    A)Rowlatt Act
    B)Simon Commission
    C)Salt Act
    D)Pitt's India Act
    Answer: Rowlatt Act
  • Q. The famous Indo-Greek king to embrace Buddhism was
    A)Strato I
    B)Alexander
    C)Menander
    D)Democritus
    Answer: Menander
  • Q. The ruler of Kharavela was the greatest ruler of which Chedi Dynasty?
    A)Kalinga
    B)Cholamandalam
    C)Kannoj
    D)Purushpura
    Answer: Kalinga
  • Q. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
    A)pillars
    B)floral designs
    C)animal figures
    D)yaksha figures
    Answer: animal figures
  • Q. Ranthambhore Fort is in
    A)Orissa
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Rajasthan
    D)Sikkim
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
    A)Agra
    B)Delhi
    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Patna
    Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
  • Q. In which year did the Indian National Congress hold its first meeting in Bombay?
    A)1844
    B)1832
    C)1885
    D)1890
    Answer: 1885
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are not correct regarding the age of Vedic Civilisation? I. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, on astronomical grounds, dated Rig Veda to 6000 B.C. to Harmon Jacobi, Vedic civilization flourished between 4500 B.C. and 2500 B.C. and the Samhitas were composed in the latter half of the period. II. Famous Sanskritist, Winternitz felt that the Rig Veda was probably composed in the third millennium B.C.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. When did the USS ‘Panay’ incident happen?
    A)1936
    B)1935
    C)1937
    D)1939
    Answer: 1937
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler constructed a new city called as Din Panah on the bank of Yamuna river?
    A)Babur
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. Shivaji attacked Shaista Khan in the night at
    A)Konkan
    B)Agra
    C)Bijapur
    D)Poona
    Answer: Poona
  • Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
    A)Konkan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Surat
    D)Poena
    Answer: Konkan
  • Q. Dyer was __________ by the Government of Britain
    A)Sentenced to death
    B)Sentenced for life
    C)Rewarded with honour
    D)Relieved of his service
    Answer: Relieved of his service

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