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

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

More Questions on History

  • Q. The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in
    A)1001 AD
    B)1004 AD
    C)1000 AD
    D)999 AD
    Answer: 1000 AD
  • Q. The philosophical essence, The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul may be traced to the
    A)Upanishadas
    B)Vedas
    C)Puranas
    D)Manusmriti
    Answer: Upanishadas
  • Q. Who was the author of ‘Esoteric Christianity’?
    A)J. Krishnamurti
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on :
    A)16 October , 1896
    B)16 October , 1911
    C)16 October , 1907
    D)16 October , 1905
    Answer: 16 October , 1905
  • 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. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
    A)Second Battle of Tarain
    B)First Battle of Tarain
    C)Battle of Khanwa
    D)First Battle of Panipat
    Answer: Second Battle of Tarain
  • Q. Alexander the Great was the king of which kingdom
    A)Macedonia
    B)Rome
    C)Epirus
    D)Cyprus
    Answer: Macedonia
  • Q. Charles wood’s despatch deals with which of the following issues?
    A)Female education
    B)Child marriages
    C)Abolition of sati
    D)Female infanticide
    Answer: Female education
  • Q. The reformer from Maharashtra popularly known as ‘Lokhitavadi’ (For the well of others) was
    A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    B)MG Ranade
    C)Pt Ramabai
    D)GK Gokhale
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?
    A)Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia
    B)Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR
    C)Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which of the following is not match correctly?
    A)Lothal : India
    B)Harappa : Pakistan
    C)Dholavira : Rajasthan
    D)Banwali : Haryana
    Answer: Dholavira : Rajasthan
  • Q. Name the ruler whose patronage had been enjoyed by Jainism
    A)Kharavela
    B)Kanishka
    C)Pushyamitra Sunga
    D)Samudragupta
    Answer: Kharavela
  • Q. The capital of Kanishka was
    A)Benares
    B)Puruspura
    C)Allahabad
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Puruspura
  • Q. Japan’s Parliament is known as
    A)Dail
    B)Diet
    C)Yuan
    D)Shora
    Answer: Diet
  • Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in December 1906 at
    A)Dacca
    B)Karachi
    C)Calcutta
    D)Aligarh
    Answer: Dacca
  • Q. The idea of incorporating, safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the
    A)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
    B)Third Round Table Conference
    C)Visit of Simon Commission
    D)Poona Pact
    Answer: Visit of Simon Commission
  • Q. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Bindusara was the son of?
    A)Akbar
    B)Ashoka
    C)Chandragupta Maurya
    D)Shivaji
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. Who among the following was also known as ‘Zinda Pir’?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India?
    A)Baden Powell
    B)Richard Temple
    C)Charles Andrew
    D)Robert Montgomery
    Answer: Baden Powell

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