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

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

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  • Q. Karl Marx lived in exile and wrote from
    A)London
    B)Moscow
    C)Paris
    D)Stockholm
    Answer: London
  • Q. The first newspaper which was published in India was
    A)The Bombay Gazette
    B)The Calculatta Gazette
    C)The Oriental Maganize of Calculatta
    D)The Bengal Gazette
    Answer: The Bengal Gazette
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement started in
    A)1920
    B)1870
    C)1921
    D)1942
    Answer: 1920
  • Q. Mahe was a colony of __________
    A)French
    B)English
    C)Dutch
    D)Germany
    Answer: French
  • Q. Shortugai (Indus Valley Civilization site) is in which country?
    A)Pakisthan
    B)India
    C)Afganisthan
    D)Tibet
    Answer: Afganisthan
  • Q. To face the Maratha Army the Rohelas chief entered into a pact with
    A)The French
    B)The Nawab of Awadh
    C)The Portuguese
    D)The Sikhs
    Answer: The Nawab of Awadh
  • Q. Who introduced the Ryotwari System in India?
    A)Lord Cornwallis
    B)Munro and Charles Reed
    C)John shore
    D)None of these
    Answer: Munro and Charles Reed
  • Q. The Mughal Emperor who discouraged ‘Sati’ was
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jehangir
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th Century A.D.?
    A)Temple of Khajuraho
    B)Suntemple of Konark
    C)Angkor Vat
    D)Notre Darn, the Paris
    Answer: Suntemple of Konark
  • Q. The United Kingdom is a classic example of a/an
    A)Absolute monarchy
    B)Aristocracy
    C)Constiutional monarchy
    D)Polity
    Answer: Constiutional monarchy
  • Q. Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?
    A)Baburnama
    B)Shahnama
    C)Akbarnama
    D)Chachnama
    Answer: Chachnama
  • Q. “The word impossible is found, in the dictionary of fools” was the famous quote of
    A)Alexander the Great
    B)Hitler
    C)Julius Caesar
    D)Napoleon
    Answer: Napoleon
  • Q. After 1893, when complete ban was imposed on all commercial activities of the Company. India was left open to exploitation by
    A)Planters
    B)British officers in India
    C)British mercantile industrial capitalist class
    D)Zamindars and big landlords
    Answer: British mercantile industrial capitalist class
  • Q. Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system in madras?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Hastings
    C)Sir Thomas Munro
    D)Lord Cannemara
    Answer: Sir Thomas Munro
  • Q. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
    A)he suffered defeat in India
    B)he fell ill
    C)his forces refused to go further
    D)he did not like India
    Answer: his forces refused to go further
  • Q. What was the original name of Nur Jahan?
    A)Fatima Begum
    B)Zeb-un-Nissa
    C)Mehr-un-Nissa
    D)Jahanara
    Answer: Mehr-un-Nissa
  • Q. Which of the following Gods lost his importance as the first deity during the later Vedic period?
    A)Agni
    B)Varuna
    C)Vishnu
    D)Rudra
    Answer: Varuna
  • Q. During which dynasty Paper was invented in China
    A)Tang Dynasty
    B)Xia Dynasty
    C)Yuan Dynasty
    D)Han Dynasty
    Answer: Han Dynasty
  • Q. In the Delhi Sultanate an administrative unit called Pargana was headed by
    A)Barid
    B)Shiqdar
    C)Ariz
    D)Amil
    Answer: Amil
  • Q. In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of the Congress because
    A)the political climate of India was unsuitable for any political movement
    B)of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement
    C)he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
    D)of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
    Answer: he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare

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