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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. Where was Christopher Columbus from
    A)Genoa
    B)Venice
    C)Spain
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Genoa
  • Q. The Russo-Turkish war was started in the year
    A)1768
    B)1762
    C)1773
    D)1782
    Answer: 1768
  • Q. The inauguration of the Ganapati and Shivaji Festivals was done by
    A)1821
    B)1721
    C)1895
    D)1921
    Answer: 1895
  • Q. What was the meaning of the symbol Horse of Sambhavnath Tirthankar?
    A)Restrained heart
    B)Speed
    C)Anger
    D)Charm
    Answer: Restrained heart
  • Q. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
    A)Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war
    B)After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
    C)He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
    D)Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
    Answer: He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak popularly known as Lokamanya Tilak was born in 1856 at
    A)Pune
    B)Ratnagiri
    C)Mumbai
    D)None of these
    Answer: Ratnagiri
  • Q. Who had built the ‘Amber Fort’?
    A)Raja Man Singh
    B)Akbar
    C)Uday Singh-II
    D)Maharana Pratap
    Answer: Raja Man Singh
  • Q. Who made remarkable contribution to the development of Local government?
    A)Gladstone
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)W.W Hunter
    D)Hastings
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history? I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language. II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The tax which the kings used to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called
    A)Vidatha
    B)Bali
    C)Varman
    D)Kara
    Answer: Bali
  • Q. Which painting is made from Fresco style?
    A)Piklikhal
    B)Bhimbetka
    C)Ajanta
    D)Ellora
    Answer: Ajanta
  • Q. The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was a contemporary of
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ashoka
    C)Samudragupta
    D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of __________ sections and 10 schedules
    A)330
    B)300
    C)321
    D)331
    Answer: 321
  • Q. Harsha was defeated by
    A)King of Valabhi
    B)Sasanka
    C)Bhaskarvarman
    D)Pulakeshin II
    Answer: Pulakeshin II
  • Q. Babur summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from
    A)Kabul
    B)Constantinople
    C)Syria
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Constantinople
  • Q. The people of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro culture belonged to the
    A)Copper Age
    B)New Stone Age
    C)Iron Age
    D)Chalcolithic Age
    Answer: Chalcolithic Age
  • Q. Who built Jama Masjid?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Guru Ramdas
    C)Rao Jodhaji
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Akbar (1556-1605 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Maurya
    B)Nanda
    C)Mughal
    D)Haryanka
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
    A)Agriculture
    B)Pastureland
    C)Mining
    D)Cotton Cultivation
    Answer: Agriculture

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