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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

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  • Q. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were
    A)Assam and Kerala
    B)Bengal and Punjab
    C)Bengal and Assam
    D)Punjab and Kerala
    Answer: Bengal and Punjab
  • Q. What is the name of the preaching mudra of gesture, in which the Buddha is depicted delivering his first sermon, In the Gandhara Sculptures?
    A)Dhyana
    B)Abhaya
    C)Dharmachakra
    D)Bhumisparsha
    Answer: Dharmachakra
  • Q. When was the Bill of Rights sanctioned?
    A)1776
    B)1775
    C)1783
    D)1791
    Answer: 1791
  • Q. When did Japanese invasion of Manchuria begin?
    A)1935
    B)1931
    C)1936
    D)1939
    Answer: 1931
  • Q. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
    A)William Bentinck
    B)Minto-I
    C)Hastings
    D)Auckland
    Answer: William Bentinck
  • Q. China invaded Indian frontiers in the year __________
    A)1960
    B)1956
    C)1962
    D)1965
    Answer: 1962
  • Q. Which of the following act was the revision of Vernacular Act?
    A)Newspaper Act, 1908
    B)Indian Press act, 1910
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Indian Press act, 1910
  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Guptas is NOT true?
    A)Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
    B)They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
    C)The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
    D)Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased
    Answer: Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
  • Q. Guru died on 20 September, __________
    A)1908
    B)1902
    C)1918
    D)1928
    Answer: 1928
  • Q. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
    A)First Carnatic War
    B)Battle of Wandiwash
    C)Battle of Buxar
    D)Battle of Plassey
    Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
  • Q. Where was the Royal Durbar Held on November 1st, 1858 to issue to Queen’s proclamation?
    A)Ahmadabad
    B)Lucknow
    C)Delhi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. When did the first Huna invasion take place?
    A)458 AD
    B)358 AD
    C)558 AD
    D)658 AD
    Answer: 458 AD
  • Q. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?
    A)Brahma
    B)Shiva
    C)Vishnu
    D)Ram
    Answer: Shiva
  • Q. The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was
    A)Karachi
    B)Islamabad
    C)Lahore
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Karachi
  • Q. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
    A)Suhrawardy
    B)Chisti
    C)Qadiri
    D)Naqshbandi
    Answer: Chisti
  • Q. In which Hindi month Sumtinath Tirthankar received diksha?
    A)Jyestha
    B)Vaisakh
    C)Chetra
    D)Magha
    Answer: Vaisakh
  • Q. Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharasthra?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramdas
    C)Namdeva
    D)Eknath
    Answer: Tukaram
  • Q. The Pitt’s India Act empowered the Governor-General with
    A)A casting vote
    B)Power of vote
    C)The power to dismiss the council
    D)The power to add more members to the council
    Answer: A casting vote
  • Q. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
    A)II, I, IV & III
    B)I, II, III & IV
    C)I, III, II & IV
    D)III, I, II & IV
    Answer: I, II, III & IV
  • Q. When was congress split?
    A)At Benares session in 1905
    B)At Surat session in 1907
    C)At Madras in1908
    D)At Lahore in1909
    Answer: At Surat session in 1907

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