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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. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
    A)Calcutta
    B)Dacca
    C)Delhi
    D)Meerut and Karachi
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. During the reign of Aurangzeb, Rajaram was a
    A)Mughal Leader
    B)Jat Leader
    C)Maratha Leader
    D)Sikh Leader
    Answer: Maratha Leader
  • Q. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
    A)Gupta
    B)Maurya
    C)Kushan
    D)Kanva
    Answer: Maurya
  • Q. The Gupta Saka was founded by
    A)Chandra Gupta, the Second
    B)Chandra Gupta, the First
    C)Samudra Gupta
    D)Kumara Gupta
    Answer: Chandra Gupta, the First
  • Q. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
    A)December, 1922
    B)September, 1920
    C)October, 1924
    D)November, 1925
    Answer: September, 1920
  • Q. Who was the master of imperial mint at Delhi during the reign of Akbar?
    A)Mansur
    B)Khwaza Abdus Samad
    C)Mir Sayyid Ali
    D)Jehangir
    Answer: Khwaza Abdus Samad
  • Q. Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
    A)The Regulating Act, AD 1773
    B)Pitt's India Act, AD 1784
    C)Charter Act, 1793 AD
    D)Charter Act, 1813 AD
    Answer: The Regulating Act, AD 1773
  • Q. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year
    A)1805
    B)1800
    C)1807
    D)1815
    Answer: 1815
  • Q. Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290-305 AD ) was a king from which dynasty?
    A)Kanva Dynasty
    B)Gupta Dynasty
    C)Shunga Dynasty
    D)Maurya Dynasty
    Answer: Gupta Dynasty
  • Q. Potato was introduced to Europe by
    A)Germans
    B)Portuguese
    C)Spanish
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Spanish
  • Q. In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists?
    A)1908
    B)1907
    C)1909
    D)1910
    Answer: 1907
  • Q. Who started the Sharda Sadan in Bombay?
    A)Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
    B)Ramabai Saraswati
    C)Lord Edwin Montague
    D)Dorothy Jinarajadasa
    Answer: Ramabai Saraswati
  • Q. Gautama Buddha was brought up by
    A)Mayadevi
    B)Mahaprajapati
    C)Kundavi
    D)Sangamitra
    Answer: Mahaprajapati
  • Q. Ghazni was a small principality in
    A)Turkey
    B)Mongolia
    C)Persia
    D)Afghanistan
    Answer: Afghanistan
  • Q. Tilak was sentenced and transported to
    A)Mandalay
    B)Mandal
    C)Australia
    D)Andaman
    Answer: Mandalay
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the cardinal principles of Mahatma Gandhi doctrine of Satyagraha?
    A)Non-Violence
    B)Truthfulness
    C)Fearlessness
    D)Abstinence
    Answer: Abstinence
  • Q. What was the name of the secret police party of Nazi in Germany
    A)NKVD
    B)Gestapo
    C)OVRA
    D)Palace Guard
    Answer: Gestapo
  • Q. Who among the following did not attend the First Round Table Conference?
    A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
    B)MK Gandhi
    C)Dr Ambedkar
    D)C V Chintamani
    Answer: MK Gandhi
  • Q. Aurobindo Ghose, Barindra Kumar Ghose, B.P. Mitra, Abinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutta were associated with the revolutionary organization :
    A)Satya Shodhak Samaj
    B)Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal).
    C)Bengal Society
    D)None of these
    Answer: Anushilan Samiti (in Bengal).
  • Q. Who was called India’s Napoleon because of his victories?
    A)Chandragupta
    B)Skandagupta
    C)Brahmagupta
    D)Samudragupta
    Answer: Samudragupta

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