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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. Which is the oldest trade Union organisation in India?
    A)Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
    B)Indian National Trade Union Cogress (INTUC)
    C)All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
    D)Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS)
    Answer: All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)
  • Q. The British Governor General and Viceroy who served for the longest period in India was
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Irwin
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Lord Linlithgow
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. When Japan handed over Andaman Nicobar islands to Subhash Chandra Bose in Nov. 1943, he named these islands as :
    A)Samaj Island and Swaraj Island respectively
    B)Shaheed Island and Samaj Island respectively
    C)Swaraj Island and Shaheed Island respectively
    D)Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively
    Answer: Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively
  • Q. The Hindustan Republican Association, subsequently styled as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1924 by
    A)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Jogesh Chandra Chatterji
    D)Sachindra Sanyal
    Answer: Sachindra Sanyal
  • Q. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
    A)Dadabhai Naroji
    B)W. C. Bannerji
    C)Gopalkrishna Gokhale
    D)Gandhiji
    Answer: Dadabhai Naroji
  • Q. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1861
    D)1892
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Who was the first christian emperor of the Roman Empire
    A)Nero
    B)Julius Caesar
    C)Constantine
    D)Domitian
    Answer: Constantine
  • Q. In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of what?
    A)Medicine
    B)Prophecy
    C)Love
    D)Peace
    Answer: Prophecy
  • Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
    A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
    B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
    C)Sect founded by Charvaka
    D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
    Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
  • Q. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
    A)Harshavardhana
    B)Banabhatta
    C)Baskarvardhana
    D)Bindusara
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. Which of the following provisions are included under female infanticide act of 1870? I. Declared female infanticide illegal equivalent to murder II. Parents to register the birth of all babies compulsorily. III. Verification of female children after some years of birth particularly in areas where the custom is still prevalent
    A)All the above statement
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)Only I and II
    Answer: All the above statement
  • Q. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) fought in the Second World War against
    A)Japan
    B)Germany
    C)Italy
    D)Great Britain
    Answer: Great Britain
  • Q. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
    A)Hungarians
    B)Arabs
    C)Hunas
    D)Turks
    Answer: Hunas
  • Q. When King George-V and Queen of India visited India, a magnificent Durbar was held at
    A)Delhi
    B)Calcutta
    C)Bombay
    D)Madras
    Answer: Delhi
  • 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 was the last ruler of Lodi Dynasty?
    A)Ibrahim Lodi
    B)Bahlol Lodi
    C)Daulat Khan Lodi
    D)Sikandar Lodi
    Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of the ‘Republic of Turkey’
    A)Fevzi Cakmak
    B)Ismet Inonu
    C)Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
  • Q. From which city, the Russian revolution of 1917 begin
    A)Moscow
    B)Petrograd
    C)Warsaw
    D)Ukraine
    Answer: Petrograd
  • Q. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Qutub-ud-din Aibak
    C)Balban
    D)Bairam Khan
    Answer: Iltutmish
  • Q. The ruler of Kharavela was the greatest ruler of which Chedi Dynasty?
    A)Kalinga
    B)Cholamandalam
    C)Kannoj
    D)Purushpura
    Answer: Kalinga

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