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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. __________ a notable disciple of Sree Narayana Guru introduced Guru’s visions and ideals to the western world
    A)Kumaranasan
    B)Nataraja Guru
    C)Chattambi Swamikal
    D)K.Madhavan
    Answer: Nataraja Guru
  • Q. Who founded the faith on a ritual-free, simple “Sat Shri Akal” or the worship of God and truth?
    A)Guru Nanak
    B)Dadu Dayal
    C)Sri Chaitanya
    D)Guru Govind Singh
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. Wavell Plan was announced in the year
    A)1942
    B)1945
    C)1946
    D)1940
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. Lord Cornwallis had introduced the __________ land tenure system
    A)Ryotwari
    B)Zamindari
    C)Mahalwari
    D)Inamdari
    Answer: Zamindari
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement started in
    A)1920
    B)1870
    C)1921
    D)1942
    Answer: 1920
  • Q. __________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
    A)Rani ki vav
    B)Nalanda
    C)Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. Who is regarded as the second Alexander?
    A)Mubarak Khalji
    B)Jalaluddin Khalji
    C)Khusru Khan
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Alauddin Khalji
  • Q. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the ‘interlopers’ represented by the
    A)Indigenous merchants
    B)Portuguese
    C)British free merchants
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British free merchants
  • Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
    A)He was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty
    B)Krishnadeva Raya wrote Amuktamalyada
    C)His court was adorned by the Ashtadiggajas
    D)He maintained friendly relations with the Portuguese
    Answer: He was the founder of the Tuluva dynasty
  • Q. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
    A)Liaqat Ali Khan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    D)Lord Louis Mountbatten
    Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Q. The Sikh gurus who compiled the Guru Granth Sahib was
    A)Har Rai
    B)Nanak
    C)Arjan
    D)Bahadur
    Answer: Arjan
  • Q. Chand Bibi was the ruler of
    A)Bijapur
    B)Ahmednagar
    C)Satara
    D)Golconda
    Answer: Ahmednagar
  • Q. When did the USS ‘Panay’ incident happen?
    A)1936
    B)1935
    C)1937
    D)1939
    Answer: 1937
  • Q. Which of the following is called “Magna Carta of English Education in India”?
    A)Macaulay Commission
    B)Wood's Dispatch
    C)Vernacular Act
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Wood's Dispatch
  • Q. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year
    A)1942
    B)1935
    C)1921
    D)1922
    Answer: 1921
  • Q. Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India
    A)Comwallis
    B)Clive
    C)Warren Hastings
    D)Wellesley
    Answer: Warren Hastings
  • Q. What was the name of the Hall of Worship constructed by Akbar?
    A)Diwan-e-Aam
    B)Diwan-e-khas
    C)Ibadat Khana
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Ibadat Khana
  • Q. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
    A)Jhelum and Chenab
    B)Sutlej and Beas
    C)Ravi and Chenab
    D)Ganga and Yamuna
    Answer: Jhelum and Chenab
  • Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
    A)Passive resistance
    B)Organisation of secret societies
    C)Constitutional agitation
    D)Terrorism
    Answer: Passive resistance
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of
    A)Karl Marx
    B)Bernard Shaw
    C)Lenin
    D)Leo Tolstoy
    Answer: Leo Tolstoy

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