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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. Consider the following statements related to the cause of 1857 revolt. I. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers. II. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers. III. The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The concept of Sagunabrahmana was the outcome of which concept of Bhakti Movement?
    A)Vaishanavism
    B)Nirgunabraman
    C)Shaivism
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Nirgunabraman
  • Q. Who among the following built the famous Alai Darwaza?
    A)Babur
    B)Allaudin Khalji
    C)Ibrahim Lodi
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Allaudin Khalji
  • Q. The office of Governor-General of India was created by the
    A)Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Government of India Act, 1833
    C)Charter Act, 1833
    D)Charter Act, 1813
    Answer: Charter Act, 1833
  • Q. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
    A)Bihar
    B)Assam
    C)Madras
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Harihara Raya I who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1336-1356 belonged to which dynasty?
    A)Saluva Dynasty
    B)Sangama Dynasty
    C)Tuluva Dynasty
    D)Aravidu Dynasty
    Answer: Sangama Dynasty
  • Q. The process of the introduction of education in English had been initiated in India by Lord
    A)Bentick
    B)Curzon
    C)Hastings
    D)Macaulay
    Answer: Macaulay
  • Q. Who founded Atmiya Sabha in 1815?
    A)Dayanand Saraswati
    B)Brahma Datt
    C)Raja Rammohan Roy
    D)None of these
    Answer: Raja Rammohan Roy
  • Q. Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?
    A)Ahilyadevi
    B)Rudramadevi
    C)Bhagwati
    D)Bhanumati
    Answer: Rudramadevi
  • Q. Who among the following from the first cabinet of indepenent India was responsible of mass religious conversion?
    A)Dr. John Mathai
    B)Dr. S. P. Mukherjee
    C)Sardar Baldeve Singh
    D)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. What was the name assigned to Rishabhnath Tirthankar because of the mark on his right leg?
    A)Prajapati
    B)Hiranyagarbha
    C)Rishabh
    D)Vrihad Deva
    Answer: Rishabh
  • Q. Which of the following cities was founded by Krishnadevaraya?
    A)Nagalpura
    B)Warangal
    C)Udayagiri
    D)Chandragiri
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  • Q. The First World Conference on Women in __________, generated a new interest in and debate on women’s issues
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Delhi
    C)Mexico
    D)Copenhagen
    Answer: Mexico
  • 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. When did the Turkish army defeat the Byzantine army?
    A)1060
    B)1040
    C)1070
    D)1071
    Answer: 1071
  • Q. The Sikh Guru who had been killed at the instance of Aurangzeb was
    A)Guru Hargobind
    B)Guru Atjan Dev
    C)Guru Tegh Bahadur
    D)Guru Gobind Singh
    Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur
  • Q. Who was advocated of the famous INA Trials?
    A)Asaf Ali
    B)Bhulabhai Desai
    C)Subhash Chandra Bose
    D)C. Rajagopalachari
    Answer: Bhulabhai Desai
  • Q. Which of the following play is set in the ancient city of Ujjayini during the reign of the King Palaka?
    A)Raghuvansa
    B)Mrcchakatika
    C)Sri Adi Kala
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Mrcchakatika
  • Q. The oldest Jain scriptures are regarded to be the
    A)Twelve Upangas
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    C)Harsha Vardhana
    D)Kautilya
    Answer: Kalhana

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