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Q. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?

A
Megasthenese
B
Hiuen Tsang
C
I-Tsing
D
Fahien

Correct Answer

Megasthenese

More Questions on History

  • Q. Vishvambhara Mishra was the original name of
    A)Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
    B)Guru Nanak
    C)Shankaracharya
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
  • Q. The most famous Indo-Greek ruler of India, famous for his sense of Justice and dialogues with a Buddhist monk Nagasena (as described in the Buddhist work Milinda Panho) was
    A)Menander
    B)Demetrius
    C)Eukratises
    D)Heliocles
    Answer: Menander
  • Q. When did the Three Kingdoms period begin in China?
    A)226
    B)220
    C)238
    D)280
    Answer: 220
  • Q. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
    A)Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
    B)Shankracharya was born that year.
    C)Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
    D)All Muslim invaders were defeated.
    Answer: Shankracharya was born that year.
  • Q. Who is also known by the name of ‘Tiger of ‘Mysore’?
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Haidar Ali
    C)Yaduraya Wodeyar
    D)Krishna Devaraya
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. Prior to the Indian Association Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with Sambhu Charan Mukherjee founded __________in Calcutta on 25 September 1875
    A)Indian National Congress
    B)The India League
    C)Madras Mahajana Sabha
    D)Bombay Presidency Association
    Answer: The India League
  • Q. Who proclaimed: It is years since I left castes and religions. Yet some people think that I belong to their caste. That is not correct. I do not belong to any particular caste or religion
    A)T. K. Madhavan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. Dyer was __________ by the Government of Britain
    A)Sentenced to death
    B)Sentenced for life
    C)Rewarded with honour
    D)Relieved of his service
    Answer: Relieved of his service
  • Q. As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General’s Council was enlarged for the purpose of
    A)Legislation
    B)Defence
    C)Finance
    D)Security
    Answer: Legislation
  • Q. The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: E
  • Q. Who was Lord Morley?
    A)Viceroy of India
    B)Secretary of the state
    C)Governor General of India
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Secretary of the state
  • Q. Aryabhatta, believed to have been born in the 5th century AD, was a most renowned scholar of
    A)Biology
    B)Astronomy
    C)Medicine
    D)Physiology
    Answer: Astronomy
  • Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa
    A)Narayan Rao
    B)Raghunath Rao
    C)Madhav Rao-II
    D)Baji Rao-II
    Answer: Baji Rao-II
  • Q. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
    A)The Ilbert Bill
    B)The Government of India Act, 1858
    C)Indian Councils Act of 1892
    D)Queen Victoria's Proclamation
    Answer: Queen Victoria's Proclamation
  • Q. __________was imprisoned for the rest of his life by Aurangzeb
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Babur
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Which of the following contains the famous Gayatri Mantra?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Aitareya Brahmana
    Answer: Rigveda
  • Q. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
    A)Agra
    B)Delhi
    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Patna
    Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
  • Q. What was the name of the Sabha started by Debendranath Tagore?
    A)Dharma Sabha
    B)Arya Samaj
    C)Tattvabodhini Sabha
    D)Tattvabodhini Samaj
    Answer: Tattvabodhini Sabha
  • Q. One time associated of Mahatma Ghandhi, broke off from him and launched a radical movement called ‘self-respect movement’. Who was he?
    A)Chhatrapati Maharaj
    B)P. Thyagaraja Shetti
    C)E.V.Ramaswamy Naicker
    D)Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
    Answer: E.V.Ramaswamy Naicker
  • Q. There were widespread risings against the British in the 1820s. Which one of the following did not revolt in the 1820s?
    A)Ahoms
    B)Santhals
    C)Pagal Panthis
    D)Ramosi
    Answer: Santhals

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