History Modern Indian

Q. Who among the following leader presided the historic 1916 Lucknow Session of the Congress?

A
Madan Mohan Malviya
B
Annie Besant
C
Ambika Charan Majumdar
D
Subhas Chandra Bose

Correct Answer

Ambika Charan Majumdar

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
    A)Pulicat
    B)Masulipatnam
    C)Surat
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Pulicat
  • Q. The Delhi Sultan who fell to his death while playing polo was
    A)Alauddin Khalji
    B)Qutb-din-Aibak
    C)Feroz Shah Tughlaq
    D)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    Answer: Qutb-din-Aibak
  • Q. A Janapadin was the __________ of a janapada.
    A)Minister
    B)Servant
    C)Army General
    D)Ruler
    Answer: Ruler
  • Q. In 1928 Gurudevan took part in the special meeting of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam at __________
    A)Trivandrum
    B)Kollam
    C)Kottayam
    D)Aluva
    Answer: Kottayam
  • Q. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira adds which of the followings as the fifth vow?
    A)Non-injury
    B)Abstention from stealing
    C)Brahmacharya or continence
    D)Non-attachment
    Answer: Brahmacharya or continence
  • Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
    A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
    B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
    C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
    D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
    Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
  • Q. Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?
    A)Siddhanta Shiromani
    B)Amarakosha
    C)Brihat Samhita
    D)Astanga Hridaya
    Answer: Brihat Samhita
  • Q. According to Jains, what was the number of Gandhars of Sumtinath Tirthankar?
    A)100
    B)50
    C)150
    D)200
    Answer: 100
  • Q. What was the extent of Harsha’s empire?
    A)The whole of India
    B)The entire Indian subcontinent
    C)The entire Deccan region
    D)A part of northern India
    Answer: A part of northern India
  • Q. The first man after the revolt of 1857 who wanted to overthrow the British regime by means of an armed rebellion and establish self-government in India was:
    A)Nana Sahib
    B)Bhakt Khan
    C)Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
    D)Jung Bhadur Rana
    Answer: Vasudeo Balwant Phadke
  • Q. How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Narrowand Unhygienic
    B)Wide and Straight
    C)Slippery
    D)Narrow and Curved
    Answer: Wide and Straight
  • Q. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?
    A)Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
    B)Baba Farid
    C)Moinuddin Chisti
    D)Khwaja Bahuddin
    Answer: Moinuddin Chisti
  • Q. From 1885 to 1905 (the moderate phase of the INC) the object before the INC was
    A)establishment of representative institutions
    B)wider employment of Indians in higher public services
    C)self-government to India
    D)Only A and B above
    Answer: Only A and B above
  • Q. Theosophical movement though not very successful helped in contributing to developments in society. Which of the following are those developments? I. Women upliftment and recognized their importance II. Provided self respect needed to fight British colonial rule III. Did not provide any contribution as they realized that they were giving false sense of pride
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Only III
    D)All the above
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, 1948?
    A)August 15, 1947
    B)January 26, 1947
    C)January 26, 1948
    D)February 20, 1947
    Answer: February 20, 1947
  • Q. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?
    A)Purushottam Das Tandon
    B)Shri Bharat Kumar
    C)Sir William Wedderburn
    D)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. The official court language of the Guptas was
    A)Prakrit
    B)Pali
    C)Hindi
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Sanskrit
  • Q. Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial fire was also followed by
    A)Greeks
    B)Romans
    C)Iranians
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. As per the Regulating Act a Supreme Court was established in
    A)Bombay
    B)Bengal
    C)Delhi
    D)Madras
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. Who started the construction of Colosseum in Rome
    A)Vespasian
    B)Nero
    C)Titus
    D)Domitian
    Answer: Vespasian

Leave a Comment