Q. Who coined the phrase “survival of the fittest”?

Correct Answer

Herbert Spencer

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following is not true about Tipu Sultan?
    A)His autobiography was Tarikh-i-Khudai
    B)He was a Great admirer of Jagadguru Sankracharya of Sringeri
    C)He died during the fourth Anglo-Mysore war
    D)He laid the foundation of Krishnaraj Sagar Dam on Cauvery
    Answer: His autobiography was Tarikh-i-Khudai
  • Q. The immediate forerunner of the Indian National congress was
    A)Indian National Conference
    B)Indian Association of Calcutta
    C)British India association
    D)Indian Union
    Answer: Indian National Conference
  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of the government of India Act, 1858?
    A)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    B)India was to be governed in the Queen's name
    C)Provision for the creation of an Indian Civil Service under the control of the Secretary of State
    D)The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
    Answer: The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
  • Q. Which of the following reason compel the leaders of Muslim League to enter in the Interim Government?
    A)The Viceroy accepted its stand that it would not join the Constituent Assembly
    B)The Congress accepted their demand that it would not nominate a non-Muslim League Muslim to the Interim Government
    C)The Viceroy had accepted its stand that it would not take steps to rescind the League Council's resolution of July 29
    D)The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan
    Answer: The Muslim League wanted to get a foothold to fight for the cherished goal of Pakistan
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched Kheda Satyagrah on Gujrat in 1918 to support the cause of :
    A)Land Lords
    B)Mill Owners
    C)The peasants
    D)Kol Rebellion
    Answer: The peasants
  • Q. Which one of the following Vedas contains sacrificial formula?
    A)Rig Veda
    B)Sama Veda
    C)Yajur Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Yajur Veda
  • Q. Who said, “The State exists because crime exists in society, otherwise there would be no need of a State”?
    A)J. S. Mill
    B)Herbert Spencer
    C)John Locke
    D)Tocqueville
    Answer: Herbert Spencer
  • Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?
    A)Sea port
    B)Rock cut architecture
    C)Water Conservation
    D)Pottery
    Answer: Water Conservation
  • Q. Which of the following Craftsmanship was not practised by the Aryans?
    A)Jewellery
    B)Pottery
    C)Carpentry
    D)Blacksmith
    Answer: Blacksmith
  • 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 was the first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state?
    A)Feroz Tughlaq
    B)Alauddin Khalji
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. What is the literal meaning of Bhakti?
    A)Prayer
    B)Salvation
    C)Offer words of praise
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Salvation
  • Q. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the central Secretariat in Delhi?
    A)Herbert Bakers
    B)Sir Edward Lutyens
    C)Robert Tor Tussell
    D)Antonin Raymond
    Answer: Sir Edward Lutyens
  • Q. The Ajanta Paintings belong to the
    A)Mauryan period
    B)Harappan period
    C)Buddhist period
    D)Gupta period
    Answer: Gupta period
  • Q. When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha ?
    A)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
    B)Vinoba Bhave
    C)Abbas Tayyabji
    D)Maulana Abdul Kalarn Azad
    Answer: Abbas Tayyabji
  • Q. The administrative consequence of the Revolt of 1857 was transferred to power from
    A)British Crown to the East India Company
    B)East India Company to the British Crown
    C)East India Company to the Governor General
    D)British Crown to the Board of Directors
    Answer: East India Company to the British Crown
  • Q. Who was the governor-general during the Second Anglo Mysore War?
    A)Lord Cornwallis
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Sir John Shore
    D)Warren Hastings
    Answer: Warren Hastings
  • Q. Which of the following was the basic premise of Bhakti Movement?
    A)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
    B)Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God with the help of Brahmins was the only means of Salvation
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Bhakti or Single minded, uninterrupted and extreme devotion to God was the only means of Salvation
  • Q. In which country the Head of the State gets his office by the law of hereditary succession?
    A)Sri Lanka
    B)China
    C)France
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to __________
    A)18
    B)17
    C)19
    D)20
    Answer: 19

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