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Q. Who founded the city of Singapore?

A
Herman Willem Daendels
B
Francis Light
C
Lee Kuan Yew
D
Stamford Raffles

Correct Answer

Stamford Raffles

More Questions on History

  • Q. The permanent settlement was made in Bengal in the sphere of revenue administration by
    A)Hastings
    B)William Pitt
    C)William Bentic
    D)Lord Cornwallis
    Answer: Lord Cornwallis
  • Q. Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha?
    A)Sungas
    B)Pandyas
    C)Kushanas
    D)Satvahanas
    Answer: Sungas
  • Q. Which of the following ruler was responsible for the rise of Magadha?
    A)Ajatshatru
    B)Bindusara
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Vasudeva
    Answer: Bimbisara
  • Q. The Arabic work of Al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called__________
    A)Kitab - Al Bharat
    B)Kitab - AI Hind
    C)Pustak - AI Hind
    D)Pustak - AI Bharat
    Answer: Kitab - AI Hind
  • Q. Henry Vivian Derozio started young Bengal movement with the inspiration of which revolutionary ideas?
    A)French revolution
    B)Industrial revolution
    C)American Revolution
    D)Marxian theory
    Answer: French revolution
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Dadu Dayal or Dadu: I. He was a worshipper of Lord Krishna. II. He was not for caste or class distinctions and his objective was establishing harmony among all faiths.
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: II only
  • Q. Which one of the following sources states that Srinagar was built by Ashoka?
    A)Divyavadana
    B)Kalhana's Rajatarangini
    C)Tarantha's History of Tibet
    D)Mahavamsa
    Answer: Kalhana's Rajatarangini
  • Q. The proceedings of the Third Buddhist Council led to the issue of Edict?
    A)Sarnath
    B)Sanchi
    C)Bhabra
    D)Kalinga
    Answer: Sarnath
  • Q. Shivaji founded the Maratha kingdom by annexing the territories of
    A)Mughals
    B)Bijapur
    C)Both (a) and (b) above
    D)Bijapur, Golcunda and the Mughals
    Answer: Both (a) and (b) above
  • 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. Chinese pilgrim who visited India during Harsha Vardhan’s period was
    A)I-tsang
    B)Fa-hien
    C)Nishka
    D)Hiuen Tsang
    Answer: Hiuen Tsang
  • Q. Who built the famous Vaikunta Perumal temple at Kanchipuram?
    A)Parameswara Varman II
    B)Narasimhavarman II
    C)Nandivarman II
    D)Aparajita Varman
    Answer: Nandivarman II
  • Q. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
    A)Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
    B)Tarabai
    C)Peshwa Bajirao
    D)Shahu
    Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
  • Q. Identify the revolutionary among the following who was not active in London?
    A)Ashfaqullah
    B)Shyamji Krishna Varma
    C)Lala Hardayal
    D)V D Savarkar
    Answer: Ashfaqullah
  • Q. Baz Bahadur was a . . . . . . in the court of Akbar
    A)Painter
    B)Musician
    C)Architect
    D)Soldier
    Answer: Musician
  • Q. Tripitakas’ are sacred books of
    A)Jains
    B)Hindus
    C)Parsis
    D)Buddhists
    Answer: Buddhists
  • 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 of the following was not one of the points stressed by Mahatma Gandhi while exhorting the people to join the Quit India Movement?
    A)our quarrel is not with British people, we fight their imperialism and we must purge ourselves of hatred.
    B)Forget the differences between the Hindus and Muslims and think of yourselves as Indians only.
    C)Feel from today that you are a free man and pot a dependent. Do or die. Either free India or die in the the attempt.
    D)Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
    Answer: Freedom of India is an end that will purify all means employed to achieve it.
  • 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 propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
    A)Dadabhai Naroji
    B)W. C. Bannerji
    C)Gopalkrishna Gokhale
    D)Gandhiji
    Answer: Dadabhai Naroji

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