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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. Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
    A)Kheda
    B)Dandi
    C)Sabarmati
    D)Champaran
    Answer: Champaran
  • Q. The Inam land was one which was assigned to
    A)Mansabdars
    B)Scholars and religious persons
    C)Hereditary revenue collectors
    D)Nobles
    Answer: Scholars and religious persons
  • Q. Who among of the following started Marathi fortnightly newspaper ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’?
    A)Vir Savarkar
    B)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    C)Vinobha Bhave
    D)Lokmanya Tilak
    Answer: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Q. As per Cabinet Mission Plan, the Princely States would be represented by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly
    A)93
    B)90
    C)103
    D)100
    Answer: 93
  • Q. Under the Government of India act 1935 it was decided to establish a federation consisting of :
    A)Princely states
    B)Governor’s provinces
    C)Governor’s provinces and princely states
    D)None of these
    Answer: Governor’s provinces and princely states
  • Q. Who gave the title or “Mahamana” to Madan Mohan Malviya?
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
    C)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Prarthana Samaj?
    A)The Prarthana Samaj was founded by Athmaram panduranga (with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen)
    B)The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in1867
    C)The main aim behind the establishment of the Prarthana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God
    D)This society was against the widow remarriage
    Answer: This society was against the widow remarriage
  • Q. Arthasastra was written by
    A)Kautilya
    B)Dhanananda
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Pushyamitra
    Answer: Kautilya
  • Q. Buddhism in Nepal was introduced during the reign of
    A)Ashoka
    B)Samudragupta
    C)Chandragupta
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. The English established their first factory in India at
    A)Surat
    B)Bombay
    C)Sutanati
    D)Madras
    Answer: Surat
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full swing during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Irwin
    B)Chelmsford
    C)Reading
    D)Hardinge
    Answer: Reading
  • Q. The transfer of Government from the ‘Company’ to the ‘Crown’ was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at
    A)Delhi
    B)Calcutta
    C)Patna
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
  • Q. In 1884 __________founded the Indian National Union
    A)A. M. Bose
    B)A. O. Hume
    C)Lord Dufferin
    D)W. C. Banerjee
    Answer: A. O. Hume
  • Q. During the Gupta Empire, the term “UPARIKARA” was used for
    A)Periodic supplies of fruits, firewood, flowers etc
    B)An extra tax levied on all subjects
    C)It was a voluntary offering by people to the king
    D)King's customary share of the production normally amounting to 1/6th of the production
    Answer: An extra tax levied on all subjects
  • Q. The First Opium War was fought between British and __________
    A)Indian
    B)Chinese
    C)Japanese
    D)Thai
    Answer: Chinese
  • Q. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by
    A)R.C. Mazumdar
    B)S.N. Sen
    C)B.G. Tilak
    D)V.D. Savakar
    Answer: V.D. Savakar
  • Q. The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was
    A)Ambedkar
    B)Nehru
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Subhash Chandra bose
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated?
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Christianity
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by
    A)Montford Reforms
    B)The Council Act of 1909
    C)August Offer
    D)The Government of India Act of 1935
    Answer: August Offer
  • Q. In which year was the Indian Home Rule Society founded?
    A)1908
    B)1905
    C)1911
    D)1914
    Answer: 1905

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