Q. Who had observed that “Good government was never a good substitute for self-government”?

Correct Answer

Swami Dayananda

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct related to Mughal’s decline? I. Mughal’s noble were well known for their loyalty but war of successor degenerated the nobility led to the decline of Mughal. II. Mughal Empire declined due to over decentralization of administration.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I and II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of
    A)Hindu Muslim riots
    B)the Chauri Chaura incident
    C)arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and his imprisonment for six years
    D)all the above
    Answer: the Chauri Chaura incident
  • Q. The first organisation in the Madras Presidency to agitate for the rights of Indians was the Madras Native Association which was established by publicist __________ Chetty in 1849. This organisation did not survive for long and was eventually disbanded.
    A)S. Ramaswami Mudaliar
    B)Gazulu Lakshminarasu
    C)P. Anandacharlu
    D)R. Balaji Rao
    Answer: Gazulu Lakshminarasu
  • Q. Land Revenue under Tipu__________
    A)Was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu
    B)Was mainly collected through revenue officers
    C)Was collected by interme-diaries
    D)Was not allowed to go into the hands of Sultan
    Answer: Was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu
  • Q. The President of the Congress Sessions of 1898 and 1902 was
    A)Tilak
    B)Hume
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)S. N. Banerjee
    Answer: S. N. Banerjee
  • Q. __________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
    A)Rani ki vav
    B)Nalanda
    C)Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. Which of the following was not one of the actual cause for the decline of the Mauryan empire?
    A)Division of the empire after Ashoka
    B)Ashoka's pacifist policies
    C)Foreign aggressions particularly Greek
    D)Economic and financial crisis
    Answer: Ashoka's pacifist policies
  • Q. Who is the first female governor of Independent India?
    A)Sharda Mukherjee
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Fathima Beevi
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
    A)Indra
    B)Varuna
    C)Surya
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Gandhi wanted to realise ‘truth’ through
    A)Dharma (Religion)
    B)Ahimsa (Non-violence)
    C)Karma (Service)
    D)Dhyana (Meditation)
    Answer: Ahimsa (Non-violence)
  • Q. Which is the holy book of the Sikh religion?
    A)Baani
    B)Bhagwad Gita
    C)Gurmukhi
    D)Guru Granth Sahib
    Answer: Guru Granth Sahib
  • Q. Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War?
    A)Chandragupta
    B)Samudragupta
    C)Shivaji
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. When was Hong Kong leased to Britain for 99 years by China
    A)1900
    B)1898
    C)1901
    D)1903
    Answer: 1898
  • Q. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
    A)underground drainage system
    B)town planning
    C)uniformity of weights and measures
    D)large agricultural surplus
    Answer: underground drainage system
  • Q. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi went to__________ to organise a satyagraha movement amongst cotton mill workers
    A)Bombay
    B)Madras
    C)Surat
    D)Ahmedabad
    Answer: Ahmedabad
  • Q. The Aligarh Institute Gazette, an organ of the Scientific Society was started in March . . . . . and succeeded in transforming the minds in the traditional Muslim Society
    A)1866
    B)1766
    C)1869
    D)1870
    Answer: 1866
  • Q. Humayun’s Tomb was built by
    A)Bega Begum
    B)Humayun
    C)Babur
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Bega Begum
  • Q. Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India at
    A)Bangkok
    B)Berlin
    C)Singapore
    D)Tokyo
    Answer: Singapore
  • Q. The Mughal Emperor who discouraged ‘Sati’ was
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jehangir
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Who among the following Bhakti Saint emphasised the essential oneness of all religion by describing Hindus and Muslims ‘as pots of the same clay’?
    A)Tulsidas
    B)Kabir
    C)Ramananda
    D)Raidasa
    Answer: Kabir

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