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Q. Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?

A
Mayo
B
Ripon
C
Lytton
D
Curzon

Correct Answer

Ripon

More Questions on History

  • Q. How many spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National flag?
    A)18
    B)22
    C)24
    D)14
    Answer: 24
  • Q. In whose reign did the Mughal painting reach its zenith?
    A)Akbar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Shah Jahan
    D)Humayun
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
    A)Palluruthi
    B)Vaikom
    C)Aluva
    D)Trichur
    Answer: Aluva
  • Q. Constantinople, the capital of Roman Empire was captured by Turks in the year
    A)1415
    B)1385
    C)1453
    D)1469
    Answer: 1453
  • Q. Who among the following Tomar rulers, is credited with founding the city of Delhi?
    A)Vajrata
    B)Anangpal
    C)Rudrane
    D)Devraja
    Answer: Anangpal
  • Q. In Akbar’s regime,__________ was the military head
    A)Suri Moja
    B)Sultan Ahmed Fawad
    C)Mir Khaas
    D)Mir Bakshi
    Answer: Mir Bakshi
  • Q. Where did Sumtinath Tirthankar attained Nirvana?
    A)Parsnath
    B)Sammed Shikhar
    C)Girnar
    D)Pawapur
    Answer: Sammed Shikhar
  • Q. The “Last Supper” a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of
    A)Titian
    B)Michael Angelo
    C)Leonardo da Vinci
    D)Raphael
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisar
    C)Bindusara
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Bindusara
  • Q. Who was the Governor General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
    A)Lord Reading
    B)Lord Chelmsford
    C)Lord Irwin
    D)Lord Wavell
    Answer: Lord Irwin
  • Q. The first Satyagraha of Gandhiji for the cause of indigo farmers was observed at
    A)ChauriChaura
    B)Champaran
    C)Bardoli
    D)Sabarmati
    Answer: Champaran
  • Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily to promote among Indian Muslims
    A)political consciousness
    B)mutual unity and goodwill
    C)feeling of loyalty to the British Government
    D)hatred for the Congress
    Answer: feeling of loyalty to the British Government
  • Q. All souls day is a __________ festival.
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Christian
    D)Muslim
    Answer: Christian
  • Q. A new phase began in the Guru’s life in 1904. He decided to give up his wandering life and settle down in a place to continue his Sadhana (spiritual practice). He chose__________, twenty miles north of Thiruvananthapuram
    A)Sivagiri
    B)Karunagapally
    C)Kayamkulam
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Sivagiri
  • Q. From which European country did Belgium gain independence in 1830
    A)England
    B)Italy
    C)Portugal
    D)Netherlands
    Answer: Netherlands
  • Q. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88
    A)S. N. Banerjee
    B)W. T. Stead
    C)H. P. Blavatsky
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. When did Saladin captured Jerusalem?
    A)1187
    B)1118
    C)1193
    D)1203
    Answer: 1187
  • Q. In accordance with provisions of the Government of India Act 1935 elections to the Provincial Legislatures were held in :
    A)February 1932
    B)February 1925
    C)February 1935
    D)February 1937
    Answer: February 1937
  • Q. Who amongst the following is associated with the study of the Harappan Civilization?
    A)Cunningham
    B)Charles Mason
    C)M. Wheeler
    D)M.S. Vats
    Answer: M.S. Vats
  • Q. The only Viceroy to be assassinated in India was
    A)Lord Northbrook
    B)Lord Harding
    C)Lord Ellenborough
    D)Lord Mayo
    Answer: Lord Mayo

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