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Q. Who said “Liberty consists in obedience to the general will”?

A
Rousseau
B
Hobbes
C
Green
D
Laski

Correct Answer

Rousseau

More Questions on History

  • Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
    A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
    B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
    C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
    D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
    Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
  • Q. Who was the author of the Book, the Indian War of Independence, 1857?
    A)V. D. Savarkar
    B)Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
    C)R. S. Sharma
    D)R. C. Majumdar
    Answer: V. D. Savarkar
  • Q. Like Vedic Aryans, the custom of Sacrificial fire was also followed by
    A)Greeks
    B)Romans
    C)Iranians
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The first economic thinker of India who showed through his writings that the basic cause of India’s poverty lay in the British exploitation and drain of wealth was
    A)Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
    B)Badruddin Tyabji
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)N.G. Chandavarkar
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
    A)Art
    B)Religion
    C)Literature
    D)Architecture
    Answer: Art
  • Q. Bucephalus’ was the name of the horse of
    A)Alexander
    B)Napoleon
    C)Julius Caesar
    D)Mark Antony
    Answer: Alexander
  • Q. Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?
    A)Megasthenese
    B)Hiuen Tsang
    C)I-Tsing
    D)Fahien
    Answer: Megasthenese
  • Q. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged between the French and the British at
    A)Jhansi
    B)Arcot
    C)Plassey
    D)Wandiwash
    Answer: Wandiwash
  • Q. The town planning in the Harappan Civilisation was inspired by a regard for
    A)uniformity
    B)beauty and utility
    C)sanitation and public health
    D)demographic factor
    Answer: sanitation and public health
  • Q. The policy of Doctrine of lapse was introduced by __________
    A)Lord William Bentinck
    B)Lord Wellesley
    C)Lord Macaulay
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Dalhousie
  • Q. The Law of Twelve Tables was concerned with which civilization
    A)Greece
    B)Egypt
    C)Rome
    D)China
    Answer: Rome
  • Q. Individual Satyagrah was started on:
    A)October 17, 1939
    B)October 17, 1935
    C)October 17, 1940
    D)October 17, 1942
    Answer: October 17, 1940
  • Q. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Council?
    A)Kalasoka
    B)Ajatashatru
    C)Ashoka
    D)Ananda
    Answer: Kalasoka
  • Q. Bibi Ka Maqbara was erected by __________ at Aurangabad and is a replica of the Taj Mahal
    A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Aurangzeb
  • Q. The East India Association was founded by __________ in 1866
    A)Raja radhakanta dev
    B)Lord Lyveden
    C)Debendranath Tagore
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. “Go back to Vedas” This call is given by
    A)Vivekananda
    B)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
    C)Jyotiba Phule
    D)Dayanand Saraswati
    Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
  • Q. Select the correct statement related to the Bhakti Movement in Medieval History in India
    A)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Jainism
    B)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Buddhism
    C)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
    D)None of the above
    Answer: To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
  • Q. Name the language that was designated as the ‘Camp Language’ during the Medieval Period
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Hindi
    D)Urdu
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  • Q. Which of the following leaders were associated with the Revolt of Khasis in 1820-32?
    A)Sambu Singh
    B)Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
    C)Sidhu and Kanu
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  • Q. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on
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    C)July 14,1947
    D)July 4,1947
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