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Q. Whom did Mahatma Gandhi consider his political guru?

A
Purushottam Das Tandon
B
Shri Bharat Kumar
C
Sir William Wedderburn
D
Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Correct Answer

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

More Questions on History

  • Q. Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Both (A) and (B) above
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. “Din-i-Ilahi” was the new religion started by
    A)Jahangir
    B)Humayun
    C)Akbar
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) related to the administrative causes of 1857 revolt. I. Deprivation of the traditional ruling classes of their luxury due to the establishment of the company’s suzerainty over the Indian states. II. Introduction of new and revenue system which snatched the land from cultivator and gave it to the moneylender or traitor. III. Lord Canning’s announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Both I and III
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. I. The Amritsar Session of the INC gave a great fillip to the Khilafat agitation. II. Khilafat conference held in Calcutta under Presidentship of Jinnah. III. Khilafat Movement was started to support Ottoman Empire. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct regarding Khilafat Movement?
    A)Both I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: Both I and III
  • Q. Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?
    A)Vima Taktu
    B)Vima Kadphises
    C)Vasishka
    D)Kujula Kadphises
    Answer: Vima Kadphises
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar?
    A)Deer
    B)Humped Bull
    C)Elephant
    D)Horse
    Answer: Deer
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc. in his diary?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Which of the following are essentially books of rituals?
    A)The Upanishads
    B)The Vedas
    C)The Aranyakas
    D)The Brahmanas
    Answer: The Brahmanas
  • Q. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by
    A)Swami Dayananda
    B)Swami Vivekananda
    C)Raja Rammohan Roy
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Swami Dayananda
  • Q. Who was the architect who designed “Taj Mahal” ?
    A)Ustad Ahmed Lahori
    B)Muhammad Hussain
    C)Shah Isa
    D)Ismail
    Answer: Ustad Ahmed Lahori
  • Q. Aurangzeb died in the year
    A)1764
    B)1760
    C)1707
    D)1700
    Answer: 1707
  • Q. Prince Khurram was the name of the future Emperor__________
    A)Jahangir
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Babur
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Which pharaoh build the largest pyramid known as Great Pyramid of Giza
    A)Tutankhamun
    B)Sneferu
    C)Khufu
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Khufu
  • Q. The term ‘Khalisa’ in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for
    A)Lands owned by the Sufi establishment
    B)Crown lands
    C)Lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury
    D)Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops
    Answer: Land revenue which was assigned to the nobles for maintaining troops
  • Q. The title ‘Indian Napoleon’ has been attached to
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Chandra Gupta Maurya
    C)Chandragupta-I
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the features of Bhakti Movement? I. Condemnation of rituals, ceremonies and blind faith. II. Rejection of idol worship by many saints.
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. After the Kalinga War, Ashoka decided never to wage any war because?
    A)Ashoka felt apologetic about the destruction of men and material on both sides in the war
    B)After the conquest of Kalinga the political unity of Mauryan India had been achieved
    C)He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
    D)Shortly after the war he adopted Buddhism which was opposed to violence
    Answer: He was moved by the violence, slaughter and sufferings to the combatants and noncombatants in the war
  • Q. On behalf of Aurangzeb Shivaji attacked
    A)Konkan
    B)Gujarat
    C)Surat
    D)Poena
    Answer: Konkan
  • Q. “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
    A)Santhal Movement
    B)Bang Bhang
    C)Kishan Andolan
    D)Revolt of 1857
    Answer: Revolt of 1857
  • Q. Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as
    A)Board of Directors
    B)Court of Directors
    C)Board of Control
    D)Board of Merchants
    Answer: Board of Control

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