Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?

Correct Answer

It did not include any Indian as a member

More Questions on History

  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________
    A)Jainism
    B)Sikhism
    C)Buddhism
    D)Jewism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Which Indian ruler had requested Napoleon for help in driving the British away from India?
    A)Jai Singh
    B)Shivaji
    C)Tipu Sultan
    D)Rani of Jhansi
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
    A)Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
    B)Tarabai
    C)Peshwa Bajirao
    D)Shahu
    Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
  • Q. Who was in favour of a partyless democracy?
    A)Bhupendra Nath Dutta
    B)Jai Prakash Narayan
    C)M. N. Roy
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Jai Prakash Narayan
  • 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. Upanishads are books on
    A)Philosophy
    B)Politics
    C)Medicine
    D)Social life
    Answer: Philosophy
  • Q. What was the name of the mother of Abhinandananatha Tirthankar?
    A)Tara
    B)Vijaya
    C)Siddharta Devi
    D)Marudevi
    Answer: Siddharta Devi
  • Q. The author of ‘A Nation in the Making’ was
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)SN Banerjee
    C)Hume
    D)Tilak
    Answer: SN Banerjee
  • Q. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha. Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. The Mughal troops were largely drawn from
    A)Tributary Chiefs
    B)The Rajput Chiefs
    C)Mansabdars
    D)Central Contingents
    Answer: Mansabdars
  • Q. In 1937 , an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s proposals for ‘basic education’ through the vernacular medium was held at
    A)Bombay
    B)Surat
    C)Ahmedabad
    D)Wardha
    Answer: Wardha
  • Q. Which of the following is not the “Tri Ratna” of Jainism?
    A)Right knowledge
    B)Right faith
    C)Right view
    D)Right conduct
    Answer: Right view
  • Q. Which of the following was the capital of Surasena Mahajanapada?
    A)Junagarh
    B)Viratnagar
    C)Mathura
    D)Kashi
    Answer: Mathura
  • Q. Who is known as the Artist of the world famous painting ‘Mona Lisa’
    A)Michelangelo
    B)Filippo Brunelleschi
    C)Vincent van Gogh
    D)Leonardo da Vinci
    Answer: Leonardo da Vinci
  • Q. Kandariya Mahadeva Temple of the Medieval India is dedicated to which Lord?
    A)Brahma
    B)Shiva
    C)Vishnu
    D)Ram
    Answer: Shiva
  • Q. Who is the saint to have written the famous Bijak?
    A)Kalidasa
    B)Sant Kabir
    C)Harisena
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Sant Kabir
  • Q. Indian War of independence 1857 was written by :
    A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Damodar Chapekar
    D)V.D. Savarkar
    Answer: V.D. Savarkar
  • Q. Who started the journal ‘The Commonweal’?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)N. G. Chandavarkar
    C)M. G. Ranade
    D)R. G. Bhandarkar
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Which world Heritage Site is built on the right bank of the Yamuna River?
    A)Hawa Mahal
    B)Taj Mahal
    C)Hurnayurr's Tomb
    D)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
    A)Bombay Times
    B)Bombay Chronicle
    C)Indian Times
    D)National Times
    Answer: Bombay Times

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