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Q. Writing Social History is the book of __________

A
Sumit Sarkar
B
Ania Loomba
C
Cohn Bernard
D
Ranajith Guha

Correct Answer

Sumit Sarkar

More Questions on History

  • Q. Where Ajitnatha Tirthankar was born?
    A)Kiskindha
    B)Ayodhya
    C)Nasik
    D)Ujjain
    Answer: Ayodhya
  • Q. Sir William Wallace is known as the independence fighter of
    A)Scotland
    B)Denmark
    C)Ireland
    D)Italy
    Answer: Scotland
  • Q. Who strongly opposed sectarianism and rites and insisted on adoption of Hindi in place of Sanskrit?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Sankaracharya
    D)Ramananda
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
    A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
    B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
    C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
    D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
    Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
  • Q. The United Kingdom is a classic example of a/an
    A)Absolute monarchy
    B)Aristocracy
    C)Constiutional monarchy
    D)Polity
    Answer: Constiutional monarchy
  • Q. The voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Gobind Singh (the last Sikh Guru) are collectively known as
    A)Apni Katha
    B)Dasam (Padshah Ka) Granth
    C)Baichitra Natak
    D)Gyan Prabodh
    Answer: Baichitra Natak
  • Q. The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against
    A)Indian mill owners and non government officials
    B)British mill owners and government officials
    C)British non-government officials
    D)Indian government officials
    Answer: Indian mill owners and non government officials
  • Q. Communal Representation was for the first time given in the interest of Muslims by
    A)The Government of India Act of 1919
    B)The Indian Council Act of 1909
    C)The Government of India Act of 1935
    D)The Act of 1858
    Answer: The Indian Council Act of 1909
  • Q. Who is the author of Vikramakacharita?
    A)Mangalesa
    B)Ravi Kirti
    C)Bana
    D)Bilhana
    Answer: Bilhana
  • Q. The decline of the Nandas at the hands of Kautilya and Chandragupta Maurya has been vividly portrayed in the Sanskrit play written by Kalidasa
    A)Devichandragupta
    B)Mudrarakshas
    C)Malavikagnimitram
    D)Mrichhakatika
    Answer: Mudrarakshas
  • Q. In __________, the First National Trade union organization (The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)) was established
    A)1908
    B)1904
    C)1917
    D)1920
    Answer: 1920
  • Q. The home of Gargi, Maitrey and Kapila was at
    A)Ujjain
    B)Vidisha
    C)Pataliputra
    D)Mithila
    Answer: Mithila
  • Q. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
    A)Stones, trees and animals
    B)Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
    C)Vishnu and Lakshmi
    D)Siva and Sakti
    Answer: Stones, trees and animals
  • Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Clive
    C)Waren Hastings
    D)William Bentinck
    Answer: Clive
  • Q. The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
    A)Lord Dalhousie
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord Bentick
    D)Lord Hastings
    Answer: E
  • Q. The revolutionary leader who had organized an attack on the armoury of Chittagong was
    A)Jatin Das
    B)Surya Sen
    C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    D)CR Das
    Answer: Surya Sen
  • Q. World renowned philosopher Karl Marx was born in the country
    A)Germany
    B)Austria
    C)Russia
    D)Italy
    Answer: Germany
  • Q. Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities? I. Resistance to child marriage. II. Resistance to widow remarriage. III. Spread of education. IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability. V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.
    A)II and IV
    B)I and III
    C)II, V
    D)Only V
    Answer: II, V
  • Q. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was
    A)Hamida Begum
    B)Mumtaj
    C)Jahanara
    D)Maham Anaga
    Answer: Maham Anaga
  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
    A)1925
    B)1919
    C)1927
    D)1930
    Answer: 1919

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