Indian History Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 7

Indian History Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 7

Question 1 :
Consider the following statements :
- 1. The "Bombay Manifesto" signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals.
- 2. It evoked support from a large section of business community from all across India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2

Question 2 :
Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult ?
Nagarjuna
Tukaram
Tyagaraja
Vallabhacharya

Question 3 :
For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme ?
Mahatma Gandhi
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Question 4 :
Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ?
Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
Acharya J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari
Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Question 5 :
What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?
He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore
The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab
He wanted to punish Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur)
He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom

Question 6 :
Which of the following was NOT one of the administrative and economic causes of the rebellion of 1857?
The Indian aristocracy was deprived of power and position since all high posts, civil and military, were reserved for the Europeans
The adminisration of Avadh after its annexation received popular acclaim and aroused the jealousy of other ruling princes
The land revenue policy was most unpopular
To the Indian mind ,the British system of justice being time consuming and expensive, was a deliberate method to impoverish the people

Question 7 :
The 1857 revolt was led in Delhi by:
Bahadur Shah Safar
Khan Bahadhur
Kunwar Singh
Bhakt Khan

Question 8 :
'First War of Indian Independence', who said it for the first time, regarding the revolt of 1857?
Tarachand
R.C. Majumdar
Bipin Chandra
V.D Savarkar

Question 9 :
Dalhousie annexed Awadh for the British empire in India through:
Policy of Subsidiary Alliance
Doctrine of Lapse
State being maladministred
Waging of war

Question 10 :
Who among the following leaders of the 1857 revolt escaped to Nepal never to be heard thereafter?
Kunwar Singh
Nana Saheb
Tantia Tope
Maulavi Ahamadullah

Question 11 :
Find out the non-precursor of the 1857 revolt
Ulgulan
Santhal Rising
Sanyasi Revolt
Faraizi Revolt

Question 12 :
The Kuka Movement was founded in
U.P
Malabar
Bihar
Punjab

Question 13 :
The main cause behind the rise of the Faraizi Movement was that
The Muslim tenants were oppresed by the East India Company
The Christian missionaries attacked the Islamic region
The Hindu domination was to be eradicated
The Hindu money lenders oppresed the Muslim community

Question 14 :
Which was the earliest public association to be formed in modern India?
The Landholder's Society
The Bengal British India Society
The British Indian Association
The Madas Native Association

Question 15 :
In 1836 and 1854, the Moplah(Mappila) peasants of Malabar(North Kerala) rese against the
Landlords
Foreign Lenders
Moneylenders
Revenue officials of the British Government

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Indian History Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 7