Indian History Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: Match the following
List-I List-II
A. Lord Clive 1. Subsidiary Alliance
B. Lord Wellesley 2. Indian Universities Act
C. Lord Dalhousie 3. Doctrine of Lapse
D. Lord Curzon 4. Dual Government in Bengal
Codes: A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
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Answer : 2. "b"
Q: Which of the following was the first English-language newspaper of India?
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64bfc9fde2108a7239498606- 1Hicky’s Bengal Gazettetrue
- 2Marathafalse
- 3The Madras Courierfalse
- 4The Bombay Heraldfalse
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Answer : 1. "Hicky’s Bengal Gazette"
Explanation :
1. India's first English language newspaper was Hicky's Bengal Gazette.
2. It was published by James Augustus Hickey on January 29, 1780 from Calcutta.
3. This paper published political and commercial news.
Q: Gandhiji took back Non-Cooperation Movement in_____.
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62ed1da14404a856fa27743e- 1January 1921false
- 2February 1922true
- 3February 1922false
- 4February 1920false
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Answer : 2. "February 1922"
Q: After the 1857 revolt, who announced a durbar at Allahabad for the assumption of government of India by the sovereign of Great Britain?
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- 2Lord Dalhousiefalse
- 3Lord Canningtrue
- 4Lord Dufferinfalse
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Answer : 3. "Lord Canning"
Q: Which of the following books is NOT written by Salman Rushdie?
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62be9c6e1d322d793f527b8e- 1An Area of Darknesstrue
- 2The Satanic Versesfalse
- 3Shamefalse
- 4Midnight's Childrenfalse
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Answer : 1. "An Area of Darkness"
Q: Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?
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6389aab3c878936066e662a7- 1The Treaty of Purandharfalse
- 2Convention of Wadgaonfalse
- 3Treaty of Basseintrue
- 4Treaty of Salbaifalse
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Answer : 3. "Treaty of Bassein"
Q: Who was the teacher of the gods in Vedic mythology?
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652d096ff65a38281b1c600c- 1Agnifalse
- 2Brihaspatitrue
- 3Varunafalse
- 4Yamafalse
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Answer : 2. "Brihaspati"
Explanation :
Explanation: Brihaspati was considered the teacher of the gods in Vedic mythology.
Q: The first to come and last to leave India were
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638976cac878936066e4bb85- 1The Portuguesetrue
- 2The Frenchfalse
- 3The Englishfalse
- 4The Dutchfalse
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