Indian History Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: In which session did Nehru say, "I am a nationalist and I am proud to be a nationalist." -
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62c4222831b6d20155fd50ce- 1Faizpur session of 1936false
- 2Lahore session of 1929false
- 3Bombay session of 1942true
- 4Kolkata session of 1937false
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Answer : 3. "Bombay session of 1942"
Q: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List-I (Period) List-II (War)
(1) 1767 - 69 First Anglo – Maratha War
(2) 1790 - 92 Third Anglo – Mysore War
(3) 1824 - 26 First Anglo – Burmese War
(4) 1845 – 46 Second Anglo – Sikh War
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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6386177daec44d0c386624aeSelect the correct answer using the codes given below:
- 12 and 4false
- 23 and 4false
- 31 and 2false
- 42 and 3true
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Answer : 4. "2 and 3"
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: Harshvardhana was defeated by
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632d97f731300b7ce479ebeb- 1Prabhakaravardhanafalse
- 2Pulakesin IItrue
- 3Narasimhasvarma Pallavafalse
- 4Sasankafalse
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Answer : 2. "Pulakesin II"
Q: That the Rig-Vedic aryans were a pastoral people is borne out by the fact that
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632d9b195c208a6bf7f1e243- 1There are many references to the cow in the Rig Vedafalse
- 2Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows.false
- 3Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not landfalse
- 4All of the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "All of the above"
Q: The popular sword dance in the Kumaun region of Uttarakhand is called-
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64117a823218fd8d1491af9c- 1Lavanifalse
- 2Chholiyatrue
- 3Kathakfalse
- 4Ghoomarfalse
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Answer : 2. "Chholiya "
Q: How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
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6335a4275c208a6bf71678e5- 1Wide and Straighttrue
- 2Narrow and slantfalse
- 3Slipperyfalse
- 4Narrow and Curvedfalse
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Answer : 1. "Wide and Straight "
Explanation :
Expl:– The streets were wide and straight in Indus Valley civilization. Here the roads from east to west and north to south going down, were cut at right angles.
Q: Who among the following attacked the Somnath temple?
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630f580e4e3bf85cbe7967cf- 1iltutmishfalse
- 2Mahmud gajnitrue
- 3Mohammed Gaurifalse
- 4Jalal Khanfalse
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