History set 1 MCQs

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Q.181 Who established India's first girl's school?
A Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
B Usha Mehta
C Savitribai Phule
D Sarojini Naidu
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Q.182 In which year was the Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi launched?
A 1940
B 1930
C 1920
D 1950
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Q.183 Who was the founder of the Satyashodhak Samaj?
A Ghasidas
B Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
C Jyotirao Phule
D Haridas Thakur
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Q.184 The Iron Age in India is associated with the period, which lasted from about 1500 to 500 BCE .
A British
B Mauryan
C Mughal
D Vedic
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Q.185 Who was the last ruler of the Mauryan empire?
A Brihadratha
B Ashoka
C Bindusara
D Chandragupta Maurya
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Q.186 Who among the following had written the National anthem of Bangladesh 'Amar Sonar Bangla'?
A Hasrat Mohani
B Rabindranath Tagore
C Shyamlal Gupta
D Swami Yogananda Paramhansa
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Q.187 Who was the social reformer and political leader who championed women's rights and played a significant role in the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856 ?
A Swami Vivekananda
B Dayananda Saraswati
C Bhagat Singh
D Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Q.188 ) Which of the following statement is correct regarding Gautama Buddha? I. Siddhartha, also known as Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, was born about 2500 years ago. II. The Gautama Buddha belonged to a small gana known as the Sakya gana.
A Only II
B Both I and II
C Neither I nor II
D Only I
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Q.189 Identify the ancient site from the information given below: This is an old site with caves and rock shelters. People chose these natural caves because they provided shelter from the rain, heat and wind. These rock shelters are close to the Narmada valley.
A Bhramagiri
B Inamgaon
C Mehrgarh
D Bhimbetka
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Q.190 The Doctrine of Lapse was devised by Governor General .
A Lord Wellesley
B Lord Hastings
C Lord Clive
D Lord Dalhousie
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Q.191 Which Mauryan ruler was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya?
A Pushyamitra Shunga
B Brihadratha
C Ashoka
D Bindusara
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Q.192 The Simon Commission arrived in India in ………. .
A 1931
B 1928
C 1922
D 1919
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Q.193 The Harappans probably got copper from present-day of .
A Rajasthan
B Tamil Nadu
C Odisha
D Kerala
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Q.194 In which year was the Interim government formed at the Centre?
A 1945
B 1946
C 1947
D 1948
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Q.195 In which year did Cripps Mission arrive in India?
A 1940
B 1941
C 1943
D 1942
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Q.196 Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance" and played a pivotal role in the Bengal Renaissance movement?
A Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D Rabindranath Tagore
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Q.197 In which year was the Lucknow Pact signed between Congress and Muslim League?
A 1936
B 1926
C 1906
D 1916
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Q.198 Who renounced his knighthood on learning the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
A Lala Lajpat Rai
B Mahatma Gandhi
C Rabindranath Tagore
D Subhas Chandra Bose
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Q.199 The Rowlatt Act of 1919 granted the British colonial government the power to arrest and detains Indians without trial. Who was the British Viceroy of India at that time?
A Lord Irwin
B Lord Curzon
C Lord Dalhousie
D Lord Chelmsford
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Q.200 Who among the following is the wife of Chandragupta I.
A Kumaradevi
B Kanyakumari
C Kumarikanya
D Kanyadevi
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Q.201 Who was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgars?
A Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B Maulana Azad
C Syed Ahmed Khan
D Muhammad Iqbal
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Q.202 The Simon Commission, appointed in 1927, was criticized in India because:
A It recommended constitutional reforms for India
B It did not include any Indian members
C It proposed to divide India into two separate countries
D It recommended the withdrawal of British rule from India
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Q.203 Indian Muslims launched the Khilafat Movement under the leadership of , popularly known as the Ali brothers.
A Mohammad Ali and Saiyyed Ali
B Feroz Ali and Shaukat Ali
C Mohammad Ali and Ahmed Ali
D Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
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Q.204 Which Gupta ruler was known for defeating the Sakas in western regions, assuming the title of 'Vikramaditya' ?
A Kumaragupta I
B Samudragupta
C Chandragupta-I
D Chandragupta-II
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Q.205 During the ancient period in India, the term 'sandhi-vigrahika' was used to refer to which of the following?
A Chief judicial officer
B Highest Punishment
C Chief craftsman
D Minister of war and peace
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Q.206 Which of the following Acts allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years?
A Rowlatt Act
B Arms Act
C Government of India Act 1935
D Vernacular Press Act
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Q.207 Which of the following Mauryan inscriptions is NOT located in present-day India?
A Kandahar
B Girnar
C Kalsi
D Maski
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Q.208 In which year was the Treaty of Amritsar signed?
A 1811
B 1808
C 1810
D 1809
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Q.209 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as President of the Congress in .
A 1931
B 1935
C 1921
D 1925
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Q.210 Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty in India?
A Pushyamitra Shunga
B Chandragupta-II
C Menander
D Simuka
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