Indian History problems
- 1. The all India Census was 1.first attempted in 1872 2.regularly undertaken since 1881 3.always undertakenas a five-year exercise Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 2 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3 Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 1 and 2 only
Explanation:
While it has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1872, the first completecensus was taken in the year 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- 2. Some Indian territory was transferred in 2015 to Bangladesh by following which procedure?
Options- A. By an agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Bangladesh
- B. By a legislation passed by the Parliament amending Schedule 1 to the Constitution of India
- C. By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament
- D. By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament and ratification by sixteen State Legislatures Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament
Explanation:
The 119th constitutional amendment bill 2013 sought to ratify the land boundary agreement between the two countries. This amendment needed special majority in the parliament to get passed. The bill proposed to amend the 1st schedule of the constitution to exchange the disputed territories occupied by both the nations in accordance with the 1974 bilateral LBA. Since, the law is not related to federal matters, only the approval of the Parliament is needed.
- 3. Who among the following was known during the days of the Revolt of 1857 as 'Danka Shah'?
Options- A. Shah Mal
- B. Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
- C. Nana Sahib
- D. Tantia Tope Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
Explanation:
Ahmadullah Shah Madrasi alias Danka Shah (1789-1858), a descendant of the Qutub Shahi family of the Deccan, was in Faizabad when the sepoys mutinied in Meerut. He threw himself into the movement then and there. This was why he also came to be known as Ahmadullah Shah Faizabadi.
- 4. Which European ruler had observed 'Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world .... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe?
Options- A. Queen Victoria
- B. Peter the Great of Russia
- C. Napoleon Bonaparte
- D. Gustav II Adolf Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Peter the Great of Russia
Explanation:
India was one of the main centres of world trade and industry. Peter the Great of Russia was led to exclaim: ?Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world and ... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe.?
- 5. Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu ? Muslim Unity" for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?
Options- A. Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
- B. Fazl-ul-Haq
- C. Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri
- D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 6. The word 'Satyameva Jayate' have been derived from which Upanishad?
Options- A. Akshi Upanishad
- B. Mundaka Upanishad
- C. Garuda Upanishad
- D. Mahavakya Upanishad Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Mundaka Upanishad
- 7. General Dyer, who was responsible for Jallianwalan Bagh massacre, was shot dead by?
Options- A. Hasrat Mohini
- B. Vir Savarkar
- C. Udham Singh
- D. Jatin Das Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Udham Singh
- 8. Who among the following gave monistic theory of sovereignty?
Options- A. Austin
- B. Darwin
- C. Aristotle
- D. Marx Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: Austin
- 9. Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events? I. Quit India Movement II. Shimla Conference III. Poona Pact IV. Cabinet Mission
Options- A. II, IV, I, III
- B. III, IV,II, I
- C. III, I, II, IV
- D. IV, II, III, I Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: III, I, II, IV
- 10. Verses ascribed to poet-saint Kabir have been compiled in which of the following traditions? 1. Bijak in Varanasi 2. Kabir Granthavali in Rajasthan 3. Adi Granth Sahib Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Options- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 3 only Also asked in: Bank Exams
Correct Answer: 1, 2 and 3
Explanation:
Verses ascribed to Kabir have been compiled in three distinct but overlapping traditions. The Kabir Bijak is preserved by the Kabirpanth (the path or sect of Kabir) in Varanasi and elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh, the Kabir Granthavali is associated with the Dadupanth in Rajasthan, and many of his compositions are found in the Adi Granth Sahib.
Bijak is the best known of the compilations of the Kabir, and as such is the holy scripture for followers of the Kabirpanthi religion. The Bijak, an anthology of Kabir?s verses compiled in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and/or Bihar, is one of Kabir?s most influential works.In the case of the Guru Granth Sahib, Kabir?s poems were collected to be sung and are organized in ragas.
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