GK/Pakistan Affairs
The strategy of "Divide and Rule" was adopted by:
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Lord Minto
C.
Lord Canning
D.
Lord Wellesley
To encourage British investment in India, Lord Dalhousie:
A.
Introduced railways and telegraphs
B.
Patronized agriculture
C.
Encouraged Industries
D.
None of these
According to the Government of India Act of 1935, India had been divided into _____ provinces.
A.
January 7, 1900
B.
January 11, 1900
C.
January 15, 1900
D.
January 18, 1900
The main purpose of Home Rule Movement was:
A.
To harass the British
B.
To attain self-government within the British Empire
C.
To attain self-government and turn out British
D.
None of these
The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by:
A.
Jawaharlal Nehru
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Dadabhai Naoroji
D.
Quaid-e-Azam
Sir Charles Wood dispatch of 1854 dealt primarily with:
A.
Educational reforms
B.
Economic reforms
C.
Administrative reforms
D.
Social reform
The governor-general of Fort William became the governor-general of India under the Charter Act of:
A.
November 15, 1904
B.
February 12, 1905
C.
January 3, 1905
D.
January 6, 1905
Who among the early nationalists worked in England to mobilize public opinion in favor of the Indian National Movement?
A.
Dadabhai Naoroji
B.
Gokhley
C.
Quaid-e-Azam
D.
Iqbal
The instruction of cooperative credit societies in India was first suggested in report of 1892 to the Government of Madras by:
A.
Anthony McDonald
B.
George Padison
C.
Quaid-e-Azam
D.
Nicholson
Which of the following Indian states was annexed by Lord Dalhousie on the pretext of maladministration?
A.
Nagpur
B.
Oudh
C.
Hyderabad Deccan
D.
None of these
Al-Hilal weekly was started by:
A.
Abdul Kalam Azad
B.
Nehru
C.
Gandhi
D.
Iqbal
Brahmo Samaj mainly insisted upon:
A.
Abolition of Satti
B.
Monotheism
C.
Child marriage
D.
Reintroduction of converted Hindus
The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by:
A.
Warren Hastings
B.
Sir William Jones
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
T.B Macaulay
Delhi became the established capital of Mughal kings during the reign of:
A.
Sher Shah Suri
B.
Akbar
C.
Jehangir
D.
Humayun
Lane Poole, the historian writes,"______ the Emperor tumbled through life, and he tumbled out of it."
A.
Babur
B.
Humanyun
C.
Akbar
D.
Jehangir
Who amongst the following Mughals is regarded more as an adventurer than a ruler?
A.
Babur
B.
Jehangir
C.
Akbar
D.
Aurangzeb
The king generally considered to be the greatest ruler of Kashmir in the 15th century was:
A.
Yousaf Shah
B.
Zain-ul-Abidin
C.
Hyder Shah
D.
Shah Mirza
The designation 'Amil' in Akbar's time meant:
A.
Custom officer
B.
Revenue officer
C.
Sacred law
D.
Sacred book
Sher Shah's real name was:
A.
Hemu
B.
Faizi
C.
Farid Khan
D.
Bahadur
Sher Shah made revenue settlement with:
A.
Mansabdars
B.
Cultivators
C.
Jagidars
D.
Zamindars
Akbar has been called the first national king, mainly because he:
A.
Was highly tolerant and secular in his outlook
B.
Was a great administrator
C.
Founded a new religion
D.
Provided an efficient government
Maharaja Ranjit Singh signed a treaty of perpetual friendship with the British in the year 1809 at:
A.
Ferozpur
B.
Amritsar
C.
Faridkot
D.
Ludhiana
The bone of contention between the Shah of Persia and the Mughals was the control of:
A.
Kabul
B.
Kandhar
C.
Ghazni
D.
Kundaz
Babur entered India for the first time from the west through:
A.
Kashmir
B.
Sindh
C.
Punjab
D.
Rajasthan
Where did Babur die?
A.
Kabul
B.
Agra
C.
Lahore
D.
Delhi