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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