Quiz- 8 Indian History

Q1. Which one of the following four vedas contain an account of magical charms & spells
A)     Rigveda
B)      Samaveda
C)      Yajurveda
D)     Atharvaveda


Q2. Upanishad are books on
A)     Religion
B)      Yoga
C)      Law
D)     Philosophy

Q3. Which religious reformer of western india was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’
A)     Gopal hari deshmukh
B)      RG Bhandarkar
C)      Mahadev govind ranade
D)     BG tilak

Q4. The first governor general and viceroy of british india was
A)     Lord Dalhousie
B)      John lawrence
C)      Warren hastings
D)     Lord canning

Q5. Which incident led Gandhi ji to withdraw non co-operation movement  
A)     Kokari episode
B)      Chaura chauri episode
C)      Jallianwalabagh episode
D)     Muzaffarpur episode

Q6. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first come
A)     Portuguese
B)      English
C)      Dutch
D)     Danish

Q7. “India wins freedom” is the autobiography of
A)     Abul kalam azad
B)      Muhammad ali
C)      Zakir Hussain
D)     Syed ahmad khan

Q8. The freedom fighter who died in jail due to hunger strike was
A)     Bhagat singh
B)      Bipin Chandra pal
C)      Jatin das
D)     Subhash Chandra bosh

Q9. Poona pact was signed between
A)     Gandhi ji and lord Erwin
B)      Gandhi ji and jinnah
C)      Gandhiji and SC bose
D)     Gandhi ji and ambedkar

Q10. Sarvodaya stands for
A)     Total revolution
B)      Non cooperation
C)      Upliftment of all
D)     Non violence

Q11. “india war of independence 1857” is written by
A)     S N Sen
B)      R C Majumdar
C)      V D Savarkar
D)     S B Chaudhari




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  2. Answer Key
    1- D, 2 - D, 3 - A, 4 - D, 5 - D, 6 - B, 7 - A, 8 - C, 9 - A, 10 - C, 11 - C

    Explanation
    3. At age 25, Deshmukh started writing articles aimed at social reform in Maharashtra in the weekly Prabhakar (प्रभाकर) under the pen name Lokhitawadi (लोकहितवादी). In the first two years, he penned 108 articles on social reform. That group of articles has come to be known in Marathi literature as Lokhitawadinchi Shatapatre(लोकहितवादींची शतपत्रे).

    8. Jatin died in Lahore jail after a continuous hunger strike for 63 days and it shocked the whole of India.

    9. The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune(now in Maharashtra), India. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and some Hindu leaders and Dr BR Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yarwada jail to annul Macdonald Award giving separate electorate to Dalits for electing members of state lagislative assembalies in British India.

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