The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by
A. Md. Ali Jinnah
B. Mohammad Ali
C. Saukat Ali
D. Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
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When was first telegraph line started in India?
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When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth."?
A. Bertrand Russell
B. Leo Tolstoy
C. Albert Einstein
D. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?
A. Ripon
B. Mayo
C. Lytton
D. Curzon
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Who had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India?
A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B. GK Gokhale
C. Raj Ram Mohun Roy
D. MM Malaviya
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Of the following who transferred the capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr?
A. Mir Kasim
B. Mir Jaffar
C. Siraj-ud-Daulah
D. Mir Mudan
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Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1854?
A. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
B. Wajid Ali Shah
C. Sirajud daulla
D. Alivardi Khan
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of
A. India Wins Freedom
B. New India
C. Gita Rahasya
D. Discovery of India
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__________, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a 'Diamond Soul', for she had many brilliant facets to her character
A. Annie Besant
B. Krishnamohan Banerjee
C. Hari Mohan
D. Govind Chandra Sen
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Aruvipuram installation was done by __________
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Narayana Guru
C. Chattambi Swamikal
D. C.Kesavan
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Which scripture was called his 'mother' by Gandhiji?
A. Ramayana
B. The New Testament
C. Bhagwat Gita
D. The Holy Quran
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Which of the following was established first?
A. Banaras Hindu University
B. University of Bombay
C. Aligarh Muslim University
D. University of Allahabad
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The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at
A. Delhi
B. Kanpur
C. Lucknow
D. Madras
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In which year was the All India Muslim League founded?
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Against Lord and State was written by
A. K. N. Panikkar
B. Sri Ramakrishna
C. Chandra Sekhar Deb
D. Shyama Charan Sen
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Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the following is not true about him
A. He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in Maharashtra in the 1870s
B. Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their scriptures
C. His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism
D. The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers
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The Nehru Report of 1928 with proposals for constitutional reforms had been prepared by
A. Motilal Nehru
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Kamla Nehru
D. All of the above
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Annie Besant joined The Theosophical Society on 21 May __________
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In 1875, Sir Syed founded the Madarsatul Uloom in __________
A. Delhi
B. Aligarh
C. Bengal
D. Agra
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When King George-V and Queen of India visited India, a magnificent Durbar was held at
A. Calcutta
B. Delhi
C. Bombay
D. Madras
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