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Top Questions on History - General knowledge Questions and Answers

51. Who started the Iranian practise of 'Sajda' and 'Paibos'?

A) Balban
B) Iiltutmish
C) Alauddin Khilji
D) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

... Answer : A
Explanation : Ghiyasuddin Balban (1266-1287) was the first Sultan of Delhi to introduce the practice Sajda and Paibos where, in paibos you kiss the feet of the sultan and Sajda is prostration.

52. 'Dagh and Chehra' system in the military was introduced by

A) Iiltutmish
B) Alauddin Khilji
C) Balban
D) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

... Answer : B
Explanation : Alauddin Khilji introduced the two reforms in the army and started the system of branding the horses "Dagh" and full discription for each soldier "Chehra".

53. The Dual Government in Bengal was abolished in 1772 by

A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Clive
C) Warren Hastings
D) Lord Cornwallis

... Answer : C
Explanation : The Dual system of Government in Bengal which had been established by Robert Clive was abolished by Warren Hastings in 1772 and Bengal was brought under direct control of the British.

54. Who had started the first school for girls' education in Calcutta in 1849?

A) Drinkwater Bethune
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) Raja Rammohan Roy
D) Jyotiba Phule

... Answer : A
Explanation : A lawyer named John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune established Kolkata's first school for girls in 1849 called the Hindu Female School, which later came to be known as Bethune School.

55. 'The Asiatic Society' at Calcutta was founded by William Jones in

A) AD 1781
B) AD 1784
C) AD 1789
D) AD 1786

... Answer : B
Explanation : The Asiatic Society at Calcutta was founded on Jan. 15, 1784, by Sir William Jones, a British lawyer and Orientalist, to encourage Oriental studies.

56. Who was the first President of the Congress?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) W.C. Bannerjee
C) Pherozeshah Mehta
D) A.O. Hume

... Answer : B
Explanation : A O Hume organised the first meeting in Bombay with the approval of the Viceroy Lord Dufferin. Umesh Chandra Banerjee was the first president of Congress; the first session was attended by 72 delegates.

57. Which of the following Viceroy was responsible for the partition of Bengal?

A) Lord Dufferin
B) Lord Minto
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Lytton

... Answer : C
Explanation : The Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took place on 16 October 1905.

58. Swadeshi and Boycott movements started in the year of

A) 1906
B) 1908
C) 1905
D) 1904

... Answer : C
Explanation : Swadeshi Movement along with the Boycott movement was officially proclaimed on August 7, 1905 at the Calcutta Town Hall, in Bengal to oppose the Bengal partition.

59. Who was the President at 'Surat Session' of Congress in 1907?

A) Rasbehari Ghosh
B) Rasbehari Bose
C) A C Majumdar
D) Dadabhai Naoroji

... Answer : A
Explanation : Rasbehari Ghosh presided over the Surat session of Indian National Congress in 1907. In this session, the Congress was divided into two wings viz. Moderates and Extremists.

60. Home Rule League at Poona was started by

A) B G Tilak
B) Annie Beasant
C) S Subramaniya Iyer
D) All of the Above

... Answer : A
Explanation : Home Rule League established in April 1916, respectively, by Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak at the Bombay.

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