Indian History Questions and Answers
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Q121
In which of the following countries were Buddha’s idols disfigured and removed recently?
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Taliban destroyed Buddha statues in Afghanistan.
Q122
The first woman Governor of a State in free India was
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman governor.
Q123
Name the Pakistan Prime Minister who signed the Simla Agreement in 1972?
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto signed the Simla Agreement.
Q124
Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
Answer: Option D
Explanation: A.O. Hume did not preside over any Congress session.
Q125
Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence?
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Telangana uprising was a significant peasant guerrilla war.
Q126
Gandhi’s concept of Trusteeship
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Trusteeship allows private ownership with moral responsibility.
Q127
The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of
Answer: Option C
Explanation: Dandi March was a key act of civil disobedience.
Q128
Which city and personality association is wrongly matched?
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Pondicherry was associated with Dupleix, not Francis Martin.
Q129
For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom the Doctrine of Lapse was not followed?
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Punjab was annexed through different means, not lapse.
Q130
Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India?
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Pulicat was the first Dutch settlement in India.