CUET (UG) entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for History

Who led the Satyagraha movement in Dharasana?

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Jawaharlal Nehru presented the Objectives Resolution in the Constituent Assembly on 13 December, 1946. It gave a brief account of the ideals and objectives of the Constitution. Which of the following statement are correct in this context?

1. India was declared an independent sovereign republic.
2. Justice, equality and fraternity were assured to all the citizens of India.
3. Adequate safeguards were provided to minorities. It also referred to the well-being of the backward and depressed classes.

According to Jainism, Moksha or salvation can be attained by observing:

The minority was defined by different groups in the following ways:

1. N.G. Ranga, a socialist who had been a leader of _the peasant movement, stated that the term minorities be interpreted in economic terms. He emphasised that the real minorities were the poor and the downtrodden i.e., the masses of this country. These include tribal people and poor villagers who are exploited by moneylenders, zamindars, malguzar and other people.
2. Jaipal Singh, an Adibasi, stated that tribes were not a numerical minority but they needed protection. They have been disgracefully treated and neglected for the last 6,000 years. They have been perceived as primitive and backward.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

Who gave two nation theory?

Which of the following is correct regarding the Lingayats?

1. They challenged the idea of caste.
2. They question the theory of rebirth.
3. They encouraged the practices approved in Dharmashastras.
4. They did not practice funerary rites.

In which of the following year 'Hindu Mahasabha' was founded?

Consider the following statements regarding the "Pakistan" Resolution:

1. On 23 March 1940, the League moved a resolution demanding a measure of autonomy for the Muslim majority areas of the subcontinent.
2. Sikandar Hayat Khan, Punjab Premier and leader of the Unionist Party, who had drafted. · the resolution declared in a Punjab assembly speech on 1 March 1941 that he .was opposed to a Pakistan" that would mean "Muslim Raj here and Hindu Raj elsewhere ...
3. The origins of the Pakistan demand have also been traced back to the Urdu poet Mohammad Iqbal, the writer of "Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara"...

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

In which of the following day Muslim League announced ''Direct Action Day"?

Who has given the two nation-theories?

Under the Ryotwari system, the lands were surveyed every ______.

What was founded by Britishers to acquire more cotton?

What was the source of cotton after American Civil War break out?

Which of the following was not an objective of the Revolt of 1857?

Why did people from rural areas flock to the cities?

Hill station Shimla was founded during ______.

Principals focus in South Indian towns such as Madurai and Kanchipuram was the ______.

The Viceroy John Lawrence in 1864 officially moved his council to ______.

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