Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:
- (a) Lord Canning
- (b) Lord Dalhousie
- (c) Lord Minto
- (d) Lord Hastings
- (b) Lord Dalhousie
The Doctrine of Lapse was instituted by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor-General of India in the service of the British East India Company from 1848 to 1856. The doctrine was a policy that allowed the British to annex Indian princely states by default: If an Indian ruler died without a direct natural heir, his territory would be annexed by the British.
The height of Landi Kotal is:
- (a) 3,117 feet
- (b) 3,517 feet
- (c) 3,317 feet
- (d) 3,717 feet
- (b) 3,517 feet
Landi Kotal is situated in the Khyber district of Pakistan and is 1,072 metres (3,517 feet) above sea level. It is the highest point along the famous Khyber Pass, near the boundary with Afghanistan.
The leader who supported Pakistan Resolution from U.P was:
- (a) Hussain Shaheed Suharwardi
- (b) Ch. Khaliq-uz-Zaman
- (c) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
- (d) Sir Abdullah Haroon
- (b) Ch. Khaliq-uz-Zaman
The leader who supported the Pakistan Resolution from U.P (United Provinces) was Ch. Khaliq-uz-Zaman. He was one of the prominent figures in the All India Muslim League in the United Provinces, and he played a key role in supporting the Lahore Resolution of 1940.
Hari Singh Nalwa fort is in:
- (a) Sibbi
- (b) Peshawar
- (c) Haripur
- (d) Hyderabad
- (c) Haripur
The ancient fortress built by Sikh General Hari Singh Nalwa in 1821-22, named Harkishangarh Fort, is located in Haripur. Though he built many other notable forts, such as Jamrud Fort near Peshawar, it was he who established this town and its main fortress in the Hazara region.
Name the viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre:
- (a) Lord Mayo
- (b) Lord Curzon
- (c) Lord Chelmsford
- (d) Lord Irwin
- (c) Lord Chelmsford
Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, which took place on the 13th of April in the year 1919. Lord Chelmsford served as the Viceroy from the year 1916 to the year 1921.
Which city is called “Heart of NWFP”?
- (a) Swat
- (b) Topi
- (c) Mardan
- (d) Kohat
- (c) Mardan
Mardan is often referred to as the “Heart of NWFP” (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Located in the central part of the province, it acts as a gateway to connect the southern areas with the northern areas like Swat and Malakand.
Who was the first captain of Pakistan cricket team?
- (a) Hafeez Kardar
- (b) Rashid Latif
- (c) Majid Khan
- (d) Muhammad Hanif
- (a) Hafeez Kardar
Abdul Hafeez Kardar played a significant role in the history of Pakistani cricket in the early years. He is referred to as the father of Pakistani cricket because he was the first Test captain from the nation. He played 23 Test matches for the Pakistani team from 1952 to 1958, and in all these matches, he was the team captain.
Gandhi started the Dandi March:
- (a) To boycott foreign made goods
- (b) To demonstrate against British
- (c) To break the salt law
- (d) To get some political motives
- (c) To break the salt Law
Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March, or Salt Satyagraha, was initiated on the 12th of March, 1930, and its primary target was the British Empire’s hold on salt. Under the Salt Act of 1882, the British government was granted a monopoly over the production and sale of salt, and a steep tax was levied on the commodity. Gandhi and his followers undertook a 240-mile march from their ashram in Sabarmati to the coastal town of Dandi and, on the 6th of April, 1930, produced salt from the sea water in a bid to defy the salt laws, which marked the commencement of the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir is:
- (a) Dal
- (b) Wullar
- (c) Nagin
- (d) Lotus
- (b) Wullar
Wullar Lake is the largest of the freshwater lakes in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and India. It is located in the Bandipora district. It is fed by the river Jhelum and is considered one of the largest freshwater lakes in Asia. It is an important flood reservoir and its size varies between 30 and 260 square kilometers.
Sher Shah Suri’s real name was:
- (a) Faizi Khan
- (b) Fazal Khan
- (c) Farid Khan
- (d) Fatah Khan
- (c) Farid Khan
Sher Shah Suri was born as Farid Khan, also known as Farid al-Din Khan, in 1486. Although born as a Pashtun ruler, he later became the emperor of the Suri Empire in the Indian subcontinent by defeating the Mughal emperor Humayun. His nickname “Sher Khan” or “The Lion King” was given to him after he killed a tiger, and later he adopted the title “Sher Shah” after he became emperor.