Q. The first economic thinker of India who showed through his writings that the basic cause of India’s poverty lay in the British exploitation and drain of wealth was

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Dadabhai Naoroji

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  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. M. A. Jinnah, in his early political life
    A)Initiated Hindu-Muslim unity
    B)Supported two nation theory
    C)Imagined Pakistan as an independent State
    D)Was a communalist
    Answer: Initiated Hindu-Muslim unity
  • Q. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
    A)Chand Bardai
    B)Vir Siroja
    C)Meerja Umed
    D)Nur Fateh
    Answer: Chand Bardai
  • Q. When Alexander invaded India, Taxila was ruled by
    A)Porus
    B)Ambhi
    C)Ashoka
    D)Bimbisara
    Answer: Ambhi
  • Q. Which of the following was the prime objective of M.K Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha?
    A)Economic relief to the common people
    B)Complete Independence for India
    C)Repeal of salt laws
    D)Curtailment of the Government's powers
    Answer: Repeal of salt laws
  • Q. At Jallianwala Bagh meeting __________ ordered the troops to open fire
    A)Irwin
    B)Benn
    C)Dyer
    D)Montagu
    Answer: Dyer
  • Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
    A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
    B)Large estate owners
    C)Revenue collectors
    D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
    Answer: Large estate owners
  • Q. The first Tirthankara of the Jains was
    A)Parshvanath
    B)Arishtanemi
    C)Ajitanath
    D)Rishabha
    Answer: Rishabha
  • Q. During which US President period, the Cuban Missile Crisis conflict was occurred
    A)Richard Nixon
    B)Lyndon B. Johnson
    C)Ronald Reagan
    D)John F. Kennedy
    Answer: John F. Kennedy
  • Q. Consider the following statements about Sudarshan Lake. Which of them is correct?
    A)Tushaap constructed a darn on the lake during Ashoka Maurya
    B)It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya
    C)First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign of Skandgupta
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. When was the August Kranti pulled back?
    A)1942
    B)1947
    C)1943
    D)1945
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
    A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
    B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
    C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
    D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
    Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
  • Q. The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were
    A)Afghans
    B)Mongols
    C)Turks
    D)A Jat tribe
    Answer: Turks
  • Q. The famous Buddhist scholar Ashvaghosha was a contemporary of which one of the following?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Ashoka
    C)Harsha
    D)Kanishka
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Lord Hastings
    C)Lord Dalhousie
    D)Bentinck
    Answer: Bentinck
  • Q. India was partitioned as a consequence of the formula contained in
    A)Attlee's Declaration
    B)Cabinet Mission Plan
    C)June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan
    D)Both B and C above
    Answer: June 3 Plan or Mountbatten Plan
  • Q. What is true about Lothal – ancient site? I. Lothal was an ancient port of Indus civilization. II. It was excavated by the S. R. Rao. III. Currently it is situated in the Pakistan.
    A)Only I, III
    B)Only I , II
    C)II, III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Only I , II
  • Q. Slaves who were in great demand under the Mughals were
    A)Persians
    B)Abyssinians
    C)Africans
    D)Afghans
    Answer: Abyssinians
  • Q. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named
    A)Revolutionary Socialist Bloc
    B)Socialist Bloc
    C)Forward Bloc
    D)Socialist-Congress Bloc
    Answer: Forward Bloc
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement? I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II

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