Q. Charminar was built by?

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Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah

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    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Assam
    C)Bihar
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
    A)1914
    B)1913
    C)1915
    D)1916
    Answer: 1913
  • Q. With the objective of raising the moral and material status of the untouchables Dr. B.R. Ambedkar organized:
    A)The Bahishkrit Hitkari sabha
    B)The Harijan Hitkari sabha
    C)The Harijan Uthan sabha
    D)The Bahishkrit Utthan sabha
    Answer: The Bahishkrit Hitkari sabha
  • Q. The First World Conference on Women in __________, generated a new interest in and debate on women’s issues
    A)Hyderabad
    B)Delhi
    C)Mexico
    D)Copenhagen
    Answer: Mexico
  • Q. Which year did Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath?
    A)1892
    B)1858
    C)1882
    D)None of these
    Answer: 1882
  • Q. The first newspaper which was published in India was
    A)The Bombay Gazette
    B)The Calculatta Gazette
    C)The Oriental Maganize of Calculatta
    D)The Bengal Gazette
    Answer: The Bengal Gazette
  • Q. What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
    A)Administrative reforms
    B)Social reforms
    C)Educational reforms
    D)Political consolidation
    Answer: Educational reforms
  • 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. In which session of the Indian National congress did the historic union of congress and Muslim League take place?
    A)Lahore session in 1940
    B)Tripuri Session in 1939
    C)Meerut Session in 1946
    D)Lucknow session in 1916
    Answer: Lucknow session in 1916
  • Q. Who was the author of the Kadambari, a great romantic play?
    A)Harshavardhana
    B)Banabhatta
    C)Baskarvardhana
    D)Bindusara
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in
    A)The promotion of people's welfare by him
    B)His extensive conquests
    C)His marathon army
    D)His exclusive patronage of Buddhism
    Answer: The promotion of people's welfare by him
  • Q. On account of his differences with Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Bose resigned the Presidentship of the Congress (April 1939) and organised a new party called
    A)Azad Hind Fauz
    B)Congress Socialist Party
    C)Congress Liberal party
    D)Forward Block
    Answer: Forward Block
  • Q. First Sino-Japanese War was fought in the year
    A)1894
    B)1848
    C)1901
    D)1896
    Answer: 1894
  • Q. What was the name of the assassinator of John F. Kennedy
    A)John Wilkes Booth
    B)Lee Harvey Oswald
    C)John Surratt
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald
  • Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Bengal to grow__________
    A)Tea
    B)Jute
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the
    A)Pallavas
    B)Rashtrakutas
    C)Pandyas
    D)Chalukyas
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram?
    A)Prasadas
    B)Rathas
    C)Mathika
    D)Gandhakuti
    Answer: Rathas
  • Q. A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
    A)Angas
    B)Prabandhas
    C)Nibandhas
    D)Chartis
    Answer: Angas
  • Q. Who began the Achintayabhedabhedavada School of theology?
    A)Mirabai
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Tulsidas
    D)Surdas
    Answer: Chaitanya
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    A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
    B)Subhas Chandra Bose
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

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