Q. Who got the monumental ‘Rayagopurams’ in front of the temples at Hampi, Tiru-pati, etc., constructed?

Correct Answer

Krishnadeva Raya

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    A)Arabia
    B)Samarkand
    C)Kabul
    D)Portugal
    Answer: Samarkand
  • Q. Rowlatt after whom Rowlatt Act was named was a
    A)General
    B)Justice
    C)Member of Parliament
    D)Secretary of State for India
    Answer: Justice
  • Q. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
    A)he suffered defeat in India
    B)he fell ill
    C)his forces refused to go further
    D)he did not like India
    Answer: his forces refused to go further
  • 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. When was the first Independence day unofficially celebrated before Independence?
    A)On 26th January 1931
    B)On 26th January 1929
    C)On 26th January 1935
    D)On 26th January 1930
    Answer: On 26th January 1930
  • Q. Who was the first leader to preside over the INC?
    A)S Subramanya Iyer
    B)Ananda Charlu
    C)WC Banerji
    D)Surendranath Bannerjee
    Answer: WC Banerji
  • Q. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
    A)Encouraging to give up puradh system
    B)Spreading education among Muslim women
    C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
    D)Propagating Quran as the only source
    Answer: Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
  • Q. Where is Muslim mosque situated where a hair of pagamber Mohammad Sahed has been preserved
    A)Ahmedabad
    B)Ajmer
    C)Srinagar
    D)Mecca
    Answer: Srinagar
  • Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
    A)Samkhya
    B)Purva Mimamsa
    C)Nyaya
    D)Uttara Mimamsa
    Answer: Samkhya
  • Q. Which among the following place, was not an important centre of the Revolt of 1857 ?
    A)Kanpur
    B)Agra
    C)Jhansi
    D)Lucknow
    Answer: Agra
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about The French East India Company?
    A)They established their first company in Surat
    B)The French East India Company took hold of Yanam in 1723 AD, Mahe on Malabar Coast in 1725 AD and Karaikal in 1739 A.D.
    C)The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
    D)The French East India Company was formed during the reign of King Louis XIV
    Answer: The French East India Company was formed in 1764 AD
  • Q. Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of which of the following wars
    A)First World War
    B)Austro-Prussian War
    C)Second World War
    D)Russia-Japan War
    Answer: First World War
  • Q. Which Mauryan king holds the title of Amitraghata?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Bimbisar
    C)Bindusara
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Bindusara
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Battle of Waterloo was fought in the year
    A)1805
    B)1800
    C)1807
    D)1815
    Answer: 1815
  • Q. In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to
    A)practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings
    B)follow three jewels and five vows
    C)renounce the world and attain right knowledge
    D)believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence
    Answer: follow three jewels and five vows
  • Q. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar took place on :
    A)April 13, 1919
    B)March 13, 1919
    C)May 13, 1919
    D)June 13, 1919
    Answer: April 13, 1919
  • Q. Genghis Khan died in the year
    A)1219
    B)1209
    C)1227
    D)1232
    Answer: 1227
  • Q. Who propounded the theory of ‘Economic Drain of India’ during British imperialism?
    A)Dadabhai Naroji
    B)W. C. Bannerji
    C)Gopalkrishna Gokhale
    D)Gandhiji
    Answer: Dadabhai Naroji
  • Q. Which ascetics of the Yoga school of Hindu philosophy influenced the Ramananda?
    A)Krishna Cult
    B)Kabirpanthi
    C)Nathpanthi
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Nathpanthi

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