Q. Akbar’s son and successor Salim, on becoming the emperor, assumed the name of

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Nuruddin Muhammad Jahangir

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    A)Rafi-ud-DaIjat
    B)Farrukhsiyar
    C)Rafi-ud-Daula
    D)Muhammad Shah
    Answer: Muhammad Shah
  • Q. All India State’s Peoples Conference formed in 1927 launched popular movements in
    A)British Provinces
    B)Princely States
    C)Hill Regions
    D)Tribal Areas
    Answer: Princely States
  • Q. The Religious lessons of ‘Jews’ are called
    A)Musa Sanhita (Torah)
    B)Gnome Collection (Sukti Sangraha)
    C)Tripitaka
    D)Tend Alesta
    Answer: Musa Sanhita (Torah)
  • Q. What is Gandhi’s definition of Rama Raj?
    A)Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
    B)The rule as it was during the time of Rama
    C)The greatest good of all
    D)The absolute powerconcentrated in the hands ofa king
    Answer: Sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority
  • Q. Select the correct statement (s) related to the Vallabhacharya: I. His doctrine came to be known as “Pushti Marga” for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna’s sports. II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the “Hare Krishnas”
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Who was the court poet of Harsha-vardhana?
    A)Ravi Kirti
    B)Bhani
    C)Banabhatta
    D)Vishnu Sharma
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. The Communal Award, which was subsequently changed following Gandhi’s fast unto death in a jail at Poona, had been given by
    A)Lloyd George
    B)Ramsay Mcdonald
    C)Stanley Baldwin
    D)AV Alexander
    Answer: Ramsay Mcdonald
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda’s contribution to society and educating masses is through following ways: I. Condemned caste system and current rituals and superstitions II. Criticized for having lost touch with rest of world and for becoming stagnant and mummified III. Subscribed to Vedanta which he considered fully rational system
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Only III
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Which one of the following was the last Buddhist text produced In India?
    A)Dohakosa
    B)Divya Vandana
    C)Vjrachedika
    D)Vamsathapakasini
    Answer: Vamsathapakasini
  • Q. The Permanent Settlement was enforced on__________
    A)1793
    B)1693
    C)1893
    D)1933
    Answer: 1793
  • Q. Who was the first woman President of Congress?
    A)Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
    B)Mrs. Annie Besant
    C)Mrs. Nelline Sengupta
    D)Aruna Asaf Ali
    Answer: Mrs. Annie Besant
  • Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
    A)Firuz Shah
    B)Nadir Shah
    C)Mohammed Shah
    D)Mohammed Ghori
    Answer: Nadir Shah
  • Q. Which of the following is/are poetry and drama?
    A)Raghuvamsa
    B)Kumarasambhava
    C)Abhijnanashakuntalam
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?
    A)AtharvaVedas
    B)Rig Vedas
    C)Aryankas
    D)Upanishad
    Answer: Upanishad
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding Ahmadiya Movement is/are correct? I. Founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed II. It described itself as standard bearer of Mohammedan Renaissance III. Based itself on the principles of Brahmo Samaj IV. Opposed jihad and worked for spreading western liberal education among Indian Muslims
    A)Only I and IV
    B)Only I and II
    C)Only I, II and IV
    D)All of the above are correct
    Answer: All of the above are correct
  • Q. The first Defence Minister of India was
    A)Gopalaswami Aiyangar
    B)K. M. Cariappa
    C)Baldev Singh
    D)Sardar Patel
    Answer: Baldev Singh
  • Q. In which year Francis II, founded the Empire of Austria
    A)1809
    B)1804
    C)1820
    D)1822
    Answer: 1804
  • Q. Wavell Plan- essentially dealing with Indian demand of self-rule and reconstitution of Viceroy’s Council was put forth by Lord Wavell in:
    A)1942
    B)1935
    C)1945
    D)1943
    Answer: 1945
  • 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
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    A)Germans
    B)Portuguese
    C)Spanish
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Spanish

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