Q. Two major crops introduced in India during the Mughal period were

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Tobacco and Maize

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  • Q. Which reforms Act had created the office of the secretary of state for India?
    A)The Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
    C)The Indian Councils Act, 1861
    D)Minto-Morley Reforms, 1908
    Answer: The Government of India Act, 1858
  • Q. John Locke profounded
    A)Theory of Divine Rights
    B)Social Contract Theory
    C)Patriarchal Theory
    D)Theory of Force
    Answer: Social Contract Theory
  • Q. The first Mughal emperor of India was
    A)Humayun
    B)Shahjahan
    C)Babur
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas is not a part of Vedatrayi?
    A)Yajur Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Sama Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacturing of Harappan seals?
    A)Bronze
    B)Terracotta
    C)Copper
    D)Iron
    Answer: Terracotta
  • Q. Who among the British Governor- General shown great interest in the preservation of ancient monuments?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Lytton
    D)Lord Irwin
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. How many times Shivaji plundered Surat?
    A)Once
    B)Four Times
    C)Thrice
    D)Twice
    Answer: Twice
  • Q. Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
    A)Guru Ramdas
    B)Guru Angad
    C)Guru Arjun
    D)Guru Hargobind
    Answer: Guru Angad
  • Q. In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?
    A)1674
    B)1608
    C)1646
    D)1710
    Answer: 1674
  • Q. Who is called the “Lokhitwadi”?
    A)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    B)Dayanand saraswati
    C)Mahadev Govend Ranade
    D)Mul Sankara
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. “Go back to Vedas” This call is given by
    A)Vivekananda
    B)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
    C)Jyotiba Phule
    D)Dayanand Saraswati
    Answer: Dayanand Saraswati
  • Q. Which king started the organization of Kumbh fair at Allahabad?
    A)Dhruvasena Ii
    B)Harshavardhana
    C)Narshimhvarman
    D)Akabar
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. The Tokyo Conference which passed a resolution to form an Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was a conference of
    A)Indians living in Tokyo
    B)different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
    C)Indian prisoners of war in Japanese custody
    D)Indian revolutionaries living outside India
    Answer: different associations of Indians living in South-East Asia
  • Q. Which among the following ‘MATH’ is related with Buddhism?
    A)Chaitya
    B)Dakhma
    C)Khangah
    D)Angeri
    Answer: Chaitya
  • 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. Who did Mahatma Gandhi recognise as his political Guru?
    A)B. G. Tilak
    B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of __________ sections and 10 schedules
    A)330
    B)300
    C)321
    D)331
    Answer: 321
  • Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
    A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
    B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
    C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
    D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
    Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
  • Q. Historian Abdul Hamid Lahori was in the court of
    A)Akbar
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Shahjahan
  • Q. Assertion (A): Babur won the first Battle of Panipat. Reason (R): Babur was the first to introduce the use of cannons in India
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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