Q. Under the Mughals, the Police duties in urban areas were entrusted to the officers known as

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Kotwal

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  • Q. Subject matter which Manu Smriti deals with is related to
    A)Politics
    B)Economics
    C)Law
    D)Arts
    Answer: Law
  • 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. The Mutiny was brought to an end with the fall of __________ into the hands of the British in India
    A)Awadh
    B)Meerut
    C)Gwalior
    D)Rohilkhand
    Answer: Gwalior
  • Q. The Round table conference at London met for the discussion of
    A)A future administration of India
    B)Provision of provincial autonomy
    C)Gandhi's demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement
    D)Congress claim to be the sole representative of Indians
    Answer: A future administration of India
  • Q. The Crimean War in 1854-1856 was fought between
    A)USA and England
    B)Russia and Turkey
    C)Russia and Japan
    D)England and France
    Answer: Russia and Turkey
  • Q. The Inca civilization was raised in which country
    A)Colombia
    B)Bolivia
    C)Peru
    D)Chile
    Answer: Peru
  • Q. Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. in
    A)Babylon
    B)Persia
    C)Macedonia
    D)Taxila
    Answer: Babylon
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal emperors is credited with composition of Hindi songs?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Examination was thrown open to all by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1813
    D)1784
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Throughout the 19th century intermittent uprisings occurred in Malabar, especially in the __________ and Valluvanad taluks.Twenty two such riots were reported from different parts of Malabar
    A)Cochi
    B)Ernad
    C)Travancore
    D)Kannur
    Answer: Ernad
  • Q. Who established the Hindu Dharma Sangrakshini Sabha in the year 1893 by :
    A)Raja Ram Mohan Rai
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Dyanand Sarshawati
    D)Damodar and Balkrishana Chapekar
    Answer: Damodar and Balkrishana Chapekar
  • Q. Which noted scholar wrote Vikramankadevacharita?
    A)Bilhana
    B)Kalhan
    C)Kalidas
    D)Jaydeva
    Answer: Bilhana
  • Q. Who among the following was responsible for making “Sikhism’ a militant force?
    A)Guru Teg Bahadur
    B)Guru Har Govind Singh
    C)Guru Govind Singh
    D)Guru Arjun Singh
    Answer: Guru Har Govind Singh
  • Q. Birbal was an advisor in the court of?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Aurangzeb
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
    A)Mauryas
    B)Satavahanas
    C)Guptas
    D)Cholas
    Answer: Satavahanas
  • Q. The East India Company was founded in India during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. In July 1933 the Congress decided to launch:
    A)Satyagrah
    B)An Individual Civil Disobedience
    C)Bharat Chhoro Aandolan
    D)None of these
    Answer: An Individual Civil Disobedience
  • Q. Harsha was the last great royal patron of
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Shaivism
    D)Bhagavatism
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. What were the crops raised by the Harappans? I. Cotton II. Wheat III. Barley IV. Peas Select the correct option
    A)I, II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)II and III
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. In 1937 , an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s proposals for ‘basic education’ through the vernacular medium was held at
    A)Bombay
    B)Surat
    C)Ahmedabad
    D)Wardha
    Answer: Wardha

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