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Q. Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of

A
Lord Curzon
B
Lord Lytton
C
Lord Ripon
D
Lord Hardinge-I

Correct Answer

Lord Curzon

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    B)Rajasthan
    C)Bihar
    D)Gujrat
    Answer: Bihar
  • Q. Who called Sree Narayana Guru as ‘The Second Buddha’?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)G. Sankara Kurup
    C)Bodhananda Swamikal
    D)Moorkoth Kumaran
    Answer: G. Sankara Kurup
  • 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. In 1906 to protest discrimination against Indians in S. Africa Mahatma Gandhi started
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    B)Satyagraha at Durban
    C)Satyagraha at Port Elizabeth
    D)Satyagraha at Johannesburg
    Answer: Satyagraha at Johannesburg
  • Q. Which of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
    A)Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
    B)Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
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    Answer: Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
  • Q. The Sikh Guru executed by Aurangzeb after cruel torture was
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    B)Mahmud of Ghazni
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  • Q. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministries were
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  • Q. The coins of which of the following reveal their love for music?
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  • Q. In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of the Congress because
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