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Q. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year

A
1908
B
1906
C
1913
D
1917

Correct Answer

1908

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    A)Brother of Sambhavnath
    B)Father of Sambhavnath
    C)Friend of Sambhavnath
    D)Teacher of Sambhavnath
    Answer: Father of Sambhavnath
  • Q. The first Shivaji festival was held at Raigarh in __________
    A)1892
    B)1890
    C)1895
    D)1899
    Answer: 1895
  • Q. Which of the doctrines of Jainism was added by Mahavira?
    A)Observe continence
    B)Do not speak a lie
    C)Do not commit violence
    D)Do not steal
    Answer: Observe continence
  • Q. The Special Congress Session held in 1920 at Calcutta was presided over by
    A)LaIa Lajpat Rai
    B)Nehru
    C)Bose
    D)Gandhi
    Answer: LaIa Lajpat Rai
  • Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
    A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
    B)Large estate owners
    C)Revenue collectors
    D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
    Answer: Large estate owners
  • Q. Which state was the first victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”?
    A)Mysore
    B)Satara
    C)Hyderabad
    D)Awadh
    Answer: Hyderabad
  • Q. The strategy of ‘divide and rule’ had been actually practised by
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)Lord Dufferin
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  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct regarding Ancient Indian Literature that helps in restructuring of Indian history? I. Ancient literature is religious in nature, and contain exaggerated mythical story without any chronology i.e., puranic and epic literature II. A large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles do indicate an effort towards history writing
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    C)Both I and II
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  • Q. The Objective of Non-alignment of India’s foreign policy means
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  • Q. Which of the following is not an important limb of Vedas?
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    B)Siksha (Phonetics)
    C)Vyakarna (Grammar)
    D)Ashtadhyayi
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  • Q. Akbar defeated Durgawati and captured
    A)Jhansi
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    C)Gondwana
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  • Q. The Governor General who came to be known as father of communal electorate in India was
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    C)Lord Lainthgo
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  • Q. The issue on which the Civil disobedience movement of 1930 was launched was
    A)The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
    B)Equal employment opportunities for Indians
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  • Q. Who among the following was impeached in the UK for his actions in India?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Lord Hastings
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  • Q. The writer of Ram Charit Manas, Tulsidas, was related to which ruler?
    A)Nawab Vajib Ali Sah
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Harsha
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  • Q. Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the fold of the Indian National Movement?
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    B)The famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1900
    C)The Surat Split
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    A)1707
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    C)1715
    D)1756
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  • Q. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
    A)December, 1922
    B)September, 1920
    C)October, 1924
    D)November, 1925
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  • Q. Which report became the basis for enacting the Government of India Act 1935?
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