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Q. The term ‘Cold War’ was coined by

A
Prof. Lippmann
B
Bernard Baruch
C
Palmer Perkins
D
Roosevelt

Correct Answer

Bernard Baruch

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    A)Fat Man
    B)Fat Boy
    C)Scorpion
    D)Death Kiss
    Answer: Fat Man
  • Q. The guerilla warfare was pioneered by
    A)Akbar
    B)Aurangzeb
    C)Shivaji
    D)Balaji Rao
    Answer: Shivaji
  • Q. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
    A)To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
    B)To oust the British from India
    C)To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society
    D)To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community
    Answer: To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
  • Q. Which of the following countries is regarded as the home of ‘Fabian Socialism’?
    A)England
    B)Russia
    C)France
    D)Italy
    Answer: England
  • Q. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by the timely action of
    A)Morley
    B)Minto
    C)Northbrook
    D)Hastings
    Answer: Northbrook
  • Q. Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?
    A)Robert Clive
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Cornwallis
    D)Dalhousie
    Answer: Cornwallis
  • Q. In India, Ancient Iron Age is attached with
    A)Black and Red Pottery
    B)Gray pottery
    C)Ocher Coloured Pottery
    D)Northern Black Polish Pottery
    Answer: Gray pottery
  • Q. Arab merchant, Suleiman, came to India in 9th century in the kingdom of
    A)Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty
    B)Vijaysena of Sena dynasty
    C)Gopala of the Pala dynasty
    D)Dantidurga of Rashtrakuta dynasty
    Answer: Mihira Bhoja of Prathihara dynasty
  • Q. What was the policy of “doctrine of lapse”?
    A)States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
    B)States were allowed to adopt son as an heir
    C)According to this system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army
    D)None of these
    Answer: States were not allowed to adopt son as an heir
  • Q. Who captured Beijing in 1644?
    A)Li Zicheng
    B)Chongzhen Emperor
    C)Wu Sangui
    D)Yao Xueyin
    Answer: Li Zicheng
  • Q. Which painting is made from Fresco style?
    A)Piklikhal
    B)Bhimbetka
    C)Ajanta
    D)Ellora
    Answer: Ajanta
  • Q. What was the symbol of Sambhavanatha Tirthankar?
    A)Cow
    B)Elephant
    C)Horse
    D)Tortoise
    Answer: Horse
  • Q. In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy?
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1878
    D)1885
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Narayana Guru started a Sanskrit school in __________
    A)Kottayam
    B)Varkala
    C)Mahi
    D)Calicut
    Answer: Varkala
  • Q. What is ‘Patriarchal Society’?
    A)System that values men more than women
    B)System that values women more than men
    C)System that values both men and women equally
    D)System that values elders
    Answer: System that values men more than women
  • Q. The Ryotwari System of Land Tenure to a situation where
    A)The Ryot is an occupancy tenant of his/her land and pays the land revenue to the Zamindar
    B)The Ryot is the owner of the land held by him/ her and directly pays the revenue assessed on the land to the State
    C)The person cultivates the land leased from a landlord and inreturn pays rent to the landlord
    D)The land is collectively owned and cultivated on a cooperative basis
    Answer: The Ryot is the owner of the land held by him/ her and directly pays the revenue assessed on the land to the State
  • Q. Which of the following books is based on Astrology?
    A)Aryabhattiya
    B)Romak Siddhanta
    C)Hora Shastra
    D)Brahma Siddhanta
    Answer: Hora Shastra
  • Q. Robert Clive, the Governor General of the __________
    A)French
    B)Dutch
    C)British
    D)Portuguese
    Answer: British
  • Q. Aurangzeb (1658-1707 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Mughal
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Haryanka
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. Bicameral Legislature was first provided to India by the
    A)Government of India Act of 1935
    B)Pitt's India Act
    C)Government of India Act of 1919
    D)Council Act of 1861
    Answer: Government of India Act of 1919

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