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Q. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?

A
Rousseau
B
Locke
C
Hegel
D
Plato

Correct Answer

Rousseau

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  • Q. The medieval Hindu ruler who was a contemporary of Akbar, and took the title of Vikramaditya was
    A)Sadasiva Raya (of Vijayanagar)
    B)Rana Pratap (of Mewar)
    C)Raja Man Singh (of Amber)
    D)Hemachandra (Hemu)
    Answer: Hemachandra (Hemu)
  • Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Kumaragupta
    C)Skandgupta
    D)Chandragupta
    Answer: Skandgupta
  • Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
    A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
    B)Promote heavy industries in India
    C)More foodstuff in case of famine
    D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
    Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
  • Q. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of __________
    A)Kabul
    B)Herat
    C)Hydaspes
    D)Arbela
    Answer: Hydaspes
  • Q. The Triple Alliance agreement between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy was formed in the year
    A)1889
    B)1882
    C)1901
    D)1909
    Answer: 1882
  • Q. Who among the following reformer associated with the passing of the Widow Remarriage Act?
    A)Raja Rammohan Roy
    B)Swami Vivekananda
    C)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
    D)Ramakrishna Paramahansa
    Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  • Q. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1757
    D)1765
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Who wrote Mudrarakshasa?
    A)Panini
    B)Vishakhadatta
    C)Patanjali
    D)Shudrak
    Answer: Vishakhadatta
  • Q. The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by
    A)Mohammad Ali
    B)Md. Ali Jinnah
    C)Saukat Ali
    D)Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    Answer: Sir Sayyed Ahmad Khan
  • Q. Charminar was built by?
    A)Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
    B)Humayun
    C)Ashoka
    D)Narasimha
    Answer: Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah
  • Q. Prince Salim was the name of the future Emperor__________
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Jahangir
  • 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. With whom is ‘Junagarh Rock Inscription’ associated?
    A)Bimbisara
    B)Rudradaman
    C)Chandragupta-II
    D)Gautamiputra Satakarni
    Answer: Rudradaman
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding Gyana Prasarak Mandalis or student literary and scientific societies is / are correct? I. Formed by common people to educate youth II. Had two branches Marathi and Guajarati III. Aimed to start schools for girls. IV. Organized lectures to propagate their ideas
    A)I III and IV only
    B)I and II only
    C)II and III only
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: II, III and IV
  • Q. Who founded Abhinav Bharat ?
    A)Arbindo Ghosh
    B)V.D.Savarkar
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)None of these
    Answer: V.D.Savarkar
  • Q. The use of spinning wheel (Charkha) became common during the
    A)10th Century AD
    B)9th Century AD
    C)12th Century AD
    D)14th Century AD
    Answer: 14th Century AD
  • Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?
    A)Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
    B)Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
    C)Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC
    D)Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator
    Answer: Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
  • Q. Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against the injustice done to
    A)Turkey
    B)Persia
    C)Arabia
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Turkey
  • Q. Which Goddess was worshipped as the “Goddess of Wisdom” by the Greeks
    A)Apollo
    B)Athena
    C)Zeus
    D)Diana
    Answer: Athena
  • Q. At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651 ?
    A)Qasim Bazar
    B)Calcutta
    C)Singur
    D)Burdwan
    Answer: Qasim Bazar

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