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Q. __________ joined the National Secular Society in 1874 and worked in the free thought and radical movements led by Charles Bradlaugh, MP

A
Tarachand Chakravarty
B
Annie Besant
C
D. R. Mukhopadhyaya
D
Brojnath Dhar

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

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    B)Only I
    C)II and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
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    A)Pataliputra
    B)Patna
    C)Peshawar
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Peshawar
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    A)commercialisation of agriculture
    B)overall shortage of food and its improper distribution
    C)poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices
    D)unremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production
    Answer: poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices
  • Q. Who among the following was an illiterate?
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Jahagir
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
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  • Q. Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919?
    A)The enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council
    B)Transfer of power to the Indians
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  • Q. Which one was the capital city of Byzantine Empire
    A)Rome
    B)Venice
    C)Vienna
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    B)220 BC
    C)208 BC
    D)206 BC
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    A)1908
    B)1906
    C)1913
    D)1917
    Answer: 1908
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    A)clad in black
    B)clad in white
    C)clad in red
    D)saffron clad
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  • Q. Who among the following leader draws his inspiration from M.K Gandhi?
    A)Jayaprakash Narayan
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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  • Q. Which among the following book based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj?
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    B)Rajatarangini
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    A)1948
    B)1937
    C)1950
    D)1955
    Answer: 1955
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    A)Amritsar
    B)Lahore
    C)Calcutta
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    A)Calcutta
    B)Multan
    C)Alwar
    D)Delhi
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