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Q. __________ started The Adyar Bulletin, which continued until 1929

A
J. Krishnamurti
B
Annie Besant
C
Durgabai Deshmukh
D
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

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    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. When did the Nawabs of Bengal surrender to the British East India Company?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1757
    D)1765
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. I. Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the “Calcutta Unitarian Committee”. II. Social Service League was established by Mahadev Govind Ranade. III. Deccan Education Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale. IV. Annie Besant started the Central Hindu School. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct with reference to the reformers & leaders of India’s Struggle for Independence?
    A)I & IV
    B)I, II & IV
    C)II & III
    D)III Only
    Answer: I & IV
  • Q. Which book described the Arab invasion of Sindh for the very first time?
    A)Baburnama
    B)Shahnama
    C)Akbarnama
    D)Chachnama
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  • Q. The British government declared Communist Party of India illegal in:
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    B)1924
    C)1930
    D)1939
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  • Q. Upon whom was the title ‘Punjab Kesari’ conferred?
    A)Sardar Baldev Singh
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)Ranjit Singh
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    A)Sayyid Ahmed Khan
    B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
    C)Aga Khan
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    A)Ideas were the Bhakti movement—devotion to God with the help of a priest. Bhakti to God was accepted as damnation
    B)Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
    C)Spiritual sessions in meeting places known as zawiyas, khanqahs, or tekke
    D)Described as the interiorization, and intensification of human faith and practice
    Answer: Ideas was the Bhakti movement—devotion to God. Bhakti to God was accepted as salvation
  • Q. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
    A)Al-Biruni
    B)AI-Masudi
    C)Sulaiman
    D)Abdul Haq
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  • Q. The first metal used by man was
    A)Copper
    B)Aluminium
    C)Iron
    D)Silver
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  • Q. Bangladesh was created in
    A)1972
    B)1970
    C)1973
    D)1971
    Answer: 1971
  • Q. Queen Elizabeth I of England belongs to which dynasty
    A)York
    B)Stuart
    C)Tudor
    D)Normandy
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    A)Madhava
    B)Vallabhacharya
    C)Merabai
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Madhava
  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of the government of India Act, 1858?
    A)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    B)India was to be governed in the Queen's name
    C)Provision for the creation of an Indian Civil Service under the control of the Secretary of State
    D)The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
    Answer: The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
  • Q. Who brought out a paper with the title of the ‘loyal Muhammadanans of India’ ?
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    A)Arch
    B)Dome
    C)The narrow columns
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