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Q. __________co-edited ‘the National Reformer’ with Charles Bradlaugh and wrote many political and free-thought books and pamphlets from 1874-88

A
S. N. Banerjee
B
W. T. Stead
C
H. P. Blavatsky
D
Annie Besant

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

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    D)Shah Jahan
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    A)Beginning of Byzantine through the end of the Roman Empire
    B)AD 300 - AD 1600
    C)Beginning of Early Christian through the 13th or 14th centuries
    D)End of the Roman Empire through the Byzantine period
    Answer: Beginning of Early Christian through the 13th or 14th centuries
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    A)Racial arrogance of the British
    B)Introduction of western education in India
    C)Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
    D)Queen's proclamation of 1858
    Answer: Introduction of western education in India
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    A)Ajatashatru
    B)Bimbisara
    C)Udayin
    D)Kanishka
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  • Q. Which was the only city of the Indus without fortification?
    A)Mohanjodaro
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Harappa
    D)Chanhudaro
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  • Q. The family of the Rig Vedic Aryans was
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  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement on March 12, 1930 by
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    B)Lord Reading
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    A)Rani Laxmi Bai
    B)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    C)Kuar Singh
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  • Q. Which of the following are the basis tenants of Bhakti Movement?
    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
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    B)Elizabeth I
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  • Q. The Home Rule Society, popularly called ‘India House’ , had been established in London to promote the cause of Indian independence, by
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