Q. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is

Correct Answer

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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    A)Mesopotamian civlization
    B)Indus Valley civilization
    C)Egyptian civilization
    D)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    Answer: Mesopotamian civlization
  • Q. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between
    A)Gandhi and Ambedkar
    B)Nehru and Ambedkar
    C)Malaviya and Ambedkar
    D)Gandhi and Nehru
    Answer: Gandhi and Ambedkar
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    A)Calcutta
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)New York City
    Answer: New York City
  • Q. The great exponent of Mahayana Buddhism was
    A)Vasubandhu
    B)Ashvaghosa
    C)Nagarjuna
    D)Nagasena
    Answer: Nagarjuna
  • Q. Who, among the following rulers, organised the Second Buddhist Council?
    A)Kalasoka
    B)Ajatashatru
    C)Ashoka
    D)Ananda
    Answer: Kalasoka
  • Q. The Province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Lytton
    C)Lord Dufferin
    D)Lord Curzon
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  • Q. In European history, which year is known as the year of revolution
    A)1765
    B)1732
    C)1848
    D)1896
    Answer: 1848
  • Q. Which of the following is the Journal published in Britain by the Committee of the Indian National Congress?
    A)India
    B)Calcutta Gazette
    C)Bengal Tribune
    D)Calcutta Tribune
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    B)Malik Muhammad Jayasi
    C)Mulla Wajhi
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    Answer: Malik Muhammad Jayasi
  • Q. The first grammarian of the Sanskrit language was
    A)Maitreyi
    B)Kalhana
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Panini
    Answer: Panini
  • Q. Before assuming the office of the Sultan of Delhi, Balban was the Prime Minister of Sultan
    A)Qutb-din-Aibak
    B)Nasir-ud-din
    C)Bahram Shah
    D)Aram Shah
    Answer: Nasir-ud-din
  • Q. The Battle of the Hydaspes was fought by Alexander the Great against
    A)Bessus
    B)King Darius III
    C)King Porus
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  • Q. The author of ‘A Nation in the Making’ was
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)SN Banerjee
    C)Hume
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    A)Pradesa
    B)Bhukit
    C)Vithi
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  • Q. November 26, 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because
    A)The constitution was adopted on this day
    B)India took a pledge of complete independence on this day
    C)India became a Republic on this day
    D)The first amendment of the constitution was passed on this day
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    B)1783
    C)1872
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    B)Gaur
    C)Chausa
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    C)Upanishads
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