Q. A ‘Sabha’ in the Vedic period was a/an

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National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.

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  • Q. During Mughal rule, excellent cotton goods were woven in which one of the following centres?
    A)Surat
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Agra
  • Q. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Aurangzeb? I. He forbade the cultivation of Bhang II. Forbade singing at court III. A proficient player of Veena IV. His tomb is at Tughlaqabad
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)II, III and IV
    D)All the above
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The Ahmedabad Satyagraha of Gandhi was directed against
    A)Indian mill owners and non government officials
    B)British mill owners and government officials
    C)British non-government officials
    D)Indian government officials
    Answer: Indian mill owners and non government officials
  • Q. The Vijayanagara ruler, Kirshnadev Raya’s work Amuktamalyada, was in
    A)Sanskrit
    B)Telugu
    C)Tamil
    D)Kannada
    Answer: Telugu
  • Q. When did the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki happen?
    A)1942
    B)1941
    C)1945
    D)1940
    Answer: 1945
  • Q. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during “Battle of Plassey”?
    A)Mir Qasim
    B)Mir Jafar
    C)Sirajudduala
    D)None of these
    Answer: Sirajudduala
  • Q. When was the Tripartite Pact signed?
    A)1940
    B)1939
    C)1941
    D)1945
    Answer: 1940
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Poona Pact (1932)? I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B. R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Battle of Kannauj in 1540 was fought between Sher Shah and__________
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. In 1934 Mahatma Gandhi withdrew from active politics and even resigned his membership of the Congress because
    A)the political climate of India was unsuitable for any political movement
    B)of the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement
    C)he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
    D)of his opposition to the desire of congressmen to enter legislatures under the Government of India Act of 1935
    Answer: he wanted to devote himself fully to constructive programme and Harijan welfare
  • Q. Noor Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Baburnama was written by
    A)Babur
    B)Humayun
    C)Abul Fazl
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Who were called “Kukas”?
    A)Nirankari
    B)Namdhari
    C)Tilak
    D)Sri Aurobindo
    Answer: Namdhari
  • Q. The first Defence Minister of India was
    A)Gopalaswami Aiyangar
    B)K. M. Cariappa
    C)Baldev Singh
    D)Sardar Patel
    Answer: Baldev Singh
  • Q. The battle that led to the foundation of Muslim power in India was
    A)The second battle of Tarain
    B)The first battle of Tarain
    C)The first battle of Panipat
    D)The second battle of Panipat
    Answer: The second battle of Tarain
  • Q. Which of the following was the ‘Newspaper’ of Annie Besant?
    A)Indian Express
    B)The Hindu
    C)The Times of India
    D)New India
    Answer: New India
  • Q. The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was
    A)Plantations and mines
    B)Railways
    C)Banking and insurance
    D)Shipping
    Answer: Railways
  • Q. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
    A)land owned by the emperor himself
    B)entire Imperial establishment
    C)religious land grants
    D)land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
    Answer: land owned by the emperor himself
  • Q. A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar was
    A)Harivijaya
    B)Hemachandra
    C)Vastupala
    D)Bhadrabahu
    Answer: Harivijaya
  • Q. Which of the following act of India ensured the partition of India?
    A)Government of India Act, 1919
    B)Government of India Act, 1909
    C)Government of India Act, 1935
    D)None of these
    Answer: Government of India Act, 1935

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