Q. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year

Correct Answer

1643

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    A)Charak, Sushruta and Patanjali
    B)Charaka, Sushruta, and Bharata
    C)Charak, Sushruta, and Banabhatta
    D)Charak, Vatsyayana, and Banabhatta
    Answer: Charak, Sushruta and Patanjali
  • Q. Mahe was a colony of __________
    A)French
    B)English
    C)Dutch
    D)Germany
    Answer: French
  • Q. With which religion is Kaivalya associated?
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Sikhism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council ?
    A)Lord Mountbatten
    B)M. A. Jinnah
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)V. P. Menon
    Answer: Lord Mountbatten
  • Q. The Kuka movement started in mid-nineteenth century in
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Western Punjab
    C)Bengal
    D)Madhya Bharat
    Answer: Western Punjab
  • Q. Who was the National leader who wrote History of India on the walls of the Andaman Cellular Jail?
    A)Ambedkar
    B)Nandalal Bose
    C)Vir Savarkar
    D)Jyotiba Phule
    Answer: Vir Savarkar
  • Q. During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?
    A)Akbar
    B)Aurangazeb
    C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. I. Aurangzeb abolished Rahdari, Pandari and Pilgrim tax. II. Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of inscribing the Kalima on the coins. Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Aurangzeb?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. Which of the following statements about the Harappan people is incorrect?
    A)They worshipped gods in the form of human beings
    B)The Harappans were phallus worshippers
    C)They placed their gods in temples
    D)They looked upon the earth as a fertility goddess
    Answer: They placed their gods in temples
  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya decided to overthrow the Nandas because
    A)the Nandas were low-born
    B)Chanakya had been humiliated by the Nandas
    C)the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
    D)Chanakya wanted to restore the ideal of Kshatriya rule
    Answer: the Nandas had accumulated a great deal of wealth by extortion and oppression of the people
  • Q. In which of the following movement did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon?
    A)Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
    B)Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22
    C)Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
    D)Bardoli Satyagraha
    Answer: Ahmedabad Strike, 1918
  • Q. Who started the Indian Reforms Association?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)Narayan Guru
    C)Krishna swami Aiyar
    D)Keshav Chandra Sen
    Answer: Keshav Chandra Sen
  • Q. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India remained mainly localised because
    A)the peasants had no leadership and organisation
    B)they were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc.
    C)they grew out of local grievances
    D)the big landlords were allies of the British
    Answer: they grew out of local grievances
  • Q. The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
    A)Rashtra Jagriti
    B)Jay He
    C)Bharat Vidhata
    D)Matribhoomi
    Answer: Bharat Vidhata
  • Q. Ayurveda’ has its origin in
    A)Sama Veda
    B)Rig Veda
    C)Yajur Veda
    D)Atharva Veda
    Answer: Atharva Veda
  • Q. The Third Buddhist Council was patronised by
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Mahakashyap Upali
    D)Sabakarni
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. Who started the journal ‘The Commonweal’?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)N. G. Chandavarkar
    C)M. G. Ranade
    D)R. G. Bhandarkar
    Answer: Annie Besant
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    A)All the members of the commission were Englishmen
    B)Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause
    C)It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period
    D)Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police
    Answer: All the members of the commission were Englishmen
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    A)Thailand
    B)Singapore
    C)Britain
    D)Italy
    Answer: Singapore
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    B)Pani-Grahana
    C)Marriage Vows
    D)Both A and B above
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