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Q. East Timor, in Indonesian, Archipelago, was the former colony of

A
English
B
Dutch
C
French
D
Portuguese

Correct Answer

Portuguese

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    A)Ramanujana
    B)Ramananda
    C)Shakracharya
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Ramananda
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    A)Shivaswami Iyer
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Shivaswami Iyer
  • Q. Which of the following cities was founded by Krishnadevaraya?
    A)Nagalpura
    B)Warangal
    C)Udayagiri
    D)Chandragiri
    Answer: Nagalpura
  • Q. When did the Vietnam war occur?
    A)1948
    B)1937
    C)1950
    D)1955
    Answer: 1955
  • Q. The congress policy of prayer and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)B G Tilak
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)None of these
    Answer: B G Tilak
  • Q. Name the king who invaded Delhi and plundered the Kohinoor diamond __________
    A)Firuz Shah
    B)Nadir Shah
    C)Mohammed Shah
    D)Mohammed Ghori
    Answer: Nadir Shah
  • Q. Who is regarded as the father and founder of the Indian National Congress?
    A)SN Banerjee
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)AO Hume
    D)Pheroze Shah Mehta
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  • Q. Which one of the following rulers laid the foundation of a new town where the modern city of Agra stands?
    A)Sikandar Lodi
    B)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    C)Akbar
    D)Shahjahan
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  • Q. During the reign of which ruler Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India?
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  • Q. Akbar had got constructed the Buland Darwaza to commemorate his victory of
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    B)Gujarat
    C)Bengal
    D)Odisha
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Which of the following statements regarding Gyana Prasarak Mandalis or student literary and scientific societies is / are correct? I. Formed by common people to educate youth II. Had two branches Marathi and Guajarati III. Aimed to start schools for girls. IV. Organized lectures to propagate their ideas
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    B)I and II only
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  • Q. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in
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    A)Mandalay
    B)Mandal
    C)Australia
    D)Andaman
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    A)1906
    B)1901
    C)1909
    D)1910
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    C)Karachi agreement
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  • Q. Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were hanged on March 23, 1931?
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