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- Q. The Nehru Report of 1928 with proposals for constitutional reforms had been prepared by
A)Jawaharlal Nehru
B)Motilal Nehru
C)Kamla Nehru
D)All of the above
Answer: Motilal Nehru
- Q. In which session of Congress the demand of “Purna Swaraj” was accepted as the aim of the congress ?
A)Madras
B)Calcutta
C)Nagpur
D)Lahore
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?
A)Vima Taktu
B)Vima Kadphises
C)Vasishka
D)Kujula Kadphises
Answer: Vima Kadphises
- Q. After the commencement of the government of India Act-1858, what name was to British Governor-General of India?
A)Governor of the state
B)Governor-General of India
C)Viceroy of the state
D)None of these
Answer: Viceroy of the state
- Q. The founder-president of Indian Independence League was
A)Subhas Chandra Bose
B)Rash Behari Bose
C)MK Gandhi
D)Motilal Nehru
Answer: Rash Behari Bose
- Q. Aurangzeb came to power after winning the war of succession and by defeating his three brothers
A)Shuja
B)Dara
C)Askari
D)Murad
Answer: Dara
- Q. For how many years Ajitnath Tirthankar practise harsh austerity?
A)Twelve
B)Ten
C)Fourteen
D)Sixteen
Answer: Twelve
- Q. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz?
A)IItutmish
B)Alauddin Khalji
C)Balban
D)Firuz Tughlaq
Answer: Balban
- Q. When was first telegraph line started in India?
A)1875
B)1851
C)1884
D)1900
Answer: 1851
- Q. Who among the following composed the Hindi version of Ramayana?
A)Valmiki
B)Tulsidas
C)Ramananda
D)Kabir
Answer: Tulsidas
- Q. In which century did the first movement against vedic ritualistic practices start?
A)14th century BC
B)19th century BC
C)5th century AD
D)600 BC
Answer: 600 BC
- Q. Where is the Bada Imambara located?
A)Lucknow
B)Agra
C)Patna
D)Allahabad
Answer: Lucknow
- Q. Which governor General abolished the ‘Sati System’ in India?
A)Lord Ripon
B)Lord Canning
C)Lord William Bentinck
D)Lord Dalhousie
Answer: Lord William Bentinck
- Q. I. Bengal Nawab was captured and put to death by Mir Jafar in the Battle of Plassey, 1757. II. After Mir Qasim, Nizam-ud-daula was made the Nawab of Bengal. III. The same person acted as the deputy Dewan on behalf of the East Indian Company and as Deputy Subedar on behalf of the Bengal Nawab. IV. In 1767, British Government ordered the East India Company to pay £400,000 per year. Which of these statement(s) is/are correct related to the Bengal Politics during the 18th century?
A)I & III
B)I & II
C)II & IV
D)III & IV
Answer: III & IV
- Q. Which Indian revolutionary was called by the Britishers as ‘The Father of Indian Disaffection and biggest traitor’?
A)Lala Hardyal
B)Lala Lajpat Rai
C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D)M G Ranade
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Q. Who was the Guru of Kabir?
A)Ramananda
B)Ramanuja
C)Vallabhacharya
D)Namadeva
Answer: Ramananda
- Q. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?
A)Atharva Veda
B)Sama Veda
C)Yajur Veda
D)Rig Veda
Answer: Rig Veda
- Q. The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by the
A)Tomars
B)Chauhans
C)Pawars
D)Pariharas
Answer: Tomars
- 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. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
A)II, I, IV & III
B)I, II, III & IV
C)I, III, II & IV
D)III, I, II & IV
Answer: I, II, III & IV
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