Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Dholavira is famous for which of the following?

Correct Answer

Water Conservation

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  • Q. Gautama Buddha was born at
    A)Sarnath
    B)Kusinagar
    C)Bodha Gaya
    D)Lumbini
    Answer: Lumbini
  • Q. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?
    A)Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    C)Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
    D)Acharya J. B. Kriplani
    Answer: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
  • Q. Who among the following had authored the book, ‘At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi’?
    A)Rajendra Prasad
    B)JB Kripalani
    C)Jayaprakash Narayan
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: Rajendra Prasad
  • Q. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
    A)Liaqat Ali Khan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    D)Lord Louis Mountbatten
    Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinnah
  • Q. What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
    A)Administrative reforms
    B)Social reforms
    C)Educational reforms
    D)Political consolidation
    Answer: Educational reforms
  • Q. Which one of the following is not a sect of Buddhism?
    A)Hinayana
    B)Mahayana
    C)Digambar
    D)Theravad
    Answer: Digambar
  • Q. The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of
    A)Lord Minto
    B)Lord Hastings
    C)Lord metcalfe
    D)Lord Macaulay
    Answer: Lord Hastings
  • Q. When was the construction of Great Wall of China started?
    A)252 BC
    B)294 BC
    C)249 BC
    D)221 BC
    Answer: 221 BC
  • Q. In the Delhi Sultanate an administrative unit called Pargana was headed by
    A)Barid
    B)Shiqdar
    C)Ariz
    D)Amil
    Answer: Amil
  • Q. The word Pakistan was coined by
    A)Jinnah
    B)Mohammed Iqbal
    C)Abul Kalam Azad
    D)Rahmat Ali
    Answer: Rahmat Ali
  • Q. Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
    A)Dhyana Mudra
    B)Abhaya Mudra
    C)Dharmachakra Mudra
    D)Bhumisparsa Mudra
    Answer: Dharmachakra Mudra
  • Q. Delhi was formally declared the future capital of the British India in :
    A)1909
    B)1906
    C)1912
    D)1911
    Answer: 1911
  • Q. Who succeeded Guru Nanak?
    A)Guru Ramdas
    B)Guru Angad
    C)Guru Arjun
    D)Guru Hargobind
    Answer: Guru Angad
  • Q. What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?
    A)To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
    B)To oust the British from India
    C)To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim society
    D)To organise the Muslims into a nationalist community
    Answer: To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
  • Q. Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
    A)Swami Dayananda Saraswati
    B)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    C)Lokmanya Tilak
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in
    A)1001 AD
    B)1004 AD
    C)1000 AD
    D)999 AD
    Answer: 1000 AD
  • Q. The greatest Chola king in the dynasty of the Cholas of Thanjavur was
    A)Rajaraja-I
    B)Parantaka
    C)Rajendra-I
    D)Kulottunga
    Answer: Rajaraja-I
  • Q. Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the
    A)Govemment of India Act, 1919
    B)Indian Councils Act, 1909
    C)Govemment of India Act, 1935
    D)Indian Independence Act, 1947
    Answer: Govemment of India Act, 1935
  • Q. Assertion (A): Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued currency of copper coins and declared them as legal tender. Reason (R): Sultan’s treasury was empty because of his short-sighted projects.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Who established in 1893 the society for the removal of Obstacles to the Hindu Religion?
    A)Raja Ram Mohan Rai
    B)Dayanand Sarshawati
    C)The Chapekar brothers
    D)None of these
    Answer: The Chapekar brothers

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