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- Q. The Muslim League demanded creation of Pakistan (Pakistan Resolution) in its session held on March 24, 1940 at
A)Lahore
B)Karachi
C)Islamabad
D)Aligarh
Answer: Lahore
- Q. Queen Elizabeth I of England belongs to which dynasty
A)York
B)Stuart
C)Tudor
D)Normandy
Answer: Tudor
- Q. Who tried to rediscover India’s past?
A)Max Muller
B)Lord Lytton
C)S. N. Banerjee
D)Gokahale
Answer: Max Muller
- Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
A)II only
B)I only
C)Both I and II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I and II
- Q. Which of the undermentioned facts about Taj Mahal is not correct?
A)It was built by Shah Jahan
B)It is a magnificent Mausoleum
C)It is situated outside Agra Fort
D)The names of artisans who builtd it are engraved on it
Answer: The names of artisans who builtd it are engraved on it
- Q. Who started the first English newspaper in India?
A)Raja Rammohan Roy
B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C)J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
D)Lord William Bentinck
Answer: J. A. Hickey (James Augustus Hickey)
- Q. Who wrote the song ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara’?
A)Sahir Ludhianvi
B)Ashafaqullah Khan
C)Mohammad Iqbal
D)Ramprasad Bisrnil
Answer: Mohammad Iqbal
- Q. Which Sufi’s dargah is at Ajmer?
A)Qutbdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
B)Baba Farid
C)Moinuddin Chisti
D)Khwaja Bahuddin
Answer: Moinuddin Chisti
- Q. How many layers of Mohenjo-daro were found?
A)7
B)6
C)8
D)9
Answer: 7
- Q. In 1917 Anasuya Sarabhai had led the __________textile workers’ strike
A)Bombay
B)Ahmedabad
C)Calcutta
D)Malabar
Answer: Ahmedabad
- Q. Which of the following was not one of the historic decisions of the Lahore Session (1929) of the Indian National Congress?
A)Complete independence (Poorna Swaraj) as the goal of the Indian National Congress
B)Decision to launch a programme of civil disobedience
C)Decision to observe January 26 as the Poorna Swaraj Day
D)To treat the communal problem as a national issue
Answer: To treat the communal problem as a national issue
- Q. Which among the following was the most appropriate cause for the failure of Raziya?
A)Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
B)Her gender
C)Her unpopularity with the people of Delhi
D)Her incompetence
Answer: Her intention to be the ruler not only in name but also in fact
- Q. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as
A)Aravidu
B)Chandragiri
C)Hampi
D)Kondavidu
Answer: Hampi
- Q. Who played an important role in bringing all the states in the independent India into the country’s unity?
A)Hume
B)Sardar Patel
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: Sardar Patel
- Q. Who was the first chairman of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
A)Liu Shaoqi
B)Mao Zedong
C)Hua Guofeng
D)Hu Yaobang
Answer: Mao Zedong
- Q. Lord Mountbatten put forth the plan proposing the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan :
A)On June 3, 1947
B)On May 3, 1947
C)On July 3, 1947
D)On August 3, 1947
Answer: On June 3, 1947
- Q. Temple entry movement started mainly in Kerala aimed at which of the following
A)Keeping the monopoly of temples to Brahmin class
B)Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads
C)Allowing women to enter temple
D)Sanskrit lessons to be imparted only to Brahmin family members and others to be devoid of it in order to preserve its purity
Answer: Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads
- Q. When was Anglo-Zulu War fought?
A)1898
B)1879
C)1899
D)1900
Answer: 1879
- Q. The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women
A)1878
B)1875
C)1975
D)1956
Answer: 1975
- Q. In the year 1582, Akbar took the momentous step of
A)Removing Jaziya
B)Banning Sati
C)Forming an army of jackals
D)Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
Answer: Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
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