Q. “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus.” To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?

Correct Answer

Revolt of 1857

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    A)Bharhut
    B)Sanchi
    C)Amaravati
    D)Nagarjunkondas
    Answer: Sanchi
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    A)Malwa
    B)Awadh
    C)Gujarat
    D)Chittor
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Who has called the Prime Minister Primus inter pares (first among equlas)?
    A)Harcourt
    B)Morely
    C)Laski
    D)Lowell
    Answer: Morely
  • Q. Which of the following temples were destroyed by Aurangzeb? I. Somnath temple II. Vishwanath temple III. Keshav Rai temple IV. Meenakshi temple
    A)I, II and IV
    B)I, II and III
    C)II, III and IV
    D)All the above
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________
    A)The Government of India
    B)Secretary of State for India
    C)Parliament of England
    D)By Indian National Congress
    Answer: The Government of India
  • Q. The communal electorate was introduced for the first time in India in
    A)1935
    B)1919
    C)1906
    D)1909
    Answer: 1909
  • Q. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in the year
    A)1556 A.D.
    B)1526 A.D.
    C)1761 A.D.
    D)1776 A.D.
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  • Q. The author of ‘A Nation in the Making’ was
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    B)SN Banerjee
    C)Hume
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    A)The revival of Sikh sovereignty
    B)To purify Sikh religion of its abuses and superstitions
    C)Both A and B above
    D)The revival of the Khalsa
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. During young age, what did Sambhavnath Tirthankar feel while watching the dispersal of medieval clouds?
    A)Mortification
    B)Togetherness
    C)Happy
    D)Sad
    Answer: Mortification
  • Q. Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown , was made from
    A)Calcutta
    B)London
    C)Delhi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Allahabad
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    C)Both I and II
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    A)Samkhya
    B)Purva Mimamsa
    C)Nyaya
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  • Q. Sufi Sect’ originated and developed in
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    B)Islam
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  • Q. On the Direct Action Day unprecedented bloodshed took place (as a result of Hindu-Muslim riots) in
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    B)Archaeology
    C)Epigraphy
    D)Palaeography
    Answer: Epigraphy
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    A)Angad
    B)Amar Das
    C)Ram Das
    D)Arjan
    Answer: Amar Das
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    A)1751
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