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- Q. Who was the first leader to preside over the INC?
A)S Subramanya Iyer
B)Ananda Charlu
C)WC Banerji
D)Surendranath Bannerjee
Answer: WC Banerji
- Q. The system of philosophy with which the name of Kapila is prominently associated is
A)Samkhya
B)Purva Mimamsa
C)Nyaya
D)Uttara Mimamsa
Answer: Samkhya
- Q. The Idea of federation was first proposed in
A)Morley Minto Reforms
B)Indian Councils Act of 1892
C)Montague Chelmsford Reforms
D)Nehru Report of 1928
Answer: Nehru Report of 1928
- Q. The All India Muslim League was founded in 1906 primarily to promote among Indian Muslims
A)political consciousness
B)mutual unity and goodwill
C)feeling of loyalty to the British Government
D)hatred for the Congress
Answer: feeling of loyalty to the British Government
- Q. How was the marital life of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)Good
B)Normal
C)Very Good
D)Very bad
Answer: Very bad
- 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. Baz Bahadur was a . . . . . . in the court of Akbar
A)Painter
B)Musician
C)Architect
D)Soldier
Answer: Musician
- Q. Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?
A)Surdas
B)Adi Shankaracharya
C)Ramanuj
D)Kapil
Answer: Adi Shankaracharya
- Q. Which one of the following indicates the correct chronological order of the Later Mughal Emperors?
A)Farrukh Siyar, Bahadur Shah-I, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
B)Bahadur Shah-I, Farrukh Siyar, Jahandar Shah, Muhammad Shah
C)Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
D)Jahandar Shah, Bahadur Shah-l, Muhammad Shah, Farrukh Siyar
Answer: Bahadur Shah-l, Jahandar Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Muhammad Shah
- 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. When Japan handed over Andaman Nicobar islands to Subhash Chandra Bose in Nov. 1943, he named these islands as :
A)Samaj Island and Swaraj Island respectively
B)Shaheed Island and Samaj Island respectively
C)Swaraj Island and Shaheed Island respectively
D)Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively
Answer: Shaheed Island and Swaraj Island respectively
- Q. The song ‘Jana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
A)Rashtra Jagriti
B)Jay He
C)Bharat Vidhata
D)Matribhoomi
Answer: Bharat Vidhata
- Q. Which of the following was the main part of Aurobindo’s programme to achieve independence?
A)Passive resistance
B)Organisation of secret societies
C)Constitutional agitation
D)Terrorism
Answer: Passive resistance
- Q. Who was the king during the french revolution
A)Louis XV
B)Napoleon
C)Louis XVI
D)Charles IX
Answer: Louis XVI
- Q. Krishnadevaraya maintained friendly relations with the
A)British
B)French
C)Protuguese
D)Dutch
Answer: Protuguese
- Q. Shivaji’s administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
A)Sher Shah
B)Kautilya
C)Akbar
D)Adi Granth
Answer: Kautilya
- Q. Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
A)Subhas Chandra Bose
B)P. C. Joshi
C)Acharya Narendra Dev
D)Ram Manohar Lohia
Answer: Acharya Narendra Dev
- Q. Tarabai, who conducted the affairs of the Maratha government from 1700 to 1707 AD, was the widow of the Maratha King
A)Shivaji II
B)Shambhaji
C)Raja Ram
D)Shivaji III
Answer: Raja Ram
- Q. What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August?
A)On this day Mahatma Gandhi started 'Quit India Movement'
B)On this day the Indian National Congress had demanded "Poorna Swaraj"
C)Anniversary of formation of Interim Government
D)Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
Answer: Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten
- Q. Seringapatnam was the capital of __________
A)Tipu Sultan
B)Pazhassi Raja
C)Kurumbranad Raja
D)Srimoolam Tirunal
Answer: Tipu Sultan
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