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Q. Marcopolo is known for

A
Travelling to China, India and Asia
B
Discovering Greenland
C
Travelling round the Cape of Good Hope
D
Discovering Canada

Correct Answer

Travelling to China, India and Asia

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    A)Sharda Mukherjee
    B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit
    C)Fathima Beevi
    D)Sarojini Naidu
    Answer: Sarojini Naidu
  • Q. Which one country is still governed by a monarch?
    A)Iran
    B)Afghanistan
    C)Iraq
    D)Saudi Arabia
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
  • Q. Who started the Young Men’s Indian Association in 1914?
    A)Swarnakumari Devi
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Devendranath Tagore
    D)Rabindranath Tagore
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan’s period?
    A)Provincial Administrator
    B)District Administrator
    C)Village Administrator
    D)City Administrator
    Answer: District Administrator
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about Simon Commission?
    A)The British Government appointed the Simon commission in Nov., 1927
    B)The activities of Swaraj party had induced the British Government to review the working of the diarchy system introduced by the Montague- Chelmsford reforms
    C)Simon commission was opposed because its all members were the English
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission
    Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai died during the protest of Simon commission
  • Q. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the __________ Movement
    A)Non-cooperation
    B)Khilafat
    C)Swadeshi
    D)Civil Disobedience
    Answer: Swadeshi
  • Q. The earliest city discovered in India was
    A)Punjab
    B)Harappa
    C)Mohenjo Daro
    D)Sindh
    Answer: Harappa
  • Q. The Persian ruler who besieged Qandhar in Jahangir’s reign was
    A)Shah Parvez
    B)Shah Muhammad
    C)Shah Abbas
    D)Shah Raza
    Answer: Shah Abbas
  • Q. Who was known as the Morning star of Renaissance
    A)Dante
    B)Montesquieu
    C)Shakespeare
    D)Geoffrey Chaucer
    Answer: Geoffrey Chaucer
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar in 1602. Reason (R): He wanted to commemorate his conquest of Gujarat
    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. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
    A)Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
    B)Tarabai
    C)Peshwa Bajirao
    D)Shahu
    Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of Yuan Dynasty in China
    A)Genghis Khan
    B)Kublai Khan
    C)Batu Khan
    D)Berke Khan
    Answer: Kublai Khan
  • Q. Who is the only women historian to have written a historical account of Mughal Period?
    A)Zebun-nissa Begum
    B)Noorjahan Begum
    C)Gulbadan Begum
    D)Jahanara Begum
    Answer: Gulbadan Begum
  • Q. Which following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature? I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style. II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari. III. Dandin wrote Dashakumaracharita (the tale of 10 prince)
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)I & III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. Assertion (A): Shivaji aimed at establishing Maratha rule in Delhi. Reason (R): Shivaji took the leadership of the Maratha resistance against the Mughals.
    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: A is false but R is true
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
    A)Kabirdas
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    C)Tulsidas
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  • Q. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are?
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    B)Buddhist and Jain
    C)Buddhist only
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  • Q. The decline of Indian Handicrafts industry in the 19th century was attributed to
    A)Disappearance of Indian Princely Courts only
    B)Competition from British manufacturing industries only
    C)Establishment of alien rule only
    D)All of the above
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  • Q. Gandhi had given out the stirring call of ‘Do or Die’ during the __________ Movement
    A)Khilafat
    B)Non-cooperation
    C)Civil Disobedience
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  • Q. The famous painting ‘Last Supper’ is a creation of
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    D)Sandro Botticelli
    Answer: Leonardo Da Vinci

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