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- Q. Who was Nur Jahan’s son-in-law?
A)Nazim
B)Khurram
C)Abdul
D)Shahryar
Answer: Shahryar
- Q. India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies set up outside India. This society was founded by
A)VD Savarkar
B)Lala Har Dayal
C)Shyamji Krishnavarma
D)Madan Lal Dhingra
Answer: Shyamji Krishnavarma
- Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the cardinal principle of Bhakti Cult? I. It was influencing devotion to a personal God, whose grace was the only means of attaining salvation or Mukti. II. It stressed the idea of a personal God and pointed out the absurdity of the caste system in the presence of God and the futility of external rites and ceremonies.
A)Only II
B)Only I
C)Both I & II
D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
- Q. Who among the following British Officials suppressed the Revolt of Jhansi?
A)Henry Havelock
B)Colin Campbell
C)Henry Lawrence
D)Hugh Rose
Answer: Hugh Rose
- Q. As per ‘August Offer 1940’ the Constitution of India would be drawn by
A)House of Lords
B)House of Commons
C)Princely States
D)Indians
Answer: Indians
- Q. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
A)Chandragupta Maurya
B)Ashoka
C)Kanishka
D)Huvishka
Answer: Kanishka
- Q. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the
A)Forward Block
B)Communist Party of India
C)Socialist-Swarajist Party
D)Swarajya Party
Answer: Swarajya Party
- Q. The first Sultan who requested and obtained letters of investiture from the Caliph (Khalifa) was
A)Balban
B)Iltutmish
C)Firoz Tughlaq
D)Alauddin Khalji
Answer: Iltutmish
- Q. After a few years Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India and established the International Headquarters at Adyar, in__________
A)Canada
B)New Zealand
C)Australia
D)Madras
Answer: Madras
- Q. How many gandhara were in the religious family of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
A)85
B)80
C)90
D)95
Answer: 95
- Q. Which of the following powers did not fight for the Tungabhadra Doab?
A)Cholas and later Chalukyas of Kalyana
B)Pallavas and Chalukyas
C)Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
D)Vijayanagar and Bahmani kingdoms
Answer: Golconda and Ahmadnagar Sultanates
- Q. When did the Battle of Kosovo take place?
A)1366
B)1261
C)1389
D)1396
Answer: 1389
- Q. The revolt of 1857 had its beginning in
A)Plassey
B)Meerut
C)Madras
D)Bombay
Answer: Meerut
- Q. On which of the following systems of Hindu Philosophy , Shankaracharya wrote commentary in 9th century AD?
A)Vaisheshika
B)Sankhya
C)Yoga
D)Uttarmimansa
Answer: Uttarmimansa
- Q. The committee headed by Motilal Nehru constituted to draw up a blue print for the future constitution of India published
A)Constitution report
B)Nehru Report
C)Government of India Report
D)None of these
Answer: Nehru Report
- Q. Which of the following was not the saint of Varkari sect?
A)Namdev
B)Tukaram
C)Eknath
D)Kabir
Answer: Kabir
- Q. Krishnadevaraya built the Krishnaswami temple in Hampi, which is situated in the present state of
A)Calcutta
B)Karnataka
C)Jammu & Kashmir
D)Kerala
Answer: Karnataka
- Q. Who presided over the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 ?
A)Mahatma Gandhi
B)Sarojani Naydu
C)Subhash Chandra Bose
D)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Q. When is the Independence Day of Pakistan celebrated?
A)4th July, 1947
B)15th August, 1947
C)16th August, 1947
D)14th August, 1947
Answer: 14th August, 1947
- Q. The last Nanda ruler of Magadha who was overthrown by Chandragupta Maurya with the help of Chanakya was
A)Dhanananda
B)Mahapadmananda
C)Navananda
D)Not known
Answer: Dhanananda
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