Q. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the hands of

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Governor-General in Council

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  • Q. Which of the following architectural wonders was not constructed in the 12th Century A.D.?
    A)Temple of Khajuraho
    B)Suntemple of Konark
    C)Angkor Vat
    D)Notre Darn, the Paris
    Answer: Suntemple of Konark
  • Q. During the Mughal rule, the police duties in the districts were entrusted to the officials known as?
    A)Mansabdar
    B)Faujdar
    C)Kotwal
    D)Amin
    Answer: Faujdar
  • Q. The East India Association was set up in :
    A)1857
    B)1866
    C)1836
    D)1885
    Answer: 1866
  • Q. The medieval city of Vijayanagar is now known as
    A)Aravidu
    B)Chandragiri
    C)Hampi
    D)Kondavidu
    Answer: Hampi
  • Q. Who wrote the book ‘A Gift to monotheists’?
    A)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    B)David Hare
    C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    D)Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
    A)Lothal
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Suktagendor
    D)Sotka Koli
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly
    A)because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
    B)because the English forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab
    C)because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield
    D)because of the capture of a band of Frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
    Answer: because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commanderin- Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
  • Q. When was the office of District Collector created?
    A)1772
    B)1786
    C)1771
    D)1773
    Answer: 1772
  • Q. In 1937, the Congress formed Ministries in
    A)9 states
    B)7 states
    C)5 states
    D)4 states
    Answer: 5 states
  • Q. Harshacharita the biography of Harsha, was written by
    A)Sudraka
    B)Banabhatta
    C)Sri Harsha
    D)Gunadhva
    Answer: Banabhatta
  • Q. The strategy of ‘divide and rule’ had been actually practised by
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)Lord Dufferin
    Answer: Lord Minto
  • Q. The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year
    A)325BC
    B)331 BC
    C)322 BC
    D)365 BC
    Answer: 331 BC
  • Q. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development?
    A)Seals
    B)The Pottery
    C)The boats
    D)The houses
    Answer: Seals
  • Q. Who issued a token currency in copper coins between AD 1329 and 1330?
    A)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    B)Alauddin Khilzi
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Feroz Tughlaq
    Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • Q. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form
    A)Kashmir
    B)Bengal
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Who started the construction of Colosseum in Rome
    A)Vespasian
    B)Nero
    C)Titus
    D)Domitian
    Answer: Vespasian
  • Q. Who is the founder of the concept “Sarvodaya”?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Vinobha Bhave
    C)Jai Prakash Narayan
    D)K. G. Mushroowala
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. British Crown assumed sovereignty over Indian from the East Indian Company in the year
    A)1858
    B)1857
    C)1859
    D)1860
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?
    A)Al-Biruni
    B)AI-Masudi
    C)Sulaiman
    D)Abdul Haq
    Answer: Al-Biruni
  • 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

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