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Q. The American Civil War saw the end of

A
Landlordism
B
Slavery
C
Monarchy
D
Apartheid

Correct Answer

Slavery

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    A)Kapila
    B)Patanjali
    C)Vyasa
    D)Shankaracharya
    Answer: Vyasa
  • Q. Which Bhakti saint preached the concept of Vishishtadvaita?
    A)Ramanuja
    B)Sankara
    C)Madhava
    D)Nimbarka
    Answer: Ramanuja
  • Q. Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?
    A)Shyama Shastri
    B)Tyagaraja
    C)Muthu Swami Diskshitar
    D)Swati Thirunal
    Answer: Swati Thirunal
  • Q. In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June 1937?
    A)Central Provinces
    B)United Provinces
    C)Madras
    D)Assam
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. What was the most important cause of the invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni?
    A)To gain possession of the wealth of India
    B)To destroy idolatry
    C)To spread Islam into India
    D)To establish a Muslim State in India
    Answer: To gain possession of the wealth of India
  • Q. The greatest contribution of the British rule to the growth of India nationalism was the __________
    A)Racial arrogance of the British
    B)Introduction of western education in India
    C)Denial of Higher Jobs to deserving Indians
    D)Queen's proclamation of 1858
    Answer: Introduction of western education in India
  • Q. The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was
    A)78 AD
    B)108 AD
    C)58 AD
    D)128AD
    Answer: 78 AD
  • Q. In which state was the first non-Congress Government set up in independent India?
    A)Bihar
    B)Punjab
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Kerala
    Answer: Kerala
  • Q. The third person who presented himself for individual Satyagrah launched by Mahatma Gandhi in October 1940 was:
    A)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    B)Brahma Datt
    C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)None of these
    Answer: Brahma Datt
  • Q. There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohenjodaro. This is clear from the
    A)Religious beliefs of the Harappans
    B)Indus seals excavated
    C)Tools and implements used by the Harappans
    D)Different types of dwellings excavated
    Answer: Different types of dwellings excavated
  • Q. Who among the following initiated the Kheda Satyagraha?
    A)Mohanlal Pandya
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Sardar Patel
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: Mohanlal Pandya
  • Q. Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at
    A)Amritsar
    B)Lahore
    C)Calcutta
    D)Bombay
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Haider Ali
    C)Murshid Quli Khan
    D)Malhar Rao Holkar
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. When was Gandhi-Irvin Pact taken place?
    A)March 15, 1933
    B)September 23, 1932
    C)March 5, 1931
    D)February 10, 1930
    Answer: March 5, 1931
  • Q. Which of the following is the Journal published in Britain by the Committee of the Indian National Congress?
    A)India
    B)Calcutta Gazette
    C)Bengal Tribune
    D)Calcutta Tribune
    Answer: India
  • Q. What was the name assigned to Rishabhnath Tirthankar because of the mark on his right leg?
    A)Prajapati
    B)Hiranyagarbha
    C)Rishabh
    D)Vrihad Deva
    Answer: Rishabh
  • Q. The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated imprisonment was
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Pheroze Shah Mehta
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)BG Tilak
    Answer: BG Tilak
  • Q. Harshavardhana moved his capital from __________ to __________
    A)Delhi, Deogiri
    B)Thanesar, Kannauj
    C)Kamboj, Kannauj
    D)Valabhi, Delhi
    Answer: Thanesar, Kannauj
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    A)1784
    B)1783
    C)1872
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