Q. The caste system of India was created for

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Occupational division of labour

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  • Q. At the historic Tripuri Session of the Congress (March 1939) Subhas Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi’s official candidate for the Presidentship of the Congress. Who was Mahatma Gandhi’s nominee?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Abdul Kalam Azad
    C)Pattabhi Sitaramayya
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  • Q. Which famous book was written by Nostradamus
    A)Das Kapital
    B)Les Propheties
    C)The Tempest
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Les Propheties
  • Q. In the Mughal period the registers of the agricultural lands were maintained by
    A)Qanungo
    B)Kotwal
    C)Amin
    D)Krori
    Answer: Qanungo
  • Q. Shortugai (Indus Valley Civilization site) is in which country?
    A)Pakisthan
    B)India
    C)Afganisthan
    D)Tibet
    Answer: Afganisthan
  • Q. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 occurred during the Governor Generalship to
    A)Charles wood dispatch on education, influenced it towards female education
    B)Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non- Brahmins
    C)Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi
    D)Both A and B
    Answer: Both A and B
  • Q. What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Recurrent Floods
    B)Invasion of Aryans
    C)Earthquakes
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
    A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
    B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
    C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
    D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
    Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
  • Q. The Vedic deity Indra was the Goddess of
    A)Eternity
    B)Wind
    C)Rain and thunder
    D)Fire
    Answer: Rain and thunder
  • Q. Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao-II?
    A)Convention of Wadgaon
    B)The Treaty of Purandhar
    C)Treaty of Bassein
    D)Treaty of Salbai
    Answer: Treaty of Bassein
  • Q. Which of the means adopted under Self Respect Movement? I. Violent protests against upper classes II. Undermine position of Brahmin priests by formalizing weddings without them III. Boycott of temples and places of Brahmin residence
    A)Only II
    B)I and III
    C)Only III
    D)All the above
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. In which year did Gandhiji start Satyagraha Movement?
    A)1917
    B)1919
    C)1934
    D)1909
    Answer: 1917
  • Q. Which of the following works taken up even after the decline of the movement?
    A)Carry forward Raja Ram Mohan Roy's tradition of public education on social, economic and political questions
    B)Fight for women's rights and education
    C)Took up farmers issues and fought for their better treatment and against oppressive zamindars
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
    A)Calcutta
    B)Lucknow
    C)Bombay
    D)Madras
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. As per government of India Act-1858, how many members were appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India?
    A)15
    B)10
    C)13
    D)14
    Answer: 15
  • Q. A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I had been presented by
    A)Sir Thomas Roe
    B)Lord Clive
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Captain Hawkins
    Answer: Sir Thomas Roe
  • Q. Who wrote Tughlaqnama?
    A)Amir Khusrau
    B)Abu Nasr Utbi
    C)Abul Fazl
    D)Hasan Nizami
    Answer: Amir Khusrau
  • Q. During Aurangzeb’s reign, which of the following were not included in his government?
    A)Marathas
    B)Rajputs
    C)Pathans
    D)All of these
    Answer: Marathas
  • Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Sardar Patel brought all the Indian States into the Country’s unity
    A)By using armed forces
    B)By a bloody revolution
    C)By a bloodless revolution
    D)With the help of the English
    Answer: By a bloodless revolution
  • Q. The worship of images (of Buddha) in India began during the period
    A)Sunga
    B)Mauryan
    C)Kushana
    D)Gupta
    Answer: Kushana

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