Q. The historic fast by Gandhi came to an end as a result of the

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Poona Pact

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  • Q. Nalanda University was a great centre of learning, especially in
    A)Jainism
    B)Buddhism
    C)Vaishnavism
    D)Tantra
    Answer: Buddhism
  • Q. The last Buddhist king who was a great Sanskrit scholar and a writer was
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Harshavardhana
    Answer: Harshavardhana
  • Q. Who was the first nun of Gautama Buddha?
    A)Smriti
    B)Meenakshi
    C)Gautami
    D)Gargi
    Answer: Gautami
  • Q. Which of the following books were written by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru? I. Discovery of India II. Outline of History III. Glimpses of World History IV. A Study of History
    A)II & IV
    B)I & IV
    C)I & III
    D)I, II, III & IV
    Answer: I & III
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year
    A)1908
    B)1906
    C)1913
    D)1917
    Answer: 1908
  • Q. Who amongst the following is associated with the study of the Harappan Civilization?
    A)Cunningham
    B)Charles Mason
    C)M. Wheeler
    D)M.S. Vats
    Answer: M.S. Vats
  • Q. Who said “Every blow on my body will prove a nail in the coffin of the British Empire”?
    A)Kunwar Singh
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Chandra Sekhar Azaad
    Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. Crimean War was started in the year
    A)1857
    B)1853
    C)1862
    D)1870
    Answer: 1853
  • Q. Which of the following temples was not constructed by Chandela dynasty?
    A)Chaturbhuja
    B)Kandariya Mahadev
    C)Lakshman
    D)Somnath
    Answer: Somnath
  • Q. The Sage who is said to have Aryanised South India, was
    A)Vashistha
    B)Yagnavalkya
    C)Agastya
    D)Vishwamitra
    Answer: Agastya
  • Q. Who was the in-charge of a pargana?
    A)Pattidar
    B)Amin
    C)Shiqdar
    D)Oanungo
    Answer: Shiqdar
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda’s father, __________, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects
    A)Narendra Nath Datta
    B)Vishwanath Datta
    C)Sri Ramakrishna
    D)Rashik Krishna Mallik
    Answer: Vishwanath Datta
  • Q. Who was the regent of Akbar in his early days?
    A)Bairam Khan
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Tansen
    D)Todarmal
    Answer: Bairam Khan
  • Q. The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by
    A)Montford Reforms
    B)The Council Act of 1909
    C)August Offer
    D)The Government of India Act of 1935
    Answer: August Offer
  • Q. The Mongols under__________ invaded Transoxiana in north-east Iran in 1219
    A)Nadir Shah
    B)Timur Lang
    C)Ahmed Shah Abdali
    D)Genghis Khan
    Answer: Genghis Khan
  • Q. Which one of the following traders first came to India during the Mughal period?
    A)Dutch
    B)Portuguese
    C)Danish
    D)Britis
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak introduced the slogan Swaraj is my birth right in :
    A)1904
    B)1896
    C)1906
    D)1910
    Answer: 1906
  • Q. Nanu met Kunjan Pillai, who later came to be known as Chattampi Swamikal. Kunjan Pillai, who discovered and appreciated Nanu’s philosophical genius and passion for Yoga, introduced him to__________, a ‘Hatha yogi’
    A)Thycattu Ayyaavu
    B)Madan Asan
    C)Krishnan Vaidyan
    D)Kumaran Asan
    Answer: Thycattu Ayyaavu
  • Q. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __________ would act for him
    A)Parliament
    B)Crown
    C)Board of Control
    D)Governor-General
    Answer: Governor-General
  • Q. Under the Mughals the Commander-in-Chief of the Army was
    A)Mansabdar
    B)The crown prince
    C)Emperor
    D)Zamindar
    Answer: Emperor

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