Q. The Indian Independence Act was passed in

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18 July 1947

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  • Q. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912 but on its being banned by the Government he founded Al-Balagh in
    A)1914
    B)1913
    C)1915
    D)1916
    Answer: 1913
  • Q. The Presidents of early English Settlements (Madras, Bombay and Calcutta) were responsible to __________
    A)The House of Lords
    B)The House of Common
    C)The Home Government of the Company
    D)The Council of Senior Merchants
    Answer: The Home Government of the Company
  • Q. The main objectives of the Non-Cooperation Movement were
    A)protest against the Punjab wrongs and withdrawal of the Rowlatt Acts
    B)restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
    C)lifting of martial law from Punjab and withdrawal of repressive laws
    D)None of the above
    Answer: restoration of the old status of the Caliph (Khilafat Demand) and attainment of Swaraj for India
  • Q. Who was the founder of Advaita vada or the doctrine of non-dualism?
    A)Surdas
    B)Adi Shankaracharya
    C)Ramanuj
    D)Kapil
    Answer: Adi Shankaracharya
  • Q. What was the original name of Dayananda Saraswati?
    A)Mul Shankara
    B)Malku das
    C)Narendra
    D)Dadu
    Answer: Mul Shankara
  • Q. For which period did Harihara Raya II of Sangma dynasty ruled the Vijaynagara Empire?
    A)1485-1491
    B)1446-1465
    C)1491-1505
    D)1377-1404
    Answer: 1377-1404
  • Q. Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
    C)Mahatma Gandhi
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Charter Act of 1813 left intact the Company’s monopoly of __________ trade
    A)Jawa
    B)China
    C)Ceylon
    D)Japan
    Answer: China
  • Q. Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO’s list of World Cultural Heritages?
    A)Kashi Viswanath Temple
    B)Ellora Caves
    C)Qutab Minar
    D)Manas Wildlife - Sancturary
    Answer: Kashi Viswanath Temple
  • Q. In which year was the title of Governor general chanced to that of the Viceroy?
    A)1861
    B)1858
    C)1878
    D)1885
    Answer: 1858
  • Q. In which Nakshatra (constellation) Sumtinath Tirthankar was born?
    A)Dhanishtha
    B)Satbhisha Nakshatra
    C)Shravan
    D)Magha Nakshtra
    Answer: Magha Nakshtra
  • Q. Who among the following wrote commentaries on Harshavardhana’s administration and the court life in Kannauj?
    A)Fa-Hien
    B)AI-Beruni
    C)Hiuen-Tsang
    D)Ibn Batutah
    Answer: Hiuen-Tsang
  • Q. I. The Ikshvaku rulers of southern India were antagonistic towards Buddhism. II. The Pala rulers of eastern India were patrons of Buddhism. Which of these statement (s) is/are correct?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. Which of the following was not included in the early three English Settlements in India?
    A)The Punjab
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: The Punjab
  • Q. In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists?
    A)1908
    B)1907
    C)1909
    D)1910
    Answer: 1907
  • Q. After 1893, when complete ban was imposed on all commercial activities of the Company. India was left open to exploitation by
    A)Planters
    B)British officers in India
    C)British mercantile industrial capitalist class
    D)Zamindars and big landlords
    Answer: British mercantile industrial capitalist class
  • Q. During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Assam to grow__________
    A)Tea
    B)Jute
    C)Sugarcane
    D)Wheat
    Answer: Tea
  • Q. The quintessence of Gandhian thought is
    A)Metaphysics
    B)Satyagraha
    C)Spiritualism
    D)Moksha
    Answer: Satyagraha
  • Q. The economy of the Indus Valley people was based on?
    A)Trade and Commerce
    B)Agriculture
    C)Crafts
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The first newspaper which was published in India was
    A)The Bombay Gazette
    B)The Calculatta Gazette
    C)The Oriental Maganize of Calculatta
    D)The Bengal Gazette
    Answer: The Bengal Gazette

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