Q. The Rig Veda consists of

Correct Answer

1028 hymns

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  • Q. During Akbar’s reign the Mahabharat was translated into Persian and is known as
    A)Razm Nama
    B)Iqbal Nama
    C)Akbar Nama
    D)Sakinat-ul-Auliya
    Answer: Razm Nama
  • Q. Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo French rivalry in India?
    A)Battle of Plassey
    B)Battle of Wandiwash
    C)Battle of Mysore
    D)Battle of Seringapatnam
    Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
  • Q. The writers of the East India Company had their training in the college at __________ in England
    A)Manchester
    B)London
    C)Liverpool
    D)Haileybury
    Answer: Haileybury
  • Q. Who called the 1857 revolt as ‘Student Farmer-Middle class Revolt’?
    A)Barun De
    B)Sumit Sarkar
    C)B A Saletore
    D)Dr. Amba Prasad
    Answer: Dr. Amba Prasad
  • Q. What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes?
    A)20% reservation in the provincial legislature
    B)44 seats in the central legislature
    C)18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature
    D)50% reservation in the ICS
    Answer: 18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature
  • Q. The immediate cause for the outbreak of the first World War was
    A)The imprisonment of Lenin
    B)The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
    C)The ambition of America to dominate the world
    D)The sudden death of Lloyd George
    Answer: The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
  • Q. The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as
    A)Mantriparishad
    B)Parishad
    C)Ashtapradhan
    D)Rajyaparishad
    Answer: Ashtapradhan
  • Q. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was
    A)Nur Jahan
    B)Jodha Bai
    C)Mumtaz Mahal
    D)Ladli Begum
    Answer: Nur Jahan
  • Q. Assertion (A): Chandragupta Maurya failed in his first campaign against Magadha. Reason (R): He did not begin with the frontiers, but invaded the heart of Magadha.
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which of the contributions of Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar made him true follower of Raja Rammohan Roy and in a way most common aspects in both of them I. Protest against child marriage II. Advocacy of widow remarriage III. Campaign against polygamy
    A)I and III
    B)I and II
    C)II and III
    D)I, II and III
    Answer: I, II and III
  • Q. During British rule, who was instrumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency?
    A)Elphinstone
    B)Macaulay
    C)Thomas Munro
    D)John Lawrence
    Answer: Thomas Munro
  • Q. Who was the writer of Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, which was comprised 764 owees and based on a 14-shlok Sanskrit hymn with the same name by Shankaracharya?
    A)Eknath
    B)Ramananda
    C)Mirabai
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Eknath
  • Q. Who defeated the Spanish Armada?
    A)Elizabeth II
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VIII
    D)James I
    Answer: Elizabeth I
  • Q. Who won the Battle of Poitiers in 732?
    A)Charles Martel
    B)Carloman
    C)Pepin of Herstal
    D)Pepin the Short
    Answer: Charles Martel
  • Q. Who composed the song “Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindostan Hamara”?
    A)Josh Malihabadi
    B)Mohammed Iqbal
    C)Bhagat Singh
    D)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    Answer: Mohammed Iqbal
  • Q. When did the Battle of Nicopolis take place?
    A)1453
    B)1396
    C)1305
    D)1378
    Answer: 1396
  • Q. When did the British East India Company establish a capital in Calcutta?
    A)1818
    B)1772
    C)1858
    D)1857
    Answer: 1772
  • Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
    A)Self government
    B)Complete independence
    C)Economic independence
    D)Political independence
    Answer: Self government
  • Q. Which one is the correct chronological order of the following events? I. Quit India Movement II. Shimla Conference III. Poona Pact IV. Cabinet Mission
    A)III, IV,II, I
    B)II, IV, I, III
    C)III, I, II, IV
    D)IV, II, III, I
    Answer: III, I, II, IV
  • Q. Hakim Mirza, the younger brother of Akbar was the viceroy of
    A)Herat
    B)Kabul
    C)Agra
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Kabul

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