Q. The system of Dual Government during the latter half of the 18th century AD is associated with the name of
A
Cornwallis
B
Clive
C
Waren Hastings
D
William Bentinck
Correct Answer
Clive
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Q. Sri Narayana Guru was born into an __________ family.
A)Nayar B)Ezhava C)Pulaya D)Vannan
Answer: Ezhava
Q. Subhash Chandra Bose became the Supreme Commander of Indian National Army in :
A)1935 B)1932 C)1943 D)1945
Answer: 1943
Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement? I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)Neither I nor II
Answer: Both I & II
Q. __________was the first Mughal Emperor to acquire Koh-i-noor diamond
A)Akbar B)Humayun C)Jahangir D)Shah Jahan
Answer: Jahangir
Q. The capital of the Abbasid Caliphs was
A)Damascus B)Bagdad C)Constantinople D)Madina
Answer: Bagdad
Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
A)Pradesa B)Bhukit C)Vithi D)Ahara
Answer: Vithi
Q. Where did the practice of Shadow Cabinet originate?
A)Great Britain B)United States of America C)Italy D)France
Answer: Great Britain
Q. Gandhara Art is the combination of
A)Indo Greek B)Indo Roman C)Indo Islamic D)Indo China
Answer: Indo Greek
Q. At which of the following Harappan sites has a supposed dockyard been found?
A)Lothal B)Kalibangan C)Suktagendor D)Sotka Koli
Answer: Lothal
Q. Who was the last Hindu emperor of northern India?
A)Pulakesin II B)Harsha C)Rajyavardhana D)Skandagupta
Answer: Harsha
Q. Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by the treaty of
A)Pune B)Chittor C)Purandar D)Torna
Answer: Purandar
Q. The official language of the Mauryan Court was
A)Prakrit B)Magadhi C)Mythili D)Sanskrit
Answer: Magadhi
Q. The famous revolutionary song ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mei hai ‘ was composed by
A)Khudiram Bose B)Bhagat Singh C)Chandrasekhar Azad D)Ramprasad Bismil
Answer: Ramprasad Bismil
Q. Who attended the Congress of Oppressed Nationalities at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the National Congress?
Q. Theosophical movement though not very successful helped in contributing to developments in society. Which of the following are those developments? I. Women upliftment and recognized their importance II. Provided self respect needed to fight British colonial rule III. Did not provide any contribution as they realized that they were giving false sense of pride
A)Only II B)Only I C)Only III D)All the above
Answer: Only II
Q. What is ‘Milind panho’?
A)One of the names of Buddha B)A Buddhist place C)A Buddhist Specimen of Art D)Buddhist text
Answer: Buddhist text
Q. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
A)Palluruthi B)Vaikom C)Aluva D)Trichur
Answer: Aluva
Q. Who murdered Julius Caesar?
A)Marcus Brutus B)Augustus C)Mark Antony D)Pompey
Answer: Marcus Brutus
Q. Which of the following is/are correct statement(s) related to the Buddhist Philosophy?
A)Buddhism is a non-theistic system of beliefs based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince later known as the Buddha, in the 5th Century B.C. B)Buddhist philosophy deals extensively with problems in metaphysics, phenomenology, ethics and epistemology. C)Both A & B D)Netheir A nor B
Answer: Both A & B
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