Q. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by

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Dadabhai Naoroji

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    A)Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
    B)They ruled mainly over parts of north and central India
    C)The judicial system was far more developed than in earlier times
    D)Land taxes increased and taxes on trade and commerce decreased
    Answer: Kingship was hereditary and the throne always went to the eldest son
  • Q. Sri Narayana Guru Swamy initiated a programme of action called Sri Narayana Guru Dharma Paripalana yogam which took up issues regarding depressed classes, contains which of the issues? I. Encouraging inter caste marriages II. Right of admission to public schools III. Recruitment to government schools IV. Access to temples and roads
    A)I, II and III
    B)Only II and III
    C)I, II and IV
    D)All four are correct
    Answer: All four are correct
  • Q. When did Mahatma Gandhi go on fast unto death for the first time?
    A)1917
    B)1921
    C)1918
    D)1915
    Answer: 1918
  • Q. To whom is the statement “Cowardice and ahimsa do not go together any more than water and fire” attributed?
    A)M K Gandhi
    B)Acharya Narendra Dev
    C)Swami Vivekananda
    D)Jayaprakash Narayan
    Answer: M K Gandhi
  • Q. Marco Polo was a traveller from __________
    A)England
    B)Portugal
    C)Italy
    D)Spain
    Answer: Italy
  • Q. Who was the spatial (Sthaanik) during Mauryan’s period?
    A)Provincial Administrator
    B)District Administrator
    C)Village Administrator
    D)City Administrator
    Answer: District Administrator
  • Q. Which Mountain’s volcano buried Pompeii city with ash in 79 AD
    A)Mount Tambora
    B)Mount Pelee
    C)Mount Etna
    D)Mount Vesuvius
    Answer: Mount Vesuvius
  • Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the under mentioned Pallava kings? I. Nandivarman II II. Mahendravarman I III. Narasimhavarman I IV. Simhavishnu
    A)IV, II, III, I
    B)I, II, III, IV
    C)III, I, IV, II
    D)II, III, I, IV
    Answer: IV, II, III, I
  • Q. The earliest Sufi order to arrive in India was
    A)Suhrawardy
    B)Chisti
    C)Qadiri
    D)Naqshbandi
    Answer: Chisti
  • Q. Arrange in chronological order: 1. Cabinet Mission 2. Cripps Mission 3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms 4. Minto-Morley Reforms
    A)1, 2, 3, 4
    B)3, 2, 4, 1
    C)4, 3, 2, 1
    D)2, 3, 4, 1
    Answer: 4, 3, 2, 1
  • Q. Name the Rajput General who bravely fought the Battle of Khanwa before losing to Babur
    A)Raja Jai Singh
    B)Rana Man Singh
    C)Rana Sanga
    D)Rana Pratap
    Answer: Rana Sanga
  • Q. Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
    A)Vallabhbhai Patel
    B)B. G. Tilak
    C)G. K. Gokhale
    D)J. L. Nehru
    Answer: G. K. Gokhale
  • Q. Which of the following leaders did not attended the First Round Table Conference?
    A)Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
    B)M. K. Gandhi
    C)Dr. Ambedkar
    D)Y. Chintamani
    Answer: M. K. Gandhi
  • Q. The word ‘Veda’ has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means
    A)Sacredness
    B)Divinity
    C)Doctrine
    D)Knowledge
    Answer: Knowledge
  • Q. The Arya Samaj is against
    A)Rituals and idol-worship
    B)Existence of God
    C)Hinduism
    D)Islam
    Answer: Rituals and idol-worship
  • Q. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a scholar in
    A)Arabic
    B)Persian
    C)Sanskrit
    D)French
    Answer: Arabic
  • Q. Alexander sent back home a portion of his army under an admiral called __________
    A)Nearchos
    B)Ptolemy
    C)Menander
    D)Porus
    Answer: Nearchos
  • Q. Two highest gods in the Vedic religion were
    A)Vishnu and Mitra
    B)Agni and Savitri
    C)Indra and Varuna
    D)Surya and Pushan
    Answer: Indra and Varuna
  • Q. The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was
    A)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    B)Allauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar
    D)Muhamad bin Quasim
    Answer: Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar
  • Q. Which of the following are the paths chosen by Ramakrishna Paramahamsa towards salvation
    A)Belief in one single god monotheism
    B)Gyana marg
    C)Vedas and Upanishads are the only way to salvation
    D)Renunciation, meditation and devotion
    Answer: Renunciation, meditation and devotion

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