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)B B Upadhyay
    B)J K Hikki
    C)Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
  • Q. The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in Indian history because
    A)It enabled the British to have power in Bengal
    B)The Nawab of Bengal lost in it
    C)It laid the foundation for British rule in India
    D)It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits
    Answer: It laid the foundation for British rule in India
  • Q. Vasco da Gama a sailor belongs to __________.
    A)American
    B)Portuguese
    C)German
    D)South American
    Answer: Portuguese
  • Q. Who was the first Indian ruler who had territory outside India?
    A)Chandragupta Maurya
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for six years and sent to
    A)Delhi
    B)Mandalay
    C)Singapore
    D)Andaman and Nicobar Island
    Answer: Mandalay
  • Q. Name the Greek Ambassador at the Mauryan Court ?
    A)Megasthanese
    B)Alexander
    C)Plato
    D)Aristotle
    Answer: Megasthanese
  • Q. Who among of the following was the founder of society called ‘Abhinav Bharat’?
    A)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
    D)Bipin Chandra Pal
    Answer: Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
  • Q. Guru Arjan Dev transferred the headquarters to
    A)Amritsar
    B)Agra
    C)Karachi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. Which of the following leader given the term ‘insenate waste’ on the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
    A)Motilal Nehru
    B)Lord Reading
    C)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    D)Mohammad Ali
    Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
  • Q. The language which contributed to the spread of Buddhism was
    A)Pali
    B)Sanskrit
    C)Tamil
    D)Greek
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. The Harappan Civilisation declined as a result of
    A)Decline in foreign trade
    B)Aryan invasion
    C)Ecological factors
    D)Not definitely known factors
    Answer: Not definitely known factors
  • Q. What is the full name of Aurangzeb?
    A)Nuruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb
    B)Muin-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
    C)Jalal-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
    D)Nasiruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb
    Answer: Muin-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of Tudor dynasty in England
    A)Richard III
    B)Elizabeth I
    C)Henry VII
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Henry VII
  • Q. India became independent during the vice royalty of
    A)Wellesley
    B)William Bentinck
    C)Wavell
    D)Mountbatten
    Answer: Mountbatten
  • Q. Under which British Act was the provision to establish a Federation of India concession of Governor’s provinces and Princely states made?
    A)Government of India Act 1925
    B)Government of India Act 1918
    C)Government of India Act 1930
    D)Government of India Act 1935
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935
  • Q. Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission :
    A)In 1897
    B)In 1892
    C)In 1937
    D)In 1939
    Answer: In 1897
  • Q. Santhara is a religious ritual of__________ community
    A)Jews
    B)Sikhs
    C)Jain
    D)Buddhists
    Answer: Jain
  • Q. According to the provisions of the Regulating Act the Supreme Court in Bengal consisted of the Chief Justice and
    A)Two Judges
    B)Five Judges
    C)Six Judges
    D)Three Judges
    Answer: Three Judges
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    B)Mohammad Ali Jinnah and G. S. Khaparde
    C)Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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    Answer: Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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    C)Surya
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    Answer: All the above

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