Q. The weekly Commonweal was founded by

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Annie Besant

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  • Q. Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680-1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Nanda
    B)Maratha
    C)Haryanka
    D)Maurya
    Answer: Maratha
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti Saints poem is compiled in Sur Sagar, Sahitva Ratna and Sur Sarawali?
    A)Kabirdas
    B)Sur Das
    C)Tulsidas
    D)Kalidasa
    Answer: Sur Das
  • Q. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
    A)Aga Khan
    B)The Turkish Caliph
    C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    D)Abdul Kalam Azad
    Answer: The Turkish Caliph
  • Q. The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of
    A)Maharashtra
    B)Assam
    C)Bengal
    D)Both (a) and (c)
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Who was the founder of Jainism in India?
    A)Mahavira
    B)Gautama
    C)Chandra Gupta
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Mahavira
  • Q. When did Henry Tudor seize the crown?
    A)1431
    B)1420
    C)1453
    D)1485
    Answer: 1485
  • Q. Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
    A)Columbus
    B)Magellan
    C)Bartholomew Dias
    D)Vasco da Gama
    Answer: Bartholomew Dias
  • Q. 1911 Revolution of China resulted in
    A)Federalism
    B)Establishment of a Republic
    C)Democracy
    D)Increased problems of people
    Answer: Establishment of a Republic
  • Q. Who has called the Prime Minister Primus inter pares (first among equlas)?
    A)Harcourt
    B)Morely
    C)Laski
    D)Lowell
    Answer: Morely
  • Q. The innovator of the Revenue settlement during the rule of Akbar was
    A)Raja Bhagwan Das
    B)Raja Mansingh
    C)Raja Todarmal
    D)Raja Birbal
    Answer: Raja Todarmal
  • Q. In which year British East India Company established Singapore
    A)1819
    B)1808
    C)1832
    D)1849
    Answer: 1819
  • Q. Which of the following civilization is famous for its city/town planning?
    A)Mesopotamian Civilization
    B)Indus Valley Civilization
    C)Persian Civilization
    D)Egyptian Civilization
    Answer: Indus Valley Civilization
  • Q. Who said this message, the name Ezhava does not denote a caste or a religion and he made temple rights to everyone. Therefore people can be admitted to this organization without paying heed to differences of caste
    A)T. K. Madhavan
    B)Chattambi Swamikal
    C)Narayana Guru
    D)Rajaram Mohan Roy
    Answer: Narayana Guru
  • Q. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    D)Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
    Answer: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
  • Q. The system of communal electorate in India was first introduced by
    A)Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
    B)Indian Council Act of 1892
    C)Montagu-Chelmsford reforms of 1919
    D)Government of India of 1935
    Answer: Minto-Morley reforms of 1909
  • Q. Who among of the following was the Viceroy of India when Indian University Act, 1904 was passed?
    A)Lord Lansdowne
    B)Lord Dufferin
    C)Lord Minto
    D)Lord Curzon
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • 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. Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called
    A)Vasubandhu
    B)Upagupta
    C)Ambhi
    D)Asvagosha
    Answer: Upagupta
  • Q. Which dynasty of China began the construction of the Great Wall
    A)Qin Dynasty
    B)Ming Dynasty
    C)Shun Dynasty
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Qin Dynasty
  • Q. The use of the mother tongue in India in the law Court was permitted by
    A)Cornwallis
    B)Lord Hastings
    C)Lord Dalhousie
    D)Bentinck
    Answer: Bentinck

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