Q. The weekly Commonweal was founded by

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Annie Besant

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  • Q. Which statement (s) is/are correct about Ancient Indian literature? I. Brahmanas and Aryankas followed by philosophical doctrines of Upanishads. II. Brahmanas are contains detailed explanation about Vedic literature and instructions.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. As per government of India Act-1858, how many members were appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India?
    A)15
    B)10
    C)13
    D)14
    Answer: 15
  • Q. “India for the Indians” was the political message of
    A)Vivekanand
    B)D E Wacha
    C)Dayanand
    D)Hume
    Answer: Dayanand
  • Q. Who built Red Fort?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Shah Jahan
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Who among the following was the first to sign the ‘Instruments of Accession’?
    A)The Dewan of Travancore
    B)The Maharaja of Baroda
    C)The Nizam of Hyderabad
    D)The Raja of Jodhpur
    Answer: The Dewan of Travancore
  • Q. __________ was primarily responsible for making India a secular State
    A)Patel
    B)Gandhi
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Gokhale
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Which of the following revolts during Aurangzeb’s period had a peasant agrarian background?
    A)Jats and Satnamis
    B)Rajputs
    C)Marathas
    D)Sikhs
    Answer: Jats and Satnamis
  • Q. Who was the master of Gautama Buddha?
    A)Kalidas
    B)Alara Kalama
    C)Viswamitra
    D)Vashistha
    Answer: Alara Kalama
  • Q. The day (22 December 1939) the Congress Ministries resigned in the Provinces the Muslim League observed
    A)Direct Action Day
    B)Deliverance Day
    C)Victory Day
    D)Alliance Day
    Answer: Deliverance Day
  • Q. In which of the following years 26th January was celebrated as an independence day?
    A)1929
    B)1930
    C)1942
    D)1946
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct? I. He is an Anglo-Indian II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism
    A)Only I and II
    B)Only I
    C)Only II and III
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Which Indian ruler fought the Kalinga War?
    A)Chandragupta
    B)Samudragupta
    C)Shivaji
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. Hamza-nama paintings were produced during the reign of?
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Satavahana dynasty originated from?
    A)South of Vindhya
    B)South of Arawali
    C)South of Satpura
    D)South of Satmola
    Answer: South of Vindhya
  • 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. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Rajendra Prasad
    C)Vallabhbhai Patel
    D)Morarji Desai
    Answer: Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Q. Of the following who are not given reserved seats in the Indian legislature?
    A)Scheduled Tribes
    B)Scheduled Caste
    C)Anglo-Indian
    D)Landed Gentry
    Answer: Landed Gentry
  • Q. Mrs Annie Besant became the first woman President of the INC in
    A)1917
    B)1916
    C)1918
    D)1920
    Answer: 1917
  • Q. Pearl Harbour, where the American Pacific Fleet was stationed, was attacked by Japanese in
    A)1939
    B)1935
    C)1941
    D)1944
    Answer: 1941
  • Q. Who said about the British Government these words – “You do not realize how strong the government is if the congress challenges the government the government would finish it in five minutes?
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    C)Basant Kumar Biswas
    D)Annie Besant
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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