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Q. Which country emerged as the biggest colonial power at the end of the nineteenth century?

A
Spain
B
France
C
Britain
D
Germany

Correct Answer

Britain

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    A)Delhi
    B)Lucknow
    C)Bombay
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. I. Aurangzeb abolished Rahdari, Pandari and Pilgrim tax. II. Aurangzeb discontinued the practice of inscribing the Kalima on the coins. Which of the above statements is/are correct related to Aurangzeb?
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    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. During the Mughal rule the finance minister was known as
    A)Diwan
    B)Vakil
    C)Kotwal
    D)Amin
    Answer: Diwan
  • Q. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his knighthood in protest against
    A)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    B)Martial law in the Punjab
    C)Rawlatt Acts
    D)All the above
    Answer: Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  • Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
    A)Kshatriyas
    B)Brahmanas
    C)Vaishyas
    D)Shudras
    Answer: Shudras
  • Q. Who were the Axis powers in World War-II?
    A)Italy, Japan, Britain
    B)Poland, Japan, Germany
    C)Germany, Italy, France
    D)Germany, Italy, Japan
    Answer: Germany, Italy, Japan
  • Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
    A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
    B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
    C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
    D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
    Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
  • Q. When did Otto I secure recognition of his title?
    A)972
    B)936
    C)973
    D)967
    Answer: 972
  • Q. The Mughal emperor who had died owing to a sudden fall from the staircase was
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Babur
    C)Humayun
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Humayun
  • Q. During young age, what did Sambhavnath Tirthankar feel while watching the dispersal of medieval clouds?
    A)Mortification
    B)Togetherness
    C)Happy
    D)Sad
    Answer: Mortification
  • Q. To which king belongs the Lion capital at Sarnath?
    A)Ashoka
    B)Chandragupta
    C)Kanishka
    D)Harshavardhan
    Answer: Ashoka
  • Q. The song ‘Jana-Gana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
    A)Rashtra Jagriti
    B)Jay He
    C)Bharat Vidhata
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    Answer: Bharat Vidhata
  • Q. During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the Indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam’s Hyderabad, Travancore, etc.) was/were
    A)Praja Mandal Movement
    B)State People's Movement
    C)Both A and B above
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  • Q. The correct chronological order in which they were built is: 1. Tughluqabad Fort 2. Lodi Garden 3. Qutub Minar 4. Fatehpur Sikri
    A)3, 1, 2, 4
    B)3, 1, 4, 2
    C)1, 3, 2, 4
    D)1, 3, 4, 2
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  • Q. Who was the author of the book My Experiment with Truth?
    A)Tilak
    B)Aurobindo
    C)Gandhi
    D)Vinobha
    Answer: Gandhi
  • Q. The Peloponnesian War was fought between which cities?
    A)Carthage and Athens
    B)Athens and Macedonia
    C)Sparta and Carthage
    D)Sparta and Athens
    Answer: Sparta and Athens
  • Q. Which war lord is also known as ‘little corporal’
    A)Julius Caesar
    B)Alexander
    C)Napoleon Bonaparte
    D)Genghis Khan
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  • Q. The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by
    A)Montford Reforms
    B)The Council Act of 1909
    C)August Offer
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    A)Athens and Rome
    B)Sparta and Athens
    C)Greece City States and Persia
    D)Rome and Carthage
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  • Q. Who was called Lichchavi Dauhitra?
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