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Q. Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?

A
W A Hume
B
Khan Abdul Gaffar
C
Annie Besant
D
None of these

Correct Answer

Annie Besant

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  • Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
    A)Sri Vaishavism
    B)Sri Vaishnavism
    C)Nirguna
    D)Sikkhism
    Answer: Sri Vaishnavism
  • Q. Who among the following was the reformer and philosopher from Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya renowned for his devotion to the Lord Shri Rama?
    A)Tukaram
    B)Ramananda
    C)Valmiki
    D)Tulsidas
    Answer: Tulsidas
  • Q. In __________, a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called ‘Brahma Samaj’
    A)1728
    B)1628
    C)1828
    D)1928
    Answer: 1828
  • Q. The troops raised by the emperor but not paid directly the state and place under the charge of mansabadars were known as
    A)Barawardi
    B)Walashahi
    C)Jcumaki
    D)Dakhili
    Answer: Dakhili
  • Q. The year of accession of Kanishka to throne was
    A)78 AD
    B)108 AD
    C)58 AD
    D)128AD
    Answer: 78 AD
  • Q. The rulers of which dynasty started the practice of granting tax-free villages to Brahmanas and Buddhist Monks?
    A)Mauryas
    B)Satavahanas
    C)Guptas
    D)Cholas
    Answer: Satavahanas
  • Q. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
    A)France and Germany
    B)Sweden and Russia
    C)France and England
    D)Germany and Russia
    Answer: Germany and Russia
  • Q. Which one of the following wars decided the fate of the French in India?
    A)First Carnatic War
    B)Battle of Wandiwash
    C)Battle of Buxar
    D)Battle of Plassey
    Answer: Battle of Wandiwash
  • Q. The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately followed by the
    A)Khilafat Movement
    B)Minto-Morley Reforms
    C)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
    D)Chauri-Chaura Incident
    Answer: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  • Q. The Administrative Council of Shivaji was known as
    A)Mantriparishad
    B)Parishad
    C)Ashtapradhan
    D)Rajyaparishad
    Answer: Ashtapradhan
  • Q. Which Sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
    A)Arjun Dev
    B)Tegh Bahadur
    C)Hargobind
    D)Gobind Singh
    Answer: Tegh Bahadur
  • Q. Jainism was divided into two sects – Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) – During the reign of the
    A)Mauryas
    B)Nandas
    C)Kusanas
    D)Shungas
    Answer: Mauryas
  • Q. Who advocated the concept of one caste, one religion and one God for all?
    A)Narayan Guru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Periyar
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  • Q. The Mughal painting reached its zenith during the reign of
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Akbar-II
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. When did Abyssinian crisis end?
    A)1936
    B)1935
    C)1937
    D)1939
    Answer: 1937
  • Q. Which of the following Congress leader rejected the ‘August Offer’ of 1940?
    A)Lord Linlithgow
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Sir George Stanley
    D)Lord Willingdon
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • Q. Jantar Mantar is in
    A)Assam
    B)Rajasthan
    C)Bihar
    D)Gujrat
    Answer: Rajasthan
  • Q. With the fall of which among the following the French Revolution began?
    A)Communes
    B)Bastille
    C)Jacobin Club
    D)Pilinitz
    Answer: Bastille
  • Q. A renowned Jain scholar who was greatly honoured by Akbar was
    A)Harivijaya
    B)Hemachandra
    C)Vastupala
    D)Bhadrabahu
    Answer: Harivijaya
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Kushanas issued a large number of gold coins. Reason (R): The period was marked by flourishing trade
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

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