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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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    A)Varanasi
    B)Delhi
    C)Mathura
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Varanasi
  • Q. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?
    A)Nagpur
    B)Satara
    C)Jhansi
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Raja Rammohan Roy’s contribution to education are: I. Assisted David Hare in setting Hindu college II. English school at Calcutta was maintained at his own cost III. Established Vedanta College which taught only western social and physical sciences
    A)Both II and III
    B)Only III
    C)Only I and II
    D)All the above
    Answer: Only I and II
  • Q. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of __________
    A)Kabul
    B)Herat
    C)Hydaspes
    D)Arbela
    Answer: Hydaspes
  • Q. After a few years Olcott and Blavatsky moved to India and established the International Headquarters at Adyar, in__________
    A)Canada
    B)New Zealand
    C)Australia
    D)Madras
    Answer: Madras
  • Q. The Government of India, 1919 is also known as
    A)Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
    B)Morley - Minto Reforms
    C)Regulating Act
    D)Pitts India Act
    Answer: Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
  • Q. Select the correct statement related to the Bhakti Movement in Medieval History in India
    A)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Jainism
    B)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Buddhism
    C)To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
    D)None of the above
    Answer: To the theistic devotional trend that emerged in medieval Hinduism and later revolutionised in Sikhism
  • Q. The first to come and last to leave India were
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    B)The Portuguese
    C)The English
    D)The Dutch
    Answer: The Portuguese
  • Q. Sir William Wallace is known as the independence fighter of
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    C)Ireland
    D)Italy
    Answer: Scotland
  • Q. The Biography of Humayun was written by
    A)Jodha
    B)Nur Jahan
    C)Anarkali
    D)Gulbadan Begum
    Answer: Gulbadan Begum
  • Q. When did the Battle of Nicopolis take place?
    A)1453
    B)1396
    C)1305
    D)1378
    Answer: 1396
  • Q. Akbar held his religious discussion in
    A)Panch Mahal
    B)Jodhabai's Palace
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    D)Buland Darwaza
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  • Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
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    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. Which of the following books is based on Astrology?
    A)Aryabhattiya
    B)Romak Siddhanta
    C)Hora Shastra
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    Answer: Hora Shastra
  • Q. When did Abyssinian crisis end?
    A)1936
    B)1935
    C)1937
    D)1939
    Answer: 1937
  • Q. In which script were the Ashokan inscription were written in North West Frontier Province?
    A)Brahmi
    B)Prakrit
    C)Sanskrit
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    Answer: Kharoshti
  • Q. As per the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which of the following did not form a part of Pakistan?
    A)Sind and British Baluchistan
    B)East Bengal and the West Punjab
    C)The North West Frontier
    D)Assam
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Banda Bahadur, a Sikh leader who led a revolt against the Mughals after the assassination of Guru Gobind Singh, was captured and executed during the reign of
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Bahadur Shah
    C)Jahandar Shah
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    Answer: Farrukh Siyar
  • Q. Which one of the following coins was issued in silver during the Gupta period?
    A)Nishka
    B)Kakini
    C)Rupyaka
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  • Q. Which of the British Acts provided for the establishment of All India Federation at the centre ?
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    Answer: The Government of India Act 1935.

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