Q. Who of the following was sent as an ambassador to the royal court of Jahangir by James I, the king of England?

Correct Answer

Sir Thomas Roe

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  • Q. The philosophical essence, The world is but God manifest and God is my own soul may be traced to the
    A)Upanishadas
    B)Vedas
    C)Puranas
    D)Manusmriti
    Answer: Upanishadas
  • Q. Assertion (A): The permanent settlement is said to have initially resulted in increased agricultural production. Reason (R): In this system the Zamindar could keep for himself any increase in the rental of his estate
    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: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Who founded Abhinav Bharat ?
    A)Arbindo Ghosh
    B)V.D.Savarkar
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)None of these
    Answer: V.D.Savarkar
  • Q. Which country first invented Gunpowder in around 270 AD
    A)India
    B)China
    C)Korea
    D)England
    Answer: China
  • 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
    D)Swaraj Movement
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. The founder of Jainism was
    A)Neminath
    B)Rishbha
    C)Parsvanatha
    D)Vardhaman Mahavira
    Answer: Vardhaman Mahavira
  • Q. Lytton held an Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 to announce __________ as the Empress of India at a time when a large part of the country was in the grip of a severe famine
    A)Queen Victoria
    B)Queen Elizabeth
    C)Queen Anne
    D)Queen Marie
    Answer: Queen Victoria
  • Q. The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century was
    A)Christian Missionary activities in the tribal areas
    B)the British land settlements and land laws had created tension in the tribal society
    C)the British Forest Laws
    D)new excise regulations and police exactions
    Answer: the British Forest Laws
  • Q. The main contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to education and in particular to women education are
    A)Charles wood dispatch on education, influenced it towards female education
    B)Break priestly monopoly of scriptural knowledge(Sanskrit) and opening to non-Brahmins
    C)Lady Hardinge medical college at Delhi
    D)Both A and B
    Answer: Both A and B
  • Q. In 1913 . . . . . founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva.
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Narayana Guru
    C)Chattambi Swamikal
    D)K.Madhavan
    Answer: Narayana Guru
  • Q. The Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)BG Tilak
    C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    D)Aurobindo Ghosh
    Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • Q. The system of competitive examination for civil service was accepted in principle in the year
    A)1853
    B)1833
    C)1858
    D)1882
    Answer: 1853
  • Q. The Treaty of Surat was in the year __________
    A)1575
    B)1475
    C)1675
    D)1775
    Answer: 1775
  • Q. Who was the first to use the term ‘Adivasi’ to refer to the tribal people?
    A)Thakkar Bappa
    B)Jyotiba Phule
    C)M N Srinivas
    D)B R Ambedkar
    Answer: Thakkar Bappa
  • Q. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of in modern Indian history?
    A)August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact
    B)Morley-Minto Reforms, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
    C)Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
    D)Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer, Morley-Minto Reforms
    Answer: Morley-Minto Reforms, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhi-Irwin Pact, August Offer
  • Q. Who has written about the revolt of 1857- ‘this was an eruption of social volcano’ where many spent forces found vent. After the vent the whole social topography has changed. The scars of rebellion remained deep and shining?”
    A)V. D. Savarkar
    B)Brahma Datt
    C)Dr. Gopal
    D)Ashok Mehta
    Answer: Ashok Mehta
  • Q. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
    A)1925
    B)1919
    C)1927
    D)1930
    Answer: 1919
  • Q. What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes?
    A)20% reservation in the provincial legislature
    B)44 seats in the central legislature
    C)18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature
    D)50% reservation in the ICS
    Answer: 18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature
  • Q. Select the correct order
    A)Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas
    B)Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
    C)Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas, Mirabai
    D)Tulsidas, Mirabai, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya
    Answer: Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
  • Q. Who among the following had pioneered the Khilafat Movement?
    A)MA Jinnah
    B)The Ali brothers
    C)Syed Ahmed Khan
    D)RM Sayani
    Answer: The Ali brothers

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