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Q. Who was the first sailor to sail around the world

A
Vasco da Gama
B
Ferdinand Magellan
C
Christopher Columbus
D
Amerigo Vespucci

Correct Answer

Ferdinand Magellan

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    A)Raphael
    B)Leonardo da Vinci
    C)Filippo Brunelleschi
    D)Michelangelo
    Answer: Michelangelo
  • Q. The first image of the Buddha was carved out during the reign of
    A)Pusyamitra Shunga
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka I
    D)Menander
    Answer: Kanishka I
  • Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
    A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
    B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
    C)Sect founded by Charvaka
    D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
    Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
  • Q. __________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
    A)Rani ki vav
    B)Nalanda
    C)Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. Who was the ruler of Delhi when Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in the third Battle of Panipat in 1761?
    A)Muhammad Shah
    B)Alamgir-I
    C)Jahadar Shah
    D)Shah Alam-II
    Answer: Shah Alam-II
  • Q. Who propounded the ‘Eight-Fold Path’ for the end of misery of mankind?
    A)Gautam Buddha
    B)Mahavir
    C)Adi Shankaracharya
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  • Q. On which date was the announcement formally made that India and Pakistan would be made free?
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    B)May 2, 1947
    C)July 4, 1947
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    A)Adolf Hitler
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    C)Otto von Bismarck
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  • Q. The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in
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    B)September 1920.
    C)October 1924.
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    Answer: September 1920.
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    B)Khizr Khan
    C)Malik Kafur
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  • 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?
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    A)Fort
    B)Drains and well
    C)Reservoirs
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  • Q. Who said “Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God”?
    A)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    B)Swamy Vivekananda
    C)M. K. Gandhi
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    A)Tomars
    B)Chauhans
    C)Pawars
    D)Pariharas
    Answer: Tomars
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    B)Sufi
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  • Q. The two names which were associates with the publication of the paper ‘Yugantar’ are:
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