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Q. Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper ‘Kesari’ during the National Struggle?

A
Jawaharlal Nehru
B
Mahatma Gandhi
C
Lokmanya Tilak
D
Muhannad Iqbal

Correct Answer

Lokmanya Tilak

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    A)II, III, I
    B)I, II, III
    C)II, I, III
    D)I, III, II
    Answer: II, I, III
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    A)Magadha
    B)Anga
    C)Vajji
    D)Kasi
    Answer: Anga
  • Q. The Arya Samaj is against
    A)Rituals and idol-worship
    B)Existence of God
    C)Hinduism
    D)Islam
    Answer: Rituals and idol-worship
  • Q. Which one of the following was the book written by Amoghvarsha the Rashtrakuta King?
    A)Ganitasara Samgraha
    B)Adipurana
    C)Saktayana
    D)Kavirajamarg
    Answer: Kavirajamarg
  • Q. The Upanishads are separated from the Brahmanas by treatises called __________
    A)Aranyakas
    B)Vedas
    C)Epics
    D)Puranas
    Answer: Aranyakas
  • Q. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?
    A)GopalaKrishna Gokhale
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Bipin Chandra Pal
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
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  • Q. Who discovered Troy?
    A)Frank Calvert
    B)Arthur Evans
    C)Heinrich Schliemann
    D)Homer
    Answer: Heinrich Schliemann
  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya was born in
    A)563 BC
    B)340 BC
    C)189 BC
    D)99 BC
    Answer: 340 BC
  • Q. The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of __________ in 1612
    A)Plassey
    B)Buxar
    C)Swally
    D)Trafalgar
    Answer: Swally
  • Q. Which of the following is not one of the animals carved on the Sarnath Pillar?
    A)Deer
    B)Humped Bull
    C)Elephant
    D)Horse
    Answer: Deer
  • Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
    A)Baba Farid
    B)Muin-ud-din Chishti
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  • Q. The last country of Axis power to surrender during the end of the World War II was
    A)Japan
    B)Germany
    C)Italy
    D)France
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is
    A)Tivara
    B)Kunala
    C)Mahendra
    D)Jalauka
    Answer: Tivara
  • Q. Aryabhatta, believed to have been born in the 5th century AD, was a most renowned scholar of
    A)Biology
    B)Astronomy
    C)Medicine
    D)Physiology
    Answer: Astronomy
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    A)I, II and III
    B)I, II, III and IV
    C)II, III and IV
    D)II and III
    Answer: I, II, III and IV
  • Q. Assertion (A): The culture of the Mughal period is generally termed as the Mughal court culture. Reason (R): The Mughal court culture was an antithesis of Indian culture
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
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  • Q. When was Anglo-Russian Entente signed?
    A)1907
    B)1906
    C)1910
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