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Q. Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?

A
Godeheu
B
Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally
C
La Bourdonnais
D
Joseph Francois Dupleix

Correct Answer

Joseph Francois Dupleix

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  • Q. Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
    A)Dhyana Mudra
    B)Abhaya Mudra
    C)Dharmachakra Mudra
    D)Bhumisparsa Mudra
    Answer: Dharmachakra Mudra
  • Q. A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I had been presented by
    A)Sir Thomas Roe
    B)Lord Clive
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Captain Hawkins
    Answer: Sir Thomas Roe
  • Q. Economy of Vedic period was based on?
    A)Agriculture
    B)Pastureland
    C)Mining
    D)Cotton Cultivation
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. What is the name of the The collection of hymns of Alvar Saints?
    A)Tamil Veda
    B)Divya Prabandha
    C)Kabir Wani
    D)Granthawali
    Answer: Divya Prabandha
  • Q. In which year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organising the agrarian movement in Punjab?
    A)1907
    B)1905
    C)1909
    D)1911
    Answer: 1907
  • Q. Who were ‘Jagirdars’ during the reign of Akbar?
    A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
    B)Large estate owners
    C)Revenue collectors
    D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
    Answer: Large estate owners
  • 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. Which of the following statement (s) is/ are correct related to the Atharva Veda? I. The Atharva Veda basically consists of charms and spells that were prevalent at that time in the society. II. The Atharva Veda presents a portrait of the Vedic society. One can find an independent and parallel stream of knowledge and thought in the Atharva Veda
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. Noor Jahan was the wife of which Mughal emperor?
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Shahjahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Till when did the Wars of the Roses last?
    A)1431
    B)1420
    C)1453
    D)1487
    Answer: 1487
  • Q. Which of the following leader gave the safety valve theory for Indian National Congress and said that it was brain child of Lord Dufferin?
    A)M N Roy
    B)Dadabhai Nairoji
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)Motilal Nehru
    Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. Japan’s Parliament is known as
    A)Dail
    B)Diet
    C)Yuan
    D)Shora
    Answer: Diet
  • Q. In which of the following Mudra did Gautam Buddha delivered his first sermon at Saranath?
    A)Dhyana Mudra
    B)Abhaya Mudra
    C)Dharmchakra Mudra
    D)Bhumisparasa Mudra
    Answer: Dharmchakra Mudra
  • Q. Who had strongly advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)C Rajagopalachari
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: C Rajagopalachari
  • Q. Which of the following statements best explains the nature of revolt of 1857?
    A)Mutiny of a section of sepoys of the British Army
    B)The last effort of the old political order to regain power
    C)A struggle of the common people to overthrow common rule
    D)An effort to establish a limited Indian nation
    Answer: The last effort of the old political order to regain power
  • Q. The Bhoodan Movement had been started by
    A)Acharya Kripalani
    B)M K Gandhi
    C)Jayaprakash Narayan
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: Vinoba Bhave
  • Q. Which metal was first used by the Vedic people?
    A)Gold
    B)Silver
    C)Iron
    D)Copper
    Answer: Copper
  • Q. Buland Darwaza is the main entrance to the palace at
    A)Gwalior Fort
    B)Amer Fort
    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Agra Fort
    Answer: Fatehpur Sikri
  • Q. Under the Guptas in eastern India, there was probably an intermediate level of administration between visayas (districts) and villages. Identify it.
    A)Pradesa
    B)Bhukit
    C)Vithi
    D)Ahara
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  • Q. Which queen of the Kakatiya dynasty ruled over Warangal, part of modern Andhra Pradesh?
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    B)Rudramadevi
    C)Bhagwati
    D)Bhanumati
    Answer: Rudramadevi

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