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Q. Who was the original inventor of roller spinning?

A
Lewis Paul
B
John Kay
C
Richard Arkwright
D
Samuel Crompton

Correct Answer

Lewis Paul

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  • Q. During the first hundred years of the British rule in India, people’s resentment and opposition to the British policies mainly surfaced in the form of
    A)Peasant uprisings
    B)Tribal uprisings
    C)Civil uprisings
    D)Both A and B above
    Answer: Both A and B above
  • Q. The Indian National Congress had adopted the famous Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) resolution at its session held at
    A)Allahabad
    B)Karachi
    C)Lahore
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Who was the Emperor of Russia during Russian Revolution
    A)Nicholas II
    B)Alexander III
    C)Nicholas I
    D)Alexander II
    Answer: Nicholas II
  • Q. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
    A)Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
    B)Promote heavy industries in India
    C)More foodstuff in case of famine
    D)Enable Indians to move freely within the country
    Answer: Facilitate British commerce and adminitstrative control
  • Q. In 1906 Dadabhai Naoroji had passed a resolution approving the issues of swadeshi and national education in:
    A)The Lucknow Session of the Indian National congress
    B)The Calcutta Session of the Indian National congress
    C)The Meerut Session of the Indian National congress
    D)The Lahore Session of the Indian National congress
    Answer: The Calcutta Session of the Indian National congress
  • Q. Who told that Indian National Congress represents only microscopic minorities?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Minto
    D)None of these
    Answer: Lord Dufferin
  • Q. Name three important forms of Satyagraha
    A)Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion
    B)Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
    C)Non-cooperation, revolution and referendum
    D)Revolution, plebiscite and boycott
    Answer: Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott
  • Q. Two women who, while conducting the affairs of their states faced Akbar’s wars of conquest were Rani Durgawati and Chand Bibi (or Sultana), respectively of
    A)Malwa and Gujarat
    B)Jaisalmer and Khandesh
    C)Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
    D)Ranathambhor and Khandesh
    Answer: Gondwana and Ahmadnagar
  • Q. Who amidst the following was a wife of emperor Ashoka who influenced him?
    A)Charulata
    B)Chandalika
    C)Gautami
    D)Karuwaki
    Answer: Karuwaki
  • Q. In what respect did Jainism differ from Buddhism?
    A)In denying the authority of the Vedas
    B)In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
    C)In opposing animal sacrifice
    D)In its attitude towards trade
    Answer: In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
  • Q. Who was the last Emperor of Rome
    A)Romulus Augustulus
    B)Nero
    C)Julius Nepos
    D)Julius Caesar
    Answer: Romulus Augustulus
  • Q. Hemu, whom Akbar defeated In the Second Battle of Panipat (1556), was
    A)Minister of Muhammad Adil Shah
    B)Minister of Sikandar Shah Suri
    C)Ruler of Rewari
    D)Prime Minister of Rana Udai Singh of Mewar
    Answer: Minister of Muhammad Adil Shah
  • Q. Who had stated with regard to the formation and raison d’etre of the Indian National Congress, a safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action was urgently needed?
    A)M. A. Jinnah
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Annie Beasnt
    D)A. O. Hume
    Answer: A. O. Hume
  • Q. The Ramayana narrates events believed to have taken place in the __________ Yuga or age
    A)Dwapar
    B)Sat
    C)Kal
    D)Treta
    Answer: Treta
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Dadu Dayal or Dadu: I. He was a worshipper of Lord Krishna. II. He was not for caste or class distinctions and his objective was establishing harmony among all faiths.
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: II only
  • Q. Noor Jahan was wife of which Mughal Emperor?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Akbar
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. Kabir was a disciple of
    A)Ramanujana
    B)Ramananda
    C)Shakracharya
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Ramananda
  • Q. Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
    A)Hunter Commission
    B)Macaulay's Minute
    C)Charter Act
    D)Wood's Despatch
    Answer: Wood's Despatch
  • Q. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s political capital. Which city was called his religious capital?
    A)Anandpur Sahib
    B)Amritsar
    C)Gujranwala
    D)Peshawar
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. In which year did the Indian National Congress hold its first meeting in Bombay?
    A)1844
    B)1832
    C)1885
    D)1890
    Answer: 1885

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