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History Modern Indian

Q. Which of the following statement is related with the provision of the Charter Act of 1833?

A. Put an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China

B. Allowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China

C. Has not interfered with Company's tea trade and trade with China

D. Allowed the Company's monopoly of tea trade and trade with China for ten years

Answer

Correct Answer : Put an end to the Company's tea trade and trade with China

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Ancient History History

Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC

B. Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra

C. Ashoka invaded the Kalinga in 261 BC

D. Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator

Answer

Correct Answer : Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC

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Ancient History History

Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. In the 326 BC Alexander invaded India. II. Ambhi, king of Taxila welcomed Alexander and his men III. Alexander died in 332 BC

A. Only I, III

B. All are correct

C. Only I, II

D. II, III

Answer

Correct Answer : Only I, II

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Ancient History History

Q. Which of the following statement is/are correct? I. Panini’s Ashtadhyayi, book on grammar in eight chapters is the final culmination of this excellent art of writing in sutra (precepts) in which every chapter is precisely interwoven. II. The Brahmanas elaborates vedic caste system of the society

A. Only II

B. Only I

C. Both I & II

D. None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : Both I & II

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18th Century Revolts And Reform History

Q. Which of the following statement regarding Henry Vivian Derozio are correct? I. He is an Anglo-Indian II. Was called first nationalist poet of modern India III. He taught at Hindu college and was later removed because of his radicalism

A. Only I and II

B. Only I

C. Only II and III

D. All the above

Answer

Correct Answer : All the above

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History Modern Indian

Q. Which of the following statement relates the Dadabhai Naoroji’s definition of ‘Drain of Wealth’?

A. That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return

B. Those resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain

C. That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power

D. That the British goods were being imported into the country making it poorer day by day

Answer

Correct Answer : That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return

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Bhakti Movement History

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Alvars and Nayanars? I. Some of the earliest bhakti movements (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). II. They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. III. During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities

A. I and II

B. Only I

C. I and III

D. All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : All of the above

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Bhakti Movement History

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the attitudes of Alvars and Nayanars towards caste system? I. Alvars and Nayanars initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and the dominance of Brahmanas or at least attempted to reform the system. II. Alvars and Nayanars always supported the caste system in the society. III. The importance of the traditions of the Alvars and Nayanars was sometimes indicated by the claim that their compositions were as important as the Vedas

A. I and II

B. Only I

C. I and III

D. All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : I and III

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Bhakti Movement History

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)

A. I and II

B. Only I

C. I and III

D. All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer : All of the above

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Bhakti Movement History

Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the women devotees of the period? I. Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal. II. Andal and Karaikkal Ammaiyar renounced their social obligations, but did not join an alternative order or become nuns.