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18751.

When India got Independence the Prime Minister of England was

A. Winston Churchill
B. Clement R. Atlee
C. Neville Chamberlain
D. None of these
Answer» C. Neville Chamberlain
18752.

Alexander invaded India in

A. 298 B.C.
B. 202 B.C.
C. 303 B.C.
D. 327 B.C.
Answer» E.
18753.

Who did not participate in the Revolt of 1857

A. Tantiya Tope
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Nana Sahib
D. Rani Lakshmibai
Answer» C. Nana Sahib
18754.

Of the following who is credited for the unification of India after Independence

A. Vallabh Bhai Patel
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. C. Rajgopalachari
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer» B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
18755.

The main weakness of Revolt of 1857 was lack of...........

A. External help
B. Discipline among rebel soldiers
C. Modern weapons
D. United and coordinate efforts by rebels
Answer» E.
18756.

Which of the following movements was launched along with Khilafat Movement

A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Non-cooperation Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
Answer» D. Home Rule Movement
18757.

‘Rajtarangini’ has been written by

A. Jayadev
B. Chandarbardai
C. Vidhyapati
D. Kalhan
Answer» E.
18758.

Which one of the following was not a president of Indian National Congress

A. Sir William Wedderburn
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Purushottam Das Tondon
D. None of these
Answer» C. Purushottam Das Tondon
18759.

Which pair threw a bomb at carriage that they believed was occupied by Kingsford, the unpopular judge at Muzaffarpur

A. Ram Prasad Bismil, Surya Sen
B. Khudi Ram Bose, Prafulla Chaki
C. Jatindra Nath Das, Ashfaqullah
D. None of these
Answer» B. Khudi Ram Bose, Prafulla Chaki
18760.

The Ryotwari settlement was introduced by British in

A. Bengal presidency only
B. Madras presidency only
C. Bombay and Madras presidency
D. Bombay presidencey only
Answer» E.
18761.

What was unique to Harappan civilization in comparision to Egyptian and mesopotamian civilization

A. Pictographic script
B. Drainage system
C. Temples
D. Rectangular town planning
Answer» C. Temples
18762.

Where did Mahatma Gandhi first try the weapon of ‘Satyagraha’

A. Champaran
B. Ahemdabad mill strike
C. Dandi
D. South Africa
Answer» C. Dandi
18763.

Who was the Hindu king shown playing veena on the ancient-coins

A. Shivajee
B. Vikramaditya
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Ashoka
Answer» D. Ashoka
18764.

Chhattrapati Shivajee died in the year

A. 1680 A.D.
B. 1685 A.D.
C. 1690 A.D.
D. 1695 A.D.
Answer» B. 1685 A.D.
18765.

Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's political capital which city was called his religious capital

A. Amritsar
B. Anandpur Shahib
C. Gujranwala
D. Peshawar
Answer» B. Anandpur Shahib
18766.

‘Permanent Settlement’ the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by

A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Hastings
D. Lord Cornwallis
Answer» E.
18767.

Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in 1873

A. Shivanath Shastri
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Jyotiba Phule
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
18768.

Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya was the

A. Son of Chandra Gupta I
B. Father of Skanda Gupta
C. Son of Samudra Gupta
D. Grand father of Kumar Gupta I
Answer» D. Grand father of Kumar Gupta I
18769.

The Italian traveller who left very praiseworthy account of Vijayangar Empire was

A. E Barbosa
B. Manucci
C. Marco Polo
D. Nicolo Conti
Answer» E.
18770.

Who was the Guru of Shivaji

A. Namdev
B. Ramdas
C. Eknath
D. Tukaram
Answer» C. Eknath
18771.

Which of the following would be the most accurate description of the Mauryan Monarcy under Ashoka

A. Enlightened despotism
B. Centralised autocracy
C. Oriental despotism
D. Guided democracy
Answer» B. Centralised autocracy
18772.

‘Bull’ in Buddhism is associated with which event of Buddha's life

A. Birth
B. Great departure
C. Enlightenment
D. Mahaparinirvan
Answer» B. Great departure
18773.

Amir Khusrau was a musician and

A. Sufi saint
B. Persian and Hindavi writer, and scholar
C. Historian
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Historian
18774.

Where was first Madarsa set up by the British in India

A. Madras (Chennai)
B. Bombay (Mumbai)
C. Aligarh
D. Calcutta (Kolkata)
Answer» E.
18775.

Who among the folling Pakistani National was awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Indian Government

A. Liaqat Ali Khan
B. M.A. Jinnah
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Muhammad Iqbal
Answer» D. Muhammad Iqbal
18776.

Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’

A. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Jyotiba Phule
C. Narayan Guru
D. Ramaswamy Naicker
Answer» C. Narayan Guru
18777.

By which name was Chanakya known in his childhood

A. Ajaya
B. Chanakya
C. Vishnugupta
D. Deogupta
Answer» D. Deogupta
18778.

Adi Shankaracharya established four mathas. These mathas are situated at

A. Sringeri, Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag
B. Dwarka, Joshimath, Prayag, Kanchi
C. Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri, Varanasi
D. Joshimath, Dwarka, Puri, Sringeri
Answer» E.
18779.

The Third Sangam was held at

A. Tuticorin
B. Arrikkamedu
C. Madurai
D. Ernakulam
Answer» D. Ernakulam
18780.

Who Scored the Fastest T-20 Cricket Century

A. Yusuf Pathan
B. Graham Napiar
C. Chris Gayle
D. Andrew symonds
Answer» D. Andrew symonds
18781.

Ashtadhayi was written by

A. Vedavyas
B. Panini
C. Shukadeva
D. Balmiki
Answer» C. Shukadeva
18782.

Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya was the disciple of

A. Sheikh Alauddin Sabir
B. Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
C. Baba Farid
D. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
Answer» D. Sheikh Ahmad Sirhindi
18783.

Which one of the following was favoured by Nehru but not favoured by Gandhiji

A. Truth
B. Non-violence
C. Untouchability
D. Heavy industrialization
Answer» E.
18784.

The President may appoint all the following except

A. High court judges
B. prime minister
C. Rajya sabha chairman
D. Governor
Answer» D. Governor
18785.

Which Cricket Team Who Won Irani Trophy 2013

A. Mumbai
B. Rest Of India
C. Rajasthan
D. Delhi
Answer» C. Rajasthan
18786.

Who Is the Currently President of Bangladesh

A. Abdul Hamid
B. Sheikh Hasina
C. Fakhruddin Ahmed
D. Zillur Rahman
Answer» B. Sheikh Hasina
18787.

In which Country the 5th BRICS Summit helds

A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. China
D. South Africa
Answer» E.
18788.

India's first woman election commissioner, who died on April 17, 2013

A. A Shkuntala
B. Sushma Verma
C. Nafisa Baig
D. V S Rama Devi
Answer» E.
18789.

The country which recently made ​​its third nuclear test

A. China
B. USA
C. North Korea
D. Japan
Answer» D. Japan
18790.

The Ministry of Rural Development on 7 June 2013 launched a new scheme which is

A. Roshni
B. Darpan
C. Unity
D. Quality
Answer» B. Darpan
18791.

Who among opposed the Age of Consent Bill of 1891

A. Swami Dayanand
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. B.J. Patel
Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore
18792.

A newspaper Al Hilal was brought out in 1912 by

A. Dr. M.A. Ansari
B. Hakim Ajmal Khan
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. M.A. Khan
Answer» D. M.A. Khan
18793.

All India Women's Conference was founded in

A. 1922
B. 1927
C. 1932
D. 1947
Answer» C. 1932
18794.

When was the first textile mill was started in Bombay?

A. 1853
B. 1855
C. 1866
D. 1870
Answer» B. 1855
18795.

The first Indian Factories' Act was passed in

A. 1881
B. 1885
C. 1897
D. 1899
Answer» B. 1885
18796.

The worst famine in India under the British rule occurred in

A. 1860-61
B. 1876-78
C. 1890-92
D. 1895-97
Answer» C. 1890-92
18797.

The cancellation of the partition of Bengal was announced in

A. 1909
B. 1911
C. 1913
D. 1915
Answer» C. 1913
18798.

Which one of the following propounded that destiny determines everything, man is powerless

A. Jainas
B. Buddhists
C. Ajivakas
D. Mimansakas
Answer» D. Mimansakas
18799.

The Delhi general who successfully advanced up to Madurai was

A. Khizr Khan
B. Muhammad Ghori
C. Malik Kafur
D. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
Answer» D. Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
18800.

Which of the following literary works belongs to classical Sanskrit literature

A. Dhammapada
B. Vedas
C. Meghadutam
D. Dighanikaya
Answer» D. Dighanikaya