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Q1022017 · 10 Sept 2017
In the Mesopotamian records, which one of the following terms was used for the Indus Valley (Harappans)?
1. A.Dilmun
2. B.Meluha
3. C.Magan
4. D.Failaka
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Answer: B
Q1052017 · 10 Sept 2017
Which one of the following associations was founded in London by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?
1. A.The Bengal British India Society
2. B.The East India Association
3. C.The British Indian Association
4. D.The Madras Native Association
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Answer: B
Q1062017 · 10 Sept 2017
Consider the following movements : 1. Moplah Rebellion 2. Bardoli Satyagraha 3. Champaran Satyagraha 4. Salt Satyagraha Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above in ascending order?
1. A.1-3-4-2
2. B.3-1-2-4
3. C.2-3-1-4
4. D.4-2-1-3
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Answer: B
Q1072017 · 10 Sept 2017
Which one of the following travelogues has given an insight on the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq?
1. A.Ibn Battuta’s Rihla
2. B.Francois Bernier’s Travels in the Mogul Empire
3. C.Niccolao Manucci’s Storia do Mogor
4. D.Tavernier’s Travels in India
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Answer: A
Q1102017 · 10 Sept 2017
Who among the following was believed to be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs conspiring against the British in 1857?
1. A.Mangal Pandey
2. B.Bahadur Shah II
3. C.Queen Zeenat Mahal
4. D.Nana Sahib
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Answer: D
Q1112017 · 10 Sept 2017
Who among the following was the founder of the Avadh Kingdom in the $1 8^{th}$ century?
1. A.Murshid Quli Khan
2. B.Saadat Khan
3. C.Alivardi Khan
4. D.Sarfaraz Khan
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Answer: B
Q1122017 · 10 Sept 2017
Who among the following was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement?
1. A.Henry Vivian Derozio
2. B.David Hare
3. C.Dwarkanath Tagore
4. D.Prasanna Kumar Tagore
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Answer: A
Q1132017 · 10 Sept 2017
Which one of the following statements about the Quit India Movement is not correct?
1. A.It broke out in August 1942.
2. B.Ahmedabad Textile Mills went on strike for more than three months.
3. C.Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha actively participated in the movement.
4. D.Communist Party did not support the movement.
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Answer: C
Q1432017 · 10 Sept 2017
In April 2017, India celebrated 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s
1. A.Satyagraha in Kheda
2. B.Dandi March
3. C.Satyagraha in Champaran
4. D.Return from South Africa
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Answer: C
Q1472017 · 10 Sept 2017
Who among the following used the term Industrial Revolution for the first time in English to describe the changes that occurred in the British industrial development between 1760 and 1820?
1. A.Friedrich Engels
2. B.Eric Hobsbawm
3. C.Arnold Toynbee
4. D.Georges Michelet
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Answer: C
Q1502017 · 10 Sept 2017
Consider the following statements about the Nagara style of temple architecture : 1. This style of temples are commonly found in the areas between Himalayas and Vindhyas. 2. The most striking feature of this style is its pyramidal shikhara. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. A.1 only
2. B.2 only
3. C.Both 1 and 2
4. D.Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: A
Q1002017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following statements regarding King Krishnadevaraya is NOT correct?
1. A.He was a great scholar of Telugu and Sanskrit
2. B.Foreign travellers Paes and Nuniz visited his court
3. C.Barbosa praised him for the great justice and equity prevailing in his empire
4. D.He wrote his magnum opus Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit
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Answer: D
Q1012017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following was NOT a cause of the Revolt of 1857?
1. A.The rumour that the British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour being sold in the market
2. B.The prophecy that British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey on 23rd June, 1857
3. C.Popular discontent with British rule
4. D.The prophecy that the end of British rule would lead to the end of the Kali Yuga and the return of Ram Rajya
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Answer: D
Q1022017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following was NOT a feature of the Subsidiary Alliance of Lord Wellesley?
1. A.The British were responsible for protecting the ally from any external threats
2. B.All internal threats were to be handled by the ally alone, with no help from the British
3. C.The ally was to provide resources for maintaining a British armed contingent stationed in its territory
4. D.The ally could not enter into any agreement with other rulers without the permission of the British
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Answer: B
Q1042017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which of the following statements about the Chittagong group is NOT correct?
1. A.Its membership included a large number of youth including Ganesh Ghosh, Lokenath Baul and Anant Singh
2. B.Its leader Surya Sen had been a lawyer in Dhaka before joining the group
3. C.Surya Sen and his group were closely associated with Congress work in Chittagong
4. D.This group had prepared an action plan to occupy the armouries in Chittagong
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Answer: B
Q1052017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following was a significant feature of the Quit India Movement?
1. A.Women did not play an important role in the movement
2. B.Nasik in Maharashtra was an important regional base during the movement
3. C.It was marked by anti-zamindar violence
4. D.It was marked by the emergence of parallel governments in different parts of India
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Answer: D
Q1062017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following characteristics does NOT describe the Khilafat movement?
1. A.Mahatma Gandhi sought to link it to the Non-Cooperation movement
2. B.It was not supported by the Congress
3. C.It demanded that the Turkish Sultan must retain control over Muslim sacred spaces in the erstwhile Ottoman empire
4. D.It was led by Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
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Answer: B
Q1072017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following was NOT a feature of railways in colonial India?
1. A.The main purpose of the setting up of railways in India was to serve the interest of the empire
2. B.British capital investments were invited with 15% guaranteed interest to be paid if necessary from Indian revenues
3. C.The construction work disturbed ecology
4. D.The construction of the railways was planned in such a way that it connected the internal markets with the ports, but provided no inter-connection between internal market cities
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Answer: B
Q1092017 · 23 Apr 2017
Who launched the Bardoli Satyagraha on 4th February, 1928?
1. A.Mahatma Gandhi
2. B.Vallabhbhai Patel
3. C.Rajendra Prasad
4. D.Kalyanji Mehta
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Answer: B
Q1102017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following Princely States did NOT support the Congress during the course of the Civil Disobedience Movement?
1. A.Bhavnagar
2. B.Mysore
3. C.Junagadh
4. D.Kathiawar
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Answer: B
Q1142017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following statements about Fatehpur Sikri is NOT correct?
1. A.It was located on the direct road to Ajmer
2. B.Akbar commissioned the building of a marble tomb for Sheikh Salim Chisti next to the Friday mosque at Fatehpur Sikri
3. C.The arched gateway or Bulund Darwaza was meant to remind visitors of the Mughal victory in Gujarat
4. D.In 1585, the capital of the Mughal emperor shifted from Fatehpur Sikri to Delhi
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Answer: D
Q1452017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one among the following countries is the largest trading partner of India in external trade for the year 2015-2016?
1. A.United States of America
2. B.United Kingdom
3. C.United Arab Emirates
4. D.China
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Answer: D
Q1462017 · 23 Apr 2017
Which one of the following cities hosted the 3rd World Trauma Congress recently?
1. A.New Delhi
2. B.Dacca
3. C.Singapore
4. D.Bangkok
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Answer: A