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Q1182020 · 6 Sept 2020
In January 2020, a passenger aircraft crashed in Iran soon after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport killing about 170 people onboard. The airplane belongs to
1. A.Qatar Airways
2. B.Ukraine International Airlines
3. C.Singapore Airlines
4. D.Cathay Pacific
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Answer: B
Q1262020 · 6 Sept 2020
Where did Gandhiji initially forge the techniques of Satyagraha ?
1. A.England
2. B.South Africa
3. C.North Africa
4. D.India
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Answer: B
Q1272020 · 6 Sept 2020
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Gandhiji’s Dandi march ?
1. A.Lord Irwin
2. B.Lord Linlithgow
3. C.Lord Reading
4. D.Lord Willingdon
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Answer: A
Q1282020 · 6 Sept 2020
Which one among the following American newsmagazines was highly sceptical of Gandhiji’s Dandi march initially but within a week completely changed its opinion and saluted him as a Saint and Statesman ?
1. A.Saturday Evening Post
2. B.Readers Digest
3. C.Time
4. D.Life
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Answer: C
Q1392020 · 6 Sept 2020
What was the consequence of Permanent Settlement on rural society in Bengal ?
1. A.The zamindars invested capital and enterprise to improve agriculture along lines of British yeoman farmers
2. B.A group of rich peasants known as jotedars succeeded in consolidating their position in the villages
3. C.The ryots prospered as a result of fixed revenue levy imposed on them
4. D.The system of Collectorate introduced by the Company for exercising supervisory control on zamindars failed to take off
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Answer: B
Q1402020 · 6 Sept 2020
What was Damin-i Koh in Rajmahal area ?
1. A.A large area of land demarcated and declared to be the land of the Santhals
2. B.The land of the Paharias cultivated exclusively for paddy
3. C.The British territory marked for their military camp
4. D.The land earmarked for locating settled agriculturists
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Answer: A
Q1412020 · 6 Sept 2020
Which one of the following statements about the Revolt of 1857 is correct ?
1. A.It was a Revolt carefully organised and planned by the Rajas, Nawabs and Taluqdars
2. B.Rumours and prophecies did not play any role in its outbreak and spread
3. C.The rebel proclamations in 1857 repeatedly appealed to all sections of the population irrespective of their caste and creed.
4. D.The British succeeded in quickly and easily controlling the rebels
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Answer: C