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| 851. |
During Shivaji's rule the council of the state consisted of |
| A. | Eight ministers |
| B. | Eighteen ministers |
| C. | Twelve ministers |
| D. | Fifteen Ministers |
| Answer» B. Eighteen ministers | |
| 852. |
During the freedom struggle a parallel movement launched in the Indian states (in the states ruled by the indian rulers such as Kashmir, Nizam's Hyderabad, Travancore etc) was/ were |
| A. | State people's Movement |
| B. | Praja Mandal Movement |
| C. | Swaraj Movement |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 853. |
During Indian freedom struggle , a general strike jointly called by the Girni Kamgar Union and the Railway workers place in March, 1929 in bombay. This was actually in protest against ______ |
| A. | the congress acceptance of Domination Status to India as a desirable interim goal |
| B. | the visit to india of Whiteley commission on Labour |
| C. | the Government's insistance on passing the Trade Disputes Bill through the Central Legislative Assembly |
| D. | the dismissal of workers who had taken part in the 1928 strikes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 854. |
During First World War(1914-1918) AD, The Raja of Chamba State, Raja Bhuri Singh .................... |
| A. | opposed the British Government |
| B. | partcipated in the Ghaddar Movement |
| C. | helped the British Government |
| D. | remained Passive |
| Answer» D. remained Passive | |
| 855. |
During Akbar's reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire? |
| A. | Raja Todar Mal |
| B. | Man Singh I |
| C. | Birbal |
| D. | Tansen |
| Answer» B. Man Singh I | |
| 856. |
During Mughal period there was continuous emigration of the .........to places ruled by Hindu Rajas |
| A. | Nobles |
| B. | Poor |
| C. | Middle Class |
| D. | Foreign residents |
| Answer» C. Middle Class | |
| 857. |
During India's freedom struggle, the newspaper 'Young India' was published by |
| A. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah | |
| 858. |
During Akbar's reign the most common gold coin was Illahi, which in value was equal to |
| A. | 10 rupee silver coins |
| B. | 12 rupee silver coins |
| C. | 15 rupee silver coins |
| D. | 20 rupee silver coins |
| Answer» B. 12 rupee silver coins | |
| 859. |
Din-i-llahi was promoted by |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Bahadur Shah |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Humayun |
| Answer» D. Humayun | |
| 860. |
Dnyaneshwar was a 13thÂcentury Marathi saint who wrote the Dnyaneshwari, which is a commentary on the _______________. |
| A. | Ramayana |
| B. | Bhagavad Gita |
| C. | Vedas |
| D. | Upanishads |
| Answer» C. Vedas | |
| 861. |
'Do or Die' is associated with which of the movements in India's freedom struggle |
| A. | Dandi March |
| B. | Non-ÂCooperation Movement |
| C. | Khilafat Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 862. |
Dihang is the other name for the Indian river |
| A. | Indus |
| B. | Brahmaputra |
| C. | Narmada |
| D. | Chenab |
| Answer» C. Narmada | |
| 863. |
Dhamek Stupa was built by? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Ashoka |
| D. | Narasimha |
| Answer» D. Narasimha | |
| 864. |
Deccan Education Society was founded by_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Jyotiba Phule |
| C. | Firoz Shah Mehta |
| D. | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar |
| Answer» B. Jyotiba Phule | |
| 865. |
Cotton for textile was first cultivated in........... |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | India |
| C. | Central America |
| D. | Mesopotamia |
| Answer» B. India | |
| 866. |
Cotton for texttile was first cultivated in |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | India |
| C. | Mesopotamia |
| D. | Central America |
| Answer» C. Mesopotamia | |
| 867. |
Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother _______________. |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Aurangzeb |
| C. | Babur |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» C. Babur | |
| 868. |
Constituent Assembly of India was founded in the year ________. |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» C. 1947 | |
| 869. |
Consider the following statements about Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) :_x005F_x000D_ 1. ITBP was raised in 1962._x005F_x000D_ 2. ITBP is basicsdly a mountain trained force._x005F_x000D_ 3. ITBP replaced Assam Rifles in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in 2004-2005 for border gusirding duly._x005F_x000D_ 4. ITBP presently has 52 service battalions.Which of the statements given above are correct?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 only |
| B. | 3 and 4 only |
| C. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 870. |
Consider the following statements about Harappan cities :_x005F_x000D_ 1.Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles._x005F_x000D_ 2.A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 871. |
Consider the following statement :“So much is wrung from the peasants, that even dry bread is scarcely left to fill their stomachs.â€_x005F_x000D_ Who among the following European travellers had made the above statement about the condition of peasantry in the Mughal Empire? |
| A. | Francisco Pelsaert |
| B. | Francois Bernier |
| C. | Jean-Baptiste Tavemier |
| D. | Niccolao Manucci |
| Answer» B. Francois Bernier | |
| 872. |
Consider the following statement :“A sound body means one whichbends itself to the spirit and is always a ready instrument at its service.â€The above statement is attributed to |
| A. | Sardar Patel |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Baden-Powell |
| Answer» D. Baden-Powell | |
| 873. |
Consider the following statements about the Salt March :1.The  Salt  March  was  deliberately ignored by the European media.2.The Salt March was widely covered by the American and European press.3.The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers.4.The Salt March impressed upon the British  the  urgent  need  to  devolve more power to Indians.Which of the statements given above are correct? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 3 and 4 only |
| D. | 2 and 3 only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 874. |
Consider the following statements about the  different meanings  of‘Swaraj’ as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi :_x005F_x000D_ 1.Swaraj is intimately linked with Ahimsa (non-violence) and Satyagraha (adherence to truth)._x005F_x000D_ 2.Swaraj has two senses-one political and one beyond the realm of politics._x005F_x000D_ 3.Swaraj is something that requires time and patience to acquire._x005F_x000D_ 4.With determination, Swaraj could be obtained easily and quickly._x005F_x000D_ Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 2 only |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 875. |
Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as |
| A. | Court of directors |
| B. | Board of Directors |
| C. | Board of Control |
| D. | Board of Merchants |
| Answer» D. Board of Merchants | |
| 876. |
Coins of Rs. ............ denomination were introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to mark MG Rarnachandran's 1 birth centenary. |
| A. | 200 |
| B. | 100 |
| C. | 500 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» C. 500 | |
| 877. |
Churches and Convents of Goa were built by? |
| A. | British |
| B. | Dutch |
| C. | Portuguese |
| D. | Mughals |
| Answer» D. Mughals | |
| 878. |
Choose the most appropriate answer:Who was the Viceroy when the Simon Commission visited India? |
| A. | Lord Chelmsford |
| B. | Lord Reading |
| C. | Lord Irwin |
| D. | Lord Wellington |
| Answer» D. Lord Wellington | |
| 879. |
Choose the most appropriate answer:_x005F_x000D_ Todar Mal was associated with________ in Akbar’s durbar. |
| A. | Music |
| B. | Literature |
| C. | Finance |
| D. | Law Reforms |
| Answer» D. Law Reforms | |
| 880. |
Chola State had to face the attack of which of the following Rashtrakuta's rulers?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Dhruv |
| B. | Govind III |
| C. | Krishna III |
| D. | Amoghvarsha |
| Answer» D. Amoghvarsha | |
| 881. |
Choose the most appropriate answer:Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in |
| A. | 1911 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | 1917 |
| D. | 1919 |
| Answer» C. 1917 | |
| 882. |
Chipko movement was basically against |
| A. | Cultural pollution |
| B. | Deforestation |
| C. | Water pollution |
| D. | Noise pollution |
| Answer» C. Water pollution | |
| 883. |
Chola Empire was divided into ____ |
| A. | Mandalams, Nadu, Avanti & Kurram |
| B. | Mandalams, Nadu, Malkhand & Kurram |
| C. | Avanti, Nadu, Malkhand & Kurram |
| D. | Mandalams, Nadu,Kurram & Valanadu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 884. |
Chipko Movement is associated with |
| A. | Forests |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Industries |
| D. | Education |
| Answer» B. Agriculture | |
| 885. |
Chinese traveller Hiuen-Tsang studied at the University of |
| A. | Taxila |
| B. | Vikramshila |
| C. | Magadh |
| D. | Nalanda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 886. |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1674–1680 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Nanda |
| B. | Haryanka |
| C. | Maurya |
| D. | Maratha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 887. |
Chhatrapati Sambhaji (1680–1688 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Maratha |
| B. | Nanda |
| C. | Haryanka |
| D. | Maurya |
| Answer» B. Nanda | |
| 888. |
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by |
| A. | Frederick William Stevens |
| B. | Santiago Calatrava |
| C. | Fazlur Rahman Khan |
| D. | Frei Otto |
| Answer» B. Santiago Calatrava | |
| 889. |
Chauri Chaura incident took place in?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | 1902 |
| B. | 1912 |
| C. | 1922 |
| D. | 1932 |
| Answer» D. 1932 | |
| 890. |
Chandragupta (322–298 BC) was the ruler of which dynasty? |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Mewar |
| C. | Mughal |
| D. | Peshwas |
| Answer» B. Mewar | |
| 891. |
Chandragupta Maurya was born in _______. |
| A. | 340 BC |
| B. | 563 BC |
| C. | 189 BC |
| D. | 99 BC |
| Answer» B. 563 BC | |
| 892. |
Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________. |
| A. | Sikhism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Buddhism |
| D. | Jewism |
| Answer» C. Buddhism | |
| 893. |
Charles Wilkinson's English version of Bhagavad Gita was first published in the year |
| A. | 1685 |
| B. | 1725 |
| C. | 1785 |
| D. | 1885 |
| Answer» D. 1885 | |
| 894. |
Chand Bibi was the ruler of _______. |
| A. | Ahmednagar |
| B. | Bijapur |
| C. | Satara |
| D. | Golconda |
| Answer» B. Bijapur | |
| 895. |
Chachnama records the history of which conquest? |
| A. | Kushanas |
| B. | Hunas |
| C. | Arabs |
| D. | Greeks |
| Answer» D. Greeks | |
| 896. |
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey was awarded the Paramvir Chakra for his martyrdom at which of the following wars? |
| A. | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
| B. | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| C. | Kargil War of 1999 |
| D. | Indo-China War of 1962 |
| Answer» D. Indo-China War of 1962 | |
| 897. |
Chanakya was the chief advisor of _______. |
| A. | Babur |
| B. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Kautilya |
| Answer» C. Akbar | |
| 898. |
Chalukya temples (Jain temples) at Dilwara are situated in |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» D. Haryana | |
| 899. |
By whom the first republic of the world was established in Vaishali |
| A. | Maurya |
| B. | Nand |
| C. | Gupta |
| D. | Lichhavi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 900. |
By which ruler Pataliputra was chosen for the first time as a capital |
| A. | Ajatasatru |
| B. | Kalasok |
| C. | Udayin |
| D. | Kanishka |
| Answer» D. Kanishka | |