by: D.K Choudhary
1) Vijainagar Kings
2) Bahmani Sultans
3) Chandel Kings
4) Gupta Kings
ANS: 3
Q. Arrange the following movements of Mahatma Gandhi in the right order from the beginning –
1) Champaran, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Non-cooperation
2) Ahmedabad, Champaran, Kheda, Non-cooperation
3) Kheda, Champaran, Ahmedabad, Non-cooperation
4) Non-cooperation, Champaran, Kheda, Ahmedabad
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Q. What was ‘Sangam’ in Ancient India ?
1) Sangha or Mandal of Tamil poets
2) Tamil King’s court poets
3) Tamil settlement
4) Mesolithic graves
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Q. The first and only Bharat Mata Mandir was constructed in 1930s in –
1) Ahmedabad
2) Surat
3) Pune
4) Varanasi
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Note: Bharat Mata Mandir was constructed in 1936 by freedom fighter Babu Shiv Prasad Gupta and was inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi. The temple is built on the campus of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith.
Q. “Kings are made for Public; Public is not made for King” – who made this statement during the national movement?
1) Abbas Tyabji
2) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
3) Dadabhai Naoroji
4) Mahatma Gandhi
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Q. Which freedom fighter was the author of the book “An Introduction of the Dreamland”?
1) Bhagat Singh
2) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
4) Subhas Chandra Bose
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Q. When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India?
1) 1813
2) 1833
3) 1835
4) 1836
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Q. When and where was the All India Kisan Sabha formed?
1) 1935 – Bombay
2) 1942 – Kanpur
3) 1938 – Calcutta
4) 1936 – Lucknow
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Q. Name the Chola ruler who sent an embassy of 72 merchants to China in AD 1077?
1) Rajendra-I
2) Rajaraja-II
3) Kulottunga-I
4) Kulottunga-II
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Q. Who among the following gave maximum resistance to the British?
1) Mughals
2) Marathas
3) Rajputs
4) Sikhs
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Q. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare during the medieval period in India?
1) Akbar
2) Babur
3) Ibrahim Lodhi
4) Sher Shah Suri
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Q. Which one of the following region came under the direct administration of the English East India Company after the third Anglo-Mysore war?
1) Malabar
2) Kanara
3) Travancore
4) Tanjore
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Q. Which of the following tribes worship the deity ‘Bhumsen’?
1) Tharu
2) Boxa
3) Jaad
4) Bhotia
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Q. In which language are the ‘Pandukeshwar copper plates’ written?
1) Pali
2) Prakrit
3) Sanskrit
4) Armike
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Q. During which period did the Colonial conflict start in Uttarakhand ?
1) Mughal period
2) Gorkha period
3) Dogra period
4) British period
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Q. The court language of Katyuris was –
1) Kumaoni
2) Garhwali
3) Sanskrit
4) Prakrit
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Q. The Lakhu cave having ancient rock paintings is located in –
1) Chamoli district
2) Nainital district
3) Haridwar district
4) Almora district
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Q. ‘Privy Purse’ was related to whom in the Post-Independence period ?
1) Landlords
2) Former kings
3) Industrialists
4) Indio planters
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Q. Who started the ‘Silk-route’ (Marg) for Indians ?
1) Kanishka
2) Harshwardhan
3) Ashok
4) Fahien
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Q. Which was the highest gold coin in the reign of Akbar ?
1) Ilahi
2) Jalali
3) Shahanshah
4) Asharfi
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Q. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar published three periodicals for the safeguard of Dalit rights. Which of the following is not one of them ?
1) Mook Nayak
2) Wahishkrit Bharat
3) Wahishkrit Samaj
4) Equality Janta
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Q. The first Sultan who started the work of translation of Hindu Religious texts into Persian Language, was –
1) Iltutmish
2) Alauddin Khilji
3) Mohammad-Bin-Tughlaq
4) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
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Q. By which date did the British Government declare to grant India full self Government ?
1) January 26,1946
2) August 15,1947
3) December 31,1947
4) June 30,1948
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Q. From 1906 to 1920, the role of Md. Ali Jinnah during freedom struggle of India was –
1) Separatist
2) Fundamentalist
3) Nationalist
4) Nationalist and Secular
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Q. The real name of Sabarmati Ashram –
1) Gandhi Ashram
2) Satyagraha Ashram
3) Finiks Farm
4) Dandi Ashram
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