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Q. 13 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1862)

Who founded the Servants of India Society?

  • Chittaranjan Das
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Lala Har Dayal
  • Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 746)

In which year Akbar built the Buland Darwaja?

  • [A] 1590
  • [B] 1600
  • [C] 1601
  • [D] 1605

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 748)

 Who introduced Turkan-e-Chahalgani?

  • Iltutmish
  • Alauddin Khilji
  • Kaiqubad
  • Balban

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Q. 19 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1868)

The American publicist who was with Mahatma Gandhi during his 'Quit India' movement was-

  • Louis Fischer
  • William L. Shiver
  • Web Miller
  • Negley Farson

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 743)

Which of the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period?

  • [A] Gulbadan Begum
  • [B] Noorjahan Begum
  • [C] Jahanara Begum
  • [D] Zebun-nissah Begum

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Q. 14 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1863)

The first governor-general of the East India Company in India was?

  • Robert Clive
  • Sir John Shore
  • Warren Hastings
  • Marquis Hastings

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 728)

Who is known as the Light of Asia?

  • Bindusara
  • Gautama Buddha
  • Ashoka
  • Samudragupta

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Q. 16 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1865)

The call "Dilli Chalo" was given by-

  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • Subhash Chandra Bose
  • Mahatma Gandhi

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 737)

The Eighth-century Tripartite Power Struggle Was Among Which Of The Following?

  • 1.Cholas, Rastrakutas and Yadavas
  • 2.Chalukyas, Pallavas and Pandyas
  • 3. Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas
  • 4.Cholas, Pandyas and Chalukyas

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1850)

The Simon Commission was formed to review-

  • Legislatures in India
  • Fitness of India for further reforms
  • A constitution for India
  • The position of the Viceroy

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Q. 20 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1869)

"Depressed Classes League" was established by-

  • Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
  • Babu Jagjiwan Ram
  • N. S. Kajrolkar
  • Mahatma Jyotiba Phule

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Q. 5 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1854)

An anti-British outfit 'Abhinav Bharat' was founded by-

  • R. G. Bhandarkar
  • V. D. Savarkar
  • C. R. Das
  • Sardar Bhagat Singh

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Q. 10 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1859)

Who was the first president of All India Trade Union Congress?

  • Dewan Chaman Lal
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • N. G. Ranga
  • Swami Sahajanand

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 745)

Krishna I, a king of Rashtrakuta dynasty is related to which of the following ?

  • Ajanata Caves
  • Shiva Temples of Ellora
  • Khajuraho Temples
  • Ellora caves

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 738)

Mirza Ghalib was a contemporary of which among the following Mughal Emperors?

  • 1.Alamgir II
  • 2.Muhammad Shah
  • 3. Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • 4.Farrukhsiyar

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Q. 3 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1852)

Where did Mahatma Gandhi first apply his technique of satyagraha?

  • Dandi
  • Champaran
  • England
  • South Africa

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Q. 2 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1851)

The Azad Hind Fauj was formed in-

  • 1937
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1945

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Q. 7 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1856)

In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon?

  • Non-Cooperation movement 1920-22
  • Rowlatt Satyagraha 1919
  • Ahmedabad strike 1918
  • Bardoli Satyagraha

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Q. 15 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1864)

Vande Mataram was taken from-

  • Akbarnama
  • Rajtarangini
  • Anand Math
  • Akbar Kosh

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Q. 18 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1867)

Which one of the following authors put forth the theory of the drain of India's resources to England?

  • Raja Rammohan Roy
  • Bankim Chand Chatterjee
  • G. G. Agarkar
  • Dadabhai Naoroji

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Q. 9 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1858)

Persian weekly 'Miratul Akhbar' was published by-

  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
  • Maulana Shibli Nomani

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 744)

Which among the following was the work of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq?

  • [A] Fautuhat-i-Ferozshahi
  • [B] Fatawa-i-Jahandari
  • [C] Tarikh-i-Ferozshahi
  • [D] Tughlaqnama

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Q. 11 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1860)

Which of the following was the first to impose censorship of the press?

  • Wellesley
  • Hastings
  • Johan Adams
  • Dalhousie

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Q. 8 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1857)

Santhals were associated with-

  • Tribal Rebellion
  • Non-cooperation Movement
  • Salt Satyagraha
  • Indigo Revolt

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 747)

 Which sultan of Delhi was a contemporary of the Mongol leader Genghis Khan?

  • Iltutmish
  • Balban
  • Razia Sultan
  • Alauddin Khilji

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Q. 17 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 1866)

All India Muslim League was formed in-

  • Lahor
  • Aligarh
  • Lucknow
  • Dhaka

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 741)

Which among the following rulers of the Chola Empire conquered the Maldives during his regime?

  • [A] Raja Raja Chola I
  • [B] Rajendra Chola
  • [C] Kulothunga Chola I
  • [D] Vikrama Chola

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Q. 1 of Quiz- (Que-ID : 762)

Who is the first Tirthankara of Jainism?

  • Anantnath
  • Rishabhdev
  • Malinath
  • Mahavira

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