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Q1. From where did acharya Vinobabhave Start the individual satyagraha in 1940?
(a) Nadiad in Gujarat.
(b) pavnar in Maharashtra.
(c)Adyar in Tamil Nadu.
(d)Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.
S1.Ans(b)
Sol. Acharya Vinobabhave Start individual satyagraha from pavnar Maharashtra in 1940.
Q2. The original name of swami dayanand saraswatiwas?
(a) Abhishankar.
(b) Gowrishankar.
(c) Dayashankar.
(d)Mulashankar.
S2. Ans(d)
Sol. Mulashankar was the original name of the swami dayanandsaraswati.
He established Arya samaj society.
He gave a slogan go back to the Vedas.
Q3. The most taught medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was
(a) SikandarLodhi
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
(d) AlauddinKhalji
S3.Ans.(c)
Sol. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq was one of the most remarkable rulers of his time. He was highly educated and was well versed in Arabic and Persian language. He was well read in the subjects of religion, philosophy, astronomy, mathematics, medicine and logic.
Q4. Which of the following texts provides evidence that Prithvi raj III wanted to conquer the whole world?
(a) Tabgat-i-Nasiri
(b) Taj-ul-Massir
(c) PrithvirajRaso
(d) PrithvirajPrabandha
S4.Ans.(c)
Sol. The PrithvirajRaso is a Brajbhasha epic poem about the life of the 12th century Indian king Prithviraj Chauhan. It is wriiten by Chand Bardai, who according to the text was a court poet of the king.
Q5. What was the another name of Quit India Movement?
(a) August Kranti
(b) Non-coperation
(c) Civil Disobidience
(d) None of these
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol.The another name of Quit India Movement is August Movement or August Kranti.
The movement was launched at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee by Mahatma Gandhi on 8th August 1942.
Q6. Which among the following Mughal Emperors proposed a new way of life/religion called Din-i-Ilahi?
(a) Shah Jahan
(b) Bahadur Shah-II
(c) Aurangzeb
(d) Akbar
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Mughal Emperor Akbar propounded a new way of life/religion called Din-i-Ilahi in 1582.
According to the court historian Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak, during Akbar’s time, the religion was called Tawhid-i-Ilahi.
Q7. Who amongst the following was the leader of the 1857 uprising at Allahabad?
(a) Nana Saheb
(b) Azimullah
(c) Tatya Tope
(d) MaulviLiyaqat Ali
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol.MaulviLiaquat Ali was a Muslim religious leader from Allahabad (Prayagraj), in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
He was one of the leaders in the revolt against the British in 1857.
He provided his leadership from Allahabad.
Q8. The call of “Back to the Vedas” was given by
(a)Swami Vivekanand
(b)Swami DayanandSaraswati
(c)Aurobindo Ghosh
(d)Vishnu ShastriPandit
S8. Ans.(b)
Sol.DayanandSaraswati gave the slogan “Back to the Vedas”.
He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as “India for Indians” in 1876.
Q9. Which one of the following books is not written by Kalidasa?
(a) Meghadutam
(b) Kumarasambhavam
(c) Uttararamacharitam
(d) Ritusamharam
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Uttararamacharitam is a Sanskrit play in 7 acts in the Nataka style by Bhavabhuti.
It covers the event of the Uttarakandaor Uttar Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana.
Q10.The author of Arthashastra was a contemporary of?
(a) Ashoka.
(b) Chandragupta Maurya.
(c) samudragupta.
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
S10. Ans(b)
Sol.
The author of Arthashastrachanakya was a contemporary of Chandragupta Maurya.
Q11.The school of Indian art which is also known as the Greek Roman Buddhist art is the____ school?
(a) Mauryan.
(b) Shunga.
(c)Gandhar.
(d)Gupta.
S11.Ans (c)
Sol.
Gandhar art flourished in kushan dynasty.
Q12. First Englishman visited Akbar’s court was
(a) Ralph Fitch
(b) Sir Thomas Roe
(c) John Hawkins
(d) Peter Mundi
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol.Ralph Fitch was the first Englishmen to travel through India and Southeast Asia.
He visited the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar at FatehpurSikri, near Agra.
Q13. Who among the following was known as ‘Andhra Kesari’?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) T. Prakasam
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. T. Prakasamwas known as “Andhra Kesari” which translates to “Lion of Andhra”.
He served as the chief minister of the Madras Presidency.
Q14. The East India Company acquired charter from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I, Granting it the sole right to trade with the East in the year:
(a) 1600
(b) 1800
(c) 1401
(d) 1500
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. The East India Company acquired charter from the ruler of England, Queen Elizabeth I, Granting it the sole right to trade with the East in the year 1600.
- Sir James Lancaster commanded the first East India Company voyage in 1601.
Q15. In which among the following King’s reign Persian travellerAbdurRazzaq came to India?
(a) Dev Rai I
(b) Krishna Dev Rai I
(c) Dev Rai II
(d) Krishna Rai II
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Abdur Razzak was an Islamic scholar and a historian who visited the Vijayanagara Kingdom in India at the time of Dev Raya II, the greatest ruler of the Sangama dynasty.
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