Q. Who among the following was the founder of “Khudai Khidmatgar” and is also known as Badshah Khan? (A) Syed Ahmed Khan (B) Hakim Ajmal Khan (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (D) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Answer: D The movement was led by Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known locally as Bacha Khan, Badshah Khan, or Sarhadi […]
Q. Where was the Congress session held in which Mahatma Gandhi convinced other leaders of the need to launch a non-cooperation movement in support of Khilafat as well as Swaraj? (A) Bombay (B) Lahore (C) Calcutta (D) Nagpur Answer: C At the Calcutta session of the Congress in September 1920, he convinced other leaders of the need
Q. Which of the following political parties within the Congress was formed by Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru to debate the return to council politics? (A) The Indian League (B) Swaraj Party (C) Hindustan Socialist Republic Association (D) The Bombay Presidency Association Answer: B Das and Motilal Nehru formed Swaraj Party within the Congress to
Q. Who among the following led his colleagues to realize that the Constituent Assembly was of British creation and “was working on British plans as the British wanted it to be worked on? (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (B) C. Rajagopalachari (C) Abdur Nishtar (D) Somnath Lahiri Answer: D Lahiri exhorted his colleagues to realise that
Q. In 1722, the governorship of __ was given to Sawai Raja Jai Singh? (A) Amer (B) Malwa (C) Lucknow (D) Agra Answer – (D) In the year 1722, Sawai Jai Singh got the governorship of Agra and made Jaipur the capital of his empire. Sawai Raja Jai Singh of Amber served as governor of
Q. In the Rig Veda, there is a dialogue between a sage named Vishwamitra and which two rivers? (A) Sutlej and Chenab (B) Beas and Sutlej (C) Chenab and Ravi (D) Beas and Jhelum Answer: B In the Rigveda, there is a hymn in the form of a dialogue between Sage Vishvamitra and two rivers
Q. What was the day of the week on 17June, 1998? (A) Wednesday (B) Monday (C) Tuesday (D) Thursday Answer: A [Wednesday] 17th June, 1998 = (1997 years + Period from 1.1.1998 to 17.6.1998) Odd days in 1600 years = 0 Odd days in 300 years = (5 × 3) ≡ 1 97 years have 24 leap years
Q. As mentioned in the inscriptions of Ashoka, the Maurya Empire had five major political centres, including the capital Pataliputra and four other provincial centres. Which of the following was not a provincial centre? (A) Takshashila (B) Ujjaini (C) Suvarnagiri (D) Indraprastha Answer: D The Maurya Empire had five major political centers including the capital
Q. Mahavir Swami came to be known as “Jin”, what is the meaning of “Jin”? (A) Conqueror (B) Great Spirit (C) God (D) Non-violent Answer: A Jina (जिन) is a Sanskrit word that means conqueror or victor. The term has been adopted and used in Jainism to denote persons who have conquered their enemies. Jainism
Q. After the death of Shivaji, effective power in the Maratha state was held by a family of Chitpavan Brahmins, who served as Peshwas (or Prime Ministers) to Shivaji’s successors. Which city became the capital of the Maratha Empire? (A) Satara (C) Nashik (B) Nagpur (D) Poona (Pune) Answer: D After the death of Shivaji,