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1.Which of the following religions influenced Akbar much more than any single religion, all of which were meticulously examined by him?

Christianity
Hinduism
Jainism
Zoroastrianism

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Answer: Explanation:
Hinduism

2. Which of the following battles marked the real beginning of the Mughal Empire in India?

First Battle of Panipat
Second Battle of Panipat
Battle of Haldighati
Battle of Talikota

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Solution: Explanation:
Second Battle of Panipat

3. The most accomplished writer in Persian of Akbar's reign--a man of letters, a poet, an essayist, a critic, and a historian--was

Abul Fazl
Akbar
Badauni
Faizi

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Solution: Explanation:
Abul Fazl

4.Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana was a.

Diplomat of high calibre of King of Persia
Versatile genius and writer in Hindi, Persian and Arabic in the reign of Akbar
Great military leader of Shivaji
None of these

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Solution: Explanation:
Versatile genius and writer in Hindi, Persian and Arabic in the reign of Akbar

5.Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?

Lord Irwin
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Wavell

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Solution: Explanation:
Lord Linlithgow.

6. Who was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj party in 1923?

B.G. Tilak
Chittaranjan Das
G.K. Gokhale
M.K. Gandhi

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Solution: Explanation:
Chittaranjan Das.

7.Who gave the title of "Mahamana" to Madan Mohan Malaviya?

Bal Gangadhar
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Rabindranath Tagore
Tilak Dada Bhai Nauroji

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Solution: Explanation:
Rabindranath Tagore

8. Who described the Government of India Act, 1935 as a new charter of bondage?

B.R. Ambedkar
Mahatma Gandhi
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Rajendra Prasad

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Solution: Explanation:
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

9.What is the first sermon of Buddha called as?

Brahmajala Sutta
Dhammachakka Pabattanasutta
Kachchayanagottasutta
Mahaparinirvana Sutta

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Solution: Explanation:
Dhammachakka Pabattanasutta.

10. From which of the following banks did Madan Malviya take loans for financing "The Hindustan Times"?

Bank of Baroda
Bank of Maharashtra
Punjab National Bank
State Bank of India

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Solution: Explanation:
Punjab National Bank

11.Multi-purpose river valley projects are the "New temples of modern India". The above statement is made by:.

Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Nehru
Motilal Nehru
Rajiv Gandhi

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Solution: Explanation:
. Jawaharlal Nehru
.

12.Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?

It was a non-violent movement
It was a spontaneous movement
It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
It didn't attract the labour class in general

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Solution: Explanation:
It was a non-violent movement

13. The remains of the Vijayanagar empire can be found in __________

Bijapur
Boroda
Golconda
Hampi

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Solution: Explanation:
Hampi

14.The famous court poet of Akbar was ____________

Bairam Khan
Birbal
Rahim
Tulsidas

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Solution: Explanation:
Rahim

15.Raja Rammohan Roy was not connected with _____________.

The abolition of Sati
Sanskrit education
The Promotion of English
Widow remarriage

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Solution: Explanation:
Sanskrit education

16. The first Satyagraha campaign of Gandhiji was started at ___________

Bardoli
Champaran
Dandi
None of these

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Solution: Explanation:
Champaran

17.Who gave Vallabhbhai Patel the title of Sardar?

J.L. Nehru
M.a. Jinnah
M. K. Gandhi
C. Rajagopalachari

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Solution: M. K. Gandhi

18.Indian War of Independence 1857' was written by ______________

R.C. Majumdar
S. N. Sen
S. B. Choudhari
V. D. Savarkar

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Solution: Explanation:
V. D. Savarkar

19.Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak the 'Father of Indian Unrest'?

Henry Cotton
Lord Curzon
Valentine Chirol
Vincent Smith

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Solution: Valentine Chirol

20. After the formation of ministries in the provinces in 1937, congress rule lasted for ___________________

28 months
29 months
30 months
None of these

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Solution: 28 months

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