History set 2 MCQs

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Q.31 Which important event that started in 1930 played a significant role in motivating and mobilizing Indians to join the non-violent movement for independence?
A Swadeshi movement
B Gadar Movement
C Quit India Movement
D Salt Satyagraha
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Q.32 Which organisation was started in the Pune district of Maharashtra in the 1870s with the aim of promoting education and social rights among the underprivileged group of the society?
A Satyashodhak Samaj
B Deepalaya Samaj
C Shoshit Seva Samaj
D Prarthana Samaj
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Q.33 Which amongst the following terms was used for the land given to Brahmins during the Chola empire?
A Tirunmatukkani
B Shalabhoga
C Vellanvagai
D Brahmadeya
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Q.34 Which revolutionary organisation was established at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi in 1928?
A Hindustan Republican Association
B Bharat Naujawan Sabha
C Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
D Swadesh Bandhab Samiti
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Q.35 In 1811, who described the hypothesis that equal volumes of different gases contain an equal number of molecules?
A Amedeo Avogadro
B James Watt
C John Dalton
D Albert Einstein
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Q.36 In which year did Swami Vivekananda give his speech at the Chicago Parliament of Religions?
A 1892
B 1891
C 1890
D 1893
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Q.37 At which place did Raja Ram Mohan Roy form a reform association called Brahmo Sabha in the year 1828?
A Calcutta
B Bombay
C Pune
D Madras
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Q.38 The founder of the Pala empire was:
A Rayala
B Gopala
C Devapala
D Dharmapala
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Q.39 The Prarthana Samaj was established in ________ by Atmaram Pandurang.
A Bombay
B Calcutta
C Adyar
D Delhi
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Q.40 .........is one of the first criticism of the caste system written by Mahatma Phule and published in the year 1873.
A Gulami Ki Kahani
B Gulamgiri
C Bharat Mein Jaati Evam Prajaati
D Jati ka Unmoolan
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Q.41 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote a novel called Anandamath which is based on the ________.
A Mappila Rebellion
B Paika Rebellion
C Sanyasi Rebellion
D Kuki Revolt
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Q.42 Who was the founder of the Bahmani Sultanate?
A Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah
B Muhammad Shah
C Feroz Shah Bahmani
D Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
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Q.43 Which of the following statements about the Pala Dynasty of eastern India is INCORRECT?
A The Pala dynasty was founded by Gopala.
B They were followers of Shaivism.
C The Pala kings were patrons of Buddhism.
D Devapala was the grandson of Gopala.
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Q.44 The British Government passed a law in the year 1856. It was meant for which among the following social reforms?
A Abolition of the Practice of Sati
B Widow Remarriage
C Child Marriage Restraint
D Law against Female Infanticide
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Q.45 Who founded the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885 along with Pherozeshah Mehta and KT Telang?
A AK Fazlul Haq
B Zakir Husain
C Behramji M Malabari
D Badruddin Tyabji
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Q.46 Which of the following was the last dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire?
A Aravidu dynasty
B Sangam dynasty
C Saluva dynasty
D Tuluva dynasty
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Q.47 Who among the following rulers was a part of the Tripartite Struggle for the possession of Kannauj?
A Dharmapala
B Yashovarman
C Mahendrapal
D Prithvi Raj III
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Q.48 Who was the Indian Buddhist monk who is credited with the development of many ancient martial art forms in the 5th century?
A Bodhidharma
B Atisa
C Bodhiruchi
D Paramartha
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Q.49 At which place was the magnificent temple of Saiva constructed by the great Rashtrakuta King 'Krishna I'?
A Kanchi
B Badami
C Kannauj
D Ellora
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Q.50 Who invaded India during the rule of Tughlaq Dynasty?
A Timur
B Mahmud of Ghazni
C Chengiz Khan
D Muhammad Ghori
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Q.51 The proclamation of which Act by the King of England in 1773 paved the way for the establishment of the Supreme Court at Calcutta?
A Pitt's India Act
B Indian Councils Act
C Charter Act
D Regulating Act
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Q.52 Mahabalipuram temple was built under the reign of which of the following dynasties?
A Rashtrakuta
B Pratihara
C Chola
D Pallava
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Q.53 Which Act was enacted by the British which regulated the manufacture, sale, possession and transport of firearms?
A Indian Arms Act, 1878
B The Arm Rules, 1839
C The Arms Act, 1857
D The Firearms Act, 1871
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Q.54 Which of the following statements about Akbar are true? 1 He introduced the Mansabdari system. 2 He defeated and merged the state of Bijapur in his empire. 3 He made Fatehpur Sikri his capital.
A Only 1 and 2
B All 1, 2, 3
C Only 2 and 3
D Only 1 and 3
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Q.55 Which of the following statements is/are correct? I- Radio broadcasting started in India in 1923 by the Radio Club of Bombay. II- All India Radio came into being in 1936. III - In 1976, TV was delinked from All India Radio (AIR) and got a separate identity as Door darshan (DD).
A I, II and III are correct
B Both I and II are correct.
C Both II and III are correct.
D Only III is correct.
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Q.56 On 31 October 1940, who among the following was arrested for offering individual Satyagraha to protest against India's forced participation in Second World War?
A Saifuddin Kitchlew
B Subhas Chandra Bose
C Jawaharlal Nehru
D Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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Q.57 The Sun Temple at Konark was built under the rule of which dynasty?
A Pallava Dynasty
B Pandya Dynasty
C Eastern Ganga Dynasty
D Rashtrakuta Dynasty
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Q.58 Which was the first socio-religious organisation established in Bombay in 1849 to work for the annihilation of caste?
A Satyashodhak Samaj
B Vishwa Jain Sangathan
C Paramhans Mandali
D Dharma Sabha
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Q.59 Which military officer led the British forces in the Battle of Chinhat fought in 1857?
A Robert Maclagan
B Henry Lawrence
C James George Smith
D Charles Ellice
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Q.60 Bilhana was a court poet in the court of which of the following rulers?
A Vikramaditya VI
B Rajaraja II
C Vijayaditya VII
D Kulottunga I
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