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The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off after which of the following incidents?

A
Outbreak of the First World War
B
Kakori train robbery
C
Chauri-Chaura incident
D
Komagata Maru incident

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Correct Option: C

The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Mahatma Gandhi after the Chauri Chaura incident in February 1922, where a violent clash led to a mob setting fire to a police station, killing 22 policemen.
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Who founded the Brahmo Samaj in

A
Ram Mohan Roy
B
Swami Vivekanand
C
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D
Ramabai Ranade

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, which was later renamed Brahmo Samaj, to reform Hindu society and eradicate practices like Sati and child marriage.
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Who among the following was the successor of Mughal Emperor, Babur?

A
Shahjahan
B
Humayun
C
Jahangir
D
Aurangzeb

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Humayun was the eldest son and successor of Babur, becoming the second emperor of the Mughal Empire in 1530.
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In which of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi, along with other Indians, establish the Natal Congress to fight against racial discrimination?

A
South Africa
B
India
C
England
D
France

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Correct Option: A

Mahatma Gandhi founded the Natal Indian Congress in 1894 in South Africa to fight against the racial discrimination and restricted voting rights faced by Indians living there.
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Who among the following was one of the Navratnas of Akbar?

A
Purandar Das
B
Swami Haridas
C
Tansen
D
Amir Khusro

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Tansen (Miyan Tansen) was a legendary classical musician and one of the Navratnas (Nine Jewels) in the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar.
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In the second Round Table Conference, Mahatma Gandhi represented which of the following parties?

A
Communist Party of India
B
Indian National Congress
C
All India Forward Bloc
D
Muslim League

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Correct Option: B

Mahatma Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference in London in 1931 as the sole official representative of the Indian National Congress, following the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
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Match the following social reform organisations with founders. their Social reform organisations respective (A) Brahmo Samaj
(B) Ramakrishna Mission
(C) Prarthana Samaj
(D) Arya Samaj
Their founders
i. Swami Vivekanand
ii. Atmaram Pandurang
iii. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
iv. Dayananda Saraswati

A
a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
B
a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv
C
a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
D
a-i, b-ii, c-iv, d-iii

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Brahmo Samaj was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ramakrishna Mission by Swami Vivekananda, Prarthana Samaj by Atmaram Pandurang, and Arya Samaj by Swami Dayananda Saraswati.
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Who among the following is primarily connected to the World's Parliament of Religions convened in Chicago, 1893?

A
Dayanand Saraswati
B
Swami Vivekananda
C
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D
Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous speech at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893, introducing Hinduism and Indian philosophy to the Western world.
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The Aryans lived in the land known as 'Sapta Sindhu' (Land of the Seven Rivers). Which of the following was NOT a part of it?

A
Indus
B
Shipra
C
Ravi
D
Jhelum

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The 'Sapta Sindhu' refers to the Indus (Sindhu) and its tributaries: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, and the mythical Sarasvati. The Shipra river is not a part of this group.
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Who among the following sent Megasthenes to the court of Chandragupta Maurya?

A
Antiochus I Soter
B
Alexander III
C
Seleucus I Nicator
D
Antiochus III

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Seleucus I Nicator, a Greek ruler and former general of Alexander the Great, sent Megasthenes as an ambassador to the court of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya.
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