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Who was the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgars?

A
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B
Maulana Azad
C
Syed Ahmed Khan
D
Muhammad Iqbal

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as the "Frontier Gandhi," founded the Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of God), a deeply committed nonviolent resistance movement against British rule in the Pashtun region.
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The Simon Commission, appointed in 1927, was criticized in India because:

A
It recommended constitutional reforms for India
B
It did not include any Indian members
C
It proposed to divide India into two separate countries
D
It recommended the withdrawal of British rule from India

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Indians vehemently protested the Simon Commission with "Simon Go Back" slogans because it was an all-white, purely British body lacking even a single Indian representative to decide India's constitutional future.
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Indian Muslims launched the Khilafat Movement under the leadership of , popularly known as the Ali brothers.

A
Mohammad Ali and Saiyyed Ali
B
Feroz Ali and Shaukat Ali
C
Mohammad Ali and Ahmed Ali
D
Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Ali brothers, Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar and Maulana Shaukat Ali, were the principal leaders who successfully mobilized Indian Muslims for the Khilafat Movement to protect the Ottoman Caliphate.
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Which Gupta ruler was known for defeating the Sakas in western regions, assuming the title of 'Vikramaditya' ?

A
Kumaragupta I
B
Samudragupta
C
Chandragupta-I
D
Chandragupta-II

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Chandragupta II achieved a major military victory by defeating the Western Kshatrapas (Sakas) in Malwa and Gujarat, after which he proudly adopted the legendary title 'Vikramaditya'.
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During the ancient period in India, the term 'sandhi-vigrahika' was used to refer to which of the following?

A
Chief judicial officer
B
Highest Punishment
C
Chief craftsman
D
Minister of war and peace

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

In ancient Indian administration, particularly during the Gupta period, the 'Sandhi-vigrahika' was a high-ranking official actively responsible for managing foreign affairs, functioning essentially as the minister of war and peace.
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Which of the following Acts allowed detention of political prisoners without trial for two years?

A
Rowlatt Act
B
Arms Act
C
Government of India Act 1935
D
Vernacular Press Act

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Rowlatt Act of 1919 legally empowered the British administration to silence nationalist dissent by arbitrarily arresting individuals and detaining them for up to two years without any trial.
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Which of the following Mauryan inscriptions is NOT located in present-day India?

A
Kandahar
B
Girnar
C
Kalsi
D
Maski

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Kandahar edicts of Ashoka, discovered in modern-day Afghanistan, were famously inscribed in Greek and Aramaic to communicate with the diverse Hellenistic and Persian populations at the fringes of his empire.
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In which year was the Treaty of Amritsar signed?

A
1811
B
1808
C
1810
D
1809

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Treaty of Amritsar, signed in 1809 between the British East India Company and Maharaja Ranjit Singh, firmly established the Sutlej River as the boundary between their respective territories.
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel served as President of the Congress in .

A
1931
B
1935
C
1921
D
1925

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel presided over the historic 1931 Karachi session of the Indian National Congress, which formally endorsed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact and passed landmark resolutions on fundamental rights.
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Who was the founder of the Satavahana dynasty in India?

A
Pushyamitra Shunga
B
Chandragupta-II
C
Menander
D
Simuka

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Simuka is widely recognized in Puranic literature as the founder of the powerful Satavahana dynasty, which rose to immense prominence in the Deccan region after the decline of the Mauryan Empire.
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