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Under which of the following Mughal emperors were the Marathas a major challenge to the sovereignty of the Mughals?

A
Humayun
B
Babur
C
Aurangzeb
D
Jahangir

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Under the visionary leadership of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Marathas emerged as the most formidable and persistent opponents to Mughal expansion in the Deccan during the long reign of Aurangzeb.
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In which of the following places the Indian National Congress passed the resolution of Purna Swaraj?

A
Karachi
B
Bombay
C
Lahore
D
Madras

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The Indian National Congress formally passed the historic 'Purna Swaraj' (Complete Independence) resolution during its consequential Lahore session in December 1929, under the presidency of Jawaharlal Nehru.
Question 173 Discuss
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Harisena, the author of Prayag Prashasti, was the court poet of which of the following Gupta emperors?

A
Kumaragupta I
B
Skandagupta
C
Ramagupta
D
Samudragupta

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Harisena was an eminent 4th-century Sanskrit poet and minister who composed the Prayag Prashasti (Allahabad Pillar Inscription), which eloquently chronicles the vast military conquests of Gupta Emperor Samudragupta.
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.......was elected as the president of the third session of Indian National Congress.

A
KT Telang
B
Pherozeshah Mehta
C
Badruddin Tyabji
D
AO Hume

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Badruddin Tyabji was elected to preside over the 1887 Madras session of the Indian National Congress, officially making him the first Muslim President of the prominent nationalist organization.
Question 175 Discuss
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Which of the following movement is known as first Satyagraha led by Mahatma Gandhi?

A
Kheda movement
B
Champaran movement
C
Quit India Movement
D
Ahmedabad movement

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 in Bihar holds the distinction of being Mahatma Gandhi's first civil disobedience movement in India, organized to protest the highly exploitative indigo farming system.
Question 176 Discuss
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At which of the following places in the Indus valley civilisation a brick structure has been identified as a dockyard meant for berthing ships and handling cargo?

A
Mohanjodaro
B
Rakhigarhi
C
Lothal
D
Dhaulavira

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Lothal features a massive, well-engineered baked-brick basin that archaeologists have positively identified as a vital dockyard utilized for berthing merchant ships and conducting overseas maritime trade.
Question 177 Discuss
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The result of which of the following movements/satyagrahas was the abolishment of the Tinkathia System under which the farmers were asked to cultivate indigo in 3/20th of their holdings?

A
Kheda Satyagraha
B
Khilafat Movement
C
Champaran Satyagraha
D
Ahmadabad Satyagraha

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The exploitative Tinkathia system, which forcibly required tenant cultivators to grow indigo on 3/20th of their arable land, was successfully abolished as a direct result of Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha.
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The Chinese Buddhist pilgrim Fa Hien visited India during the reign of which of the following Gupta emperors?

A
Chandragupta I
B
Vishnugupta
C
Chandragupta II
D
Ghatotkacha

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The celebrated Chinese pilgrim Fa Hien (Faxian) traveled across India in the early 5th century to acquire authentic Buddhist texts, coinciding perfectly with the highly prosperous reign of Chandragupta II.
Question 179 Discuss
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During the British rule in India, who among the following unfurled the flag of India in Germany in 1907?

A
Sucheta Kriplani
B
Annie Besant
C
Bhikaji Cama
D
Sarojini Naidu

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Madam Bhikaji Cama proudly holds the historical distinction of being the very first person to hoist an early version of the Indian national flag on foreign soil during a socialist conference in Stuttgart, Germany.
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The Vikramshila University was founded under the patronage of the king ___.

A
Gopala
B
Devraja
C
Dharmpala
D
Devpala

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

The great Vikramashila University was established by the Pala emperor Dharmapala in the late 8th century to serve as a premier, sprawling center for advanced Buddhist learning and scholarship.
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