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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Salt Satyagraha, initiated by Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March in 1930, was a massive civil disobedience campaign against the British salt monopoly that energized the Indian independence movement.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Jyotirao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth Seekers' Society) in Pune in 1873 to advocate for the rights and education of lower castes and untouchables in Maharashtra.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

In the Chola administrative system, "Brahmadeya" referred to tax-free land grants given to Brahmins, which helped establish rural agrarian settlements and support scholarship.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad, and other revolutionaries reformed their previous group into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) at a meeting in Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, in 1928.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

In 1811, Amedeo Avogadro proposed the scientific principle, now known as Avogadro's law, which states that equal volumes of all gases under the same conditions of temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules.
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In which year did Swami Vivekananda give his speech at the Chicago Parliament of Religions?

A
1892
B
1891
C
1890
D
1893

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous speech beginning with "Sisters and Brothers of America" at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in September 1893, introducing Hinduism to North America.
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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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1828 as a platform to reform Hindu society and eliminate practices like idol worship and the caste system.
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The founder of the Pala empire was:

A
Rayala
B
Gopala
C
Devapala
D
Dharmapala

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Gopala founded the Pala dynasty in the 8th century after being democratically elected by regional chieftains to bring peace to the politically unstable region of Bengal.
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The Prarthana Samaj was established in ________ by Atmaram Pandurang.

A
Bombay
B
Calcutta
C
Adyar
D
Delhi

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

The Prarthana Samaj was founded in Bombay in 1867 by Dr. Atmaram Pandurang to promote religious and social reforms, strongly influenced by the Brahmo Samaj.
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.........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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Jyotirao Phule's book "Gulamgiri" (Slavery), published in 1873, offered a scathing critique of the caste system and was dedicated to the anti-slavery movement in the United States.
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