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Question 71 Discuss
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Who founded a reformist organisation called 'Brahmo Samaj' in Calcutta?

A
Vinoba Bhave
B
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D
Jyotiba Phule

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Raja Ram Mohan Roy, along with Dwarkanath Tagore and others, founded the Brahmo Sabha (later Brahmo Samaj) in 1828 to pioneer social and religious reforms in Bengal.
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Who among the following was primarily an integral part of the Indian National Army (INA)?

A
Rabindranath Tagore
B
Chittaranjan Das
C
Abanindranath Tagore
D
Subhas Chandra Bose

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Subhas Chandra Bose took over the leadership of the Indian National Army (INA) in 1943, revitalizing the armed force to secure Indian independence from British rule.
Question 73 Discuss
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Which British colonel is remembered as the 'Butcher of Amritsar'?

A
Reginald Dyer
B
Robert Clive
C
William Birdwood
D
William Slim

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Colonel Reginald Dyer ordered his troops to fire on a peaceful gathering at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on April 13, 1919, resulting in a horrific massacre.
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What is the name of the famous British social reformer known for founding the Indian Home Rule League in 1916?

A
Maria Rye
B
Annie Besant
C
Catherine Osler
D
Anne Knight

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Annie Besant, a British socialist, theosophist, and women's rights activist, launched the All India Home Rule League in 1916 along with Bal Gangadhar Tilak to demand self-government for India.
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Which Act was a direct attack on the civil liberties and democratic rights of the Indian people?

A
Criminal Tribes Act
B
Defence of India Act
C
Pitt's India Act
D
Rowlatt Act

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, allowed the British colonial government to indefinitely detain individuals suspected of terrorism without trial, severely curtailing civil liberties.
Question 76 Discuss
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Who amongst the following Delhi Sultanate rulers sent his army under Malik Kafur's command to conquer South India?

A
Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
B
Iltutmish
C
Alauddin Khilji
D
Qutub-al-din Aibak

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Alauddin Khilji, a powerful ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, sent his trusted general Malik Kafur on multiple successful military campaigns to plunder and conquer the wealthy kingdoms of South India.
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The Battle of Khanwa in 1527 was fought between Babur and

A
Medini Rao
B
Maharana Pratap
C
Rana Ratna Singh
D
Rana Sanga

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

The Battle of Khanwa was fought in 1527 between the invading forces of the first Mughal Emperor Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar, resulting in a decisive Mughal victory.
Question 78 Discuss
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Which Governor General of India issued the famous Regulation XVII in 1829, which declared the practice of Sati illegal and punishable by the courts?

A
Lord Ellenborough
B
Lord William Bentinck
C
Lord Minto
D
Lord Napier

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Lord William Bentinck, with the strong support and campaigning of Indian reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, enacted the Bengal Sati Regulation in 1829 to ban the practice of Sati.
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What was the name of Swami Vivekanand's guru?

A
Swami Ram Singh
B
Swami Dayanand
C
Aadi Shankaracharya
D
Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Swami Vivekananda was the chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna Paramhansa. He later established the Ramakrishna Mission to propagate his guru's teachings of universal spiritual harmony.
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Who among the following was the founder of 'Vikramshila Vishwavidyalaya'?

A
Dharmapala
B
Mahipala I
C
Govindapala
D
Ramapala

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Vikramashila was established by the Pala king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century to serve as a premier center of Buddhist learning in response to a perceived decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.
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