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Consider  the  following  statements  about the Salt March :1.The    Salt    March    was    deliberately ignored by the European media.2.The  Salt  March  was  widely  covered  by the American and European press.3.The Salt March was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers.4.The  Salt  March  impressed  upon  the British   the   urgent   need   to   devolve more power to Indians.Which  of  the  statements  given  above  are correct?

A) 1, 2 and 4 B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 3 and 4 only D) 2 and 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

In Salt march  Peasants, Tribal and women     participated     in     large numbers.   A   business   federation published  a  pamphlet  on  the  salt issue.   The   government   tried   to crush    the    movement    through brutal    action    against    peaceful satyagrahis.  Thousands  were  sent to   jail.   Salt   march   was   widely covered by American and European media

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In which year, Shivaji was crowned as the Chhatrapati?

A) 1608 B) 1646
C) 1674 D) 1710
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1674

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2 1622
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Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Bhagat Singh D) V. D. Savarkar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) V. D. Savarkar

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Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Swami Vivekananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi

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The Phoenix Settlement, established by Gandhiji near Durban in 1904, was formally reopened on February 27, 2000, at a ceremony attended by the President of South Africa, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and many other leaders.The settlement -the first Ashram of Gandhiji -had been damaged in 1985 riots when some African squatters occupied much of the settlement and named it Bambayi. Though the Indian community was deeply distressed, it refrained from seeking the forcible eviction of the squatters. The Phoenix Settlement Trust, with financial assistance from the Government of India, recently restored Gandhiji's house and established aclinic, an HIV/Aids Centre and other facilities to serve all the people in the area, African and Indian

 

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In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place?

A) 1925 B) 1924
C) 1926 D) 1927
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1925

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1 1608
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With which religion is Kaivalya associated?

A) Buddhism B) Jainism
C) Hinduism D) Sikhism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jainism

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1 1606
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The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of India between 980 - 1003?

A) Avadh B) Kashmir
C) Sindh D) Bengal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kashmir

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Dnyaneshwar was a 13th­century Marathi saint who wrote the Dnyaneshwari, which is a commentary on the _______________.

A) Ramayana B) Bhagavad Gita
C) Vedas D) Upanishads
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Bhagavad Gita

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