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What was the main objective of the Wahabi movement which during 1852-70 was particularly active in the Punjab, Bengal, Bihar and the NWFP?

A) To oust the British from India B) To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India
C) To eradicate religious corruption from Muslim Society D) To Organise the Muslims into a nationalist community

Answer:   B) To overthrow the Sikhs in the Punjab and the British in Bengal and to restore Muslim power in India



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The SDG India index is developed by ......

 

A) Ministry of Environmental, Forests and Climate Change B) Ministry of Home Affairs
C) NITI Aayog D) World Bank
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) NITI Aayog

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When did the Vikrama Era begin?

 

A) 47 BC B) 55 BC
C) 57 BC D) 50 BC
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 57 BC

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To which of the following Indian states does Mardani Khel, one of the famous martial art forms in India belong?

 

A) Uttar Pradesh B) Madhya Pradesh
C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Maharashtra

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In which year did D.C. Sircar publish Indian Epigraphy and Indian Epigraphical Glossary?

 

A) 1965-66 B) 1967-68
C) 1966-67 D) 1964-65
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1965-66

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Mehrunnisa who was known as Nur Jahan was the wife of .......

 

A) Aurangzeb B) Shah Jahan
C) Jahangir D) Akbar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Jahangir

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First time in which year did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay conquer the world's highest mountain peak Mount Everest?

 

A) 1898 AD   B) 1953 AD  
C) 1957 AD   D) 1969 AD  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1953 AD  

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For the first time, postage stamps were released in which of the following reign?

 

A) Lord Ripon   B) Lord Lytton  
C) Lord Dalhousie   D) Lord Canning  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lord Dalhousie  

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From whom did the French East India Company acquire Pondicherry?

 

A) From the Portuguese   B) The ruler of Golconda  
C) Sultan of Bijapur   D) Snatching  
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sultan of Bijapur  

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