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The National song of India, Vande Mataram was composed in ____ language.

A) Pali B) Urdu
C) Bengali D) Sanskrit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sanskrit

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The Tomara Rajputs, were defeated in the middle of the twelfth century by the Chauhans of _________.

A) Ayodhya B) Ajmer
C) Dwarka D) Gwalior
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ajmer

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The economy of the gilded age was characterized by

A) industry B) medicine
C) automobiles D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) industry

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The economy of the gilded age was characterized by growth in industry.

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Who among the following introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793?

A) Lord Cornwallis B) Robert Clive
C) John Adam D) Lord Ripon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Lord Cornwallis

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Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement of Bengal in 1793.

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Which of the following statements with regard to the speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University are correct?

1.he charged the Indian elite with a lack of concern for the laboring poor.

2.He asserted that our salvation can come only through the farmers.

3.He highlighted the plight of the untouchables.

4.He promised to take up the cause of the mill owners of Ahmedabad.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Explanation:

Only   1   and   2   are   correct,   as Mahatma  Gandhi’s  speech  in  BHU on 4 February,1916 did not include plight  of  untouchables  and  there was no issue of the mill owners on Ahmedabad in 1916.

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In which language did Vardhaman Mahavira taught?

A) Prakrit B) Hindi
C) Pali D) Sanskrit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Prakrit

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Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate?

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

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Bajirao I (1720–1740 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?

A) Nanda B) Peshwas
C) Haryanka D) Maurya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Peshwas

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