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Q1. When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha?
(a) Vinoba Bhave.
(b) sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
(c) Abbas Tayyabji.
(d) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.
S1. (C)
- After Gandhiji arrest in 1930, He appointed Abbas Tayyabji as the leader of Salt Satyagraha.
- He was also called “Grand old man of Gujarat”.
Q2. “Go back to Vedas” this call given by?
(a) Ramakrishna paramhansa.
(b) vivekananda.
(c) Jyotiba Phule.
(d) Dayanand Saraswati.
S2. (d)
- Swami Vivekanand saraswati gave the slogan “ Go back to Vedas” .
- He was the founder of Arya samaj ,. A Hindu reform movements of the Vedic tradition.
Q3. Who was the first muslim president of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
(b) Badruddin Tayyabji.
(c) sir Syed ahmad khan.
(d) Abdul Kalam Azad.
S3. (b)
- 3rd congress session of Indian National Congress which was held in Madras was presided by Badruddin Tayyabji.
- He was also the founding member of Bombay presidency association.
Q4. Who among the following was ruler from the kushan dynasty?
(a) Vikaram Aditya.
(b) Danti Durga.
(C) Khadphises I.
(d) Pushyamitra.
S4. (C)
- Khadphises I founded the kushan dynasty in 78 A.D. kushan was belonged to U-CHI Kabila.
Q5.The capital of the maurayan kingdom was located at?
(a) Pataliputra.
(b) Vaishali.
(C) Lumbini.
(d) Gaya.
S5. (a)
- The capital of Mauryan kingdom was pataliputra.
Q6. Vikramshila University was founded by?
(a) Chandra Gupta maurya.
(b) Kanishka.
(c) Dharampala.
(d) Pulakesin II.
S6.(c)
- The vikaramshila University was founded by King Dharampala of pala dynasty.
- It was destroyed during an attack by Bhaktiyar dynasty of Delhi sultanate.
Q7. Which was the only india site with an artificial brick dockyard?
(a) Lothal.
(b) Kalibanga.
(c) Harappa.
(d) Mohenjo Daro.
S7. (a)
- Lothal was the Port City of Indus valley civilization.
- It was located at saragwala , Gujarat.
- A massive dockyard was found at Lothal which is supposed to be the earliest dock in the history of the world.
Q8. Who compiled the tales of “The Panchatantra”?
(a) valmiki.
(b) veda vyasa.
(c) Vishnu Sharma.
(d) Tulsidas.
S8. (C)
- The panchtantra was written by Vishnu Sharma.
Q9. Chalukya temples at Dilwara are situated in?
(a) Madhya Pradesh.
(b) Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Rajasthan.
(d) Haryana.
S9. (C)
- Dilwara temple are situated near Mount Abu , rajasthan.
- These were built between 11th and 13th century A.D.
- Dilwara temple complex consists of five Jain temples.
- The temple’s are known for its most beautiful cravings in marble.
Q10. Satyagraha finds expression in?
(a) Sudden outbursts of violence.
(b) Armed conflicts.
(C) Non- cooperation.
(d) Communal riots.
S10. (C)
- Satyagraha expressed in non – cooperation , non- violence was the basic features of this satyagraha.
Q11. Which one of the following was not a French settlement in india?
(a) Puducherry.
(b) mahe.
(c) Goa.
(d) Chandarnagar.
S11.(d)
Sol.
- Chandarnagar was not a French settlement, Puducherry, Mahe and Goa were important parts of French company.
Q12. Which was the only india site with an artificial brick dockyard?
(a) Lothal.
(b) Kalibanga.
(c) Harappa.
(d) Mohenjo Daro.
S12. (a)
Sol.
- Lothal was the Port City of Indus valley civilization.
- It was located at saragwala , Gujarat.
- A massive dockyard was found at Lothal which is supposed to be the earliest dock in the history of the world.
Q13. Who was the president of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten plan of independence was accepted?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru.
(b) sardar Patel.
(c) Maulana Azad.
(d) Acharya j.b. Kriplani.
S13. (d)
Sol.
- In the session of 1947 held at Meerut Acharya J.B. Kriplani was the president of Indian National Congress, when Mountbatten plan of independence was accepted.
Q14. The essential features of the Indus valley civilization was?
(a) worship of forces of nature.
(b) organised city life.
(c) pastoral farming.
(d) caste society.
S14. (C)
Sol.
- The Indus valley civilization had advanced urban culture , proper town planning and wide roads cutting each other at 90 degree.
Q15. Which of the following Vedas provides information about the civilization of the early Vedic age?
(a) Rig Veda.
(b) Yajurveda.
(c) Atharvaveda.
(d) Samveda.
S15. (a)
Sol.
- Rigveda is the oldest of four vedas. It is a collection of thousands of hymns .
