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What forms the main theme of Ajanta Painting?

  • Jataka Stories
  • Panchatantra
  • Stories of Ramayana
  • None of these
  • Correct Option: A  [ Jataka Stories ]

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A public meeting was held on 13th April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh to

  • organise a hartal
  • demand Swaraj
  • protest against the Rowlatt Act
  • protest against the arrest of popular leaders
  • Correct Option: D  [ protest against the arrest of popular leaders ]

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Who gave the slogan Back to the Vedas?

  • Dayanand Saraswati
  • Guru Nanank Dev Ji
  • Swami Vivekananda
  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Correct Option: A  [ Dayanand Saraswati ]

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Seleucus was the General of

  • Chandragupta Mourya
  • Dhana Nanda
  • Alexander
  • Vikramaditya
  • Correct Option: C  [ Alexander ]

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Who attacked and looted the famous Somnath temple in 1026 AD?

  • Mahmud of Ghazni
  • Muhammad Gori
  • Genghis khan
  • Nadir shah
  • Correct Option: A  [ Mahmud of Ghazni ]

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Who was the first Viceroy of India?

  • William Bentick
  • Lord canning
  • Lord Wellington
  • warren hastings
  • Correct Option: B  [ Lord canning ]

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The Quit India campaign was launched by the National Congress after the failure of the

  • Cripps Mission
  • Simla Conference held at the instance of the Governor General, Lord Wavell
  • Cabinet Mission
  • none of the above
  • Correct Option: A  [ Cripps Mission ]

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Who introduced the Railways system in India ?

  • Lord Dalhousie
  • Lord Ripon
  • Lord Lytton
  • Lord Canning
  • Correct Option: A  [ Lord Dalhousie ]

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The Gupta King who destroyed Sakas was:

  • Samudra Gupta
  • Chandra Gupta-I
  • Kumara Gupta
  • Chandra Gupta-II
  • Correct Option: D  [ Chandra Gupta-II ]

    Remark: Chandragupta II Son of Samudragupta, We know about him from inscriptions and coins. He led an expedition to western India, where he overcame the last of the Shakas. His court was full of learned people, including Kalidasa the poet, and Aryabhata the astronomer.

When was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' formed ?

  • 1st October, 1939
  • 10 August, 1940
  • 11th May, 1941
  • 1st September, 1942
  • Correct Option: D  [ 1st September, 1942 ]

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