Who among the following has been given honorary status among the seven wonders of the modern world?
A. Taj Mahal
B. Great Pyramid of Giza
C. Petra
D. Colosseum
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Whose speeches at the World's Parliament of Religions held in September 1893 made him famous as an 'orator by divine right' and as a 'Messenger of Indian wisdom to the Western world'
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Sri Ramakrishna
C. Chandra Sekhar Deb
D. Shyama Charan Sen
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The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State
A. At its birth in 1906
B. During the Khilafat Movement
C. In 1930, when it opposed the Civil Disobedience
Movement
D. At the Lahore Session of 1940
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The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of
A. constant interference by Governors in day-to-day administration
B. propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
C. India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War
D. failure of the British to define their war aims
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What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
A. Social reforms
B. Administrative reforms
C. Educational reforms
D. Political consolidation
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Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to
A. consolidate Khadi programme
B. work for harijan welfare
C. cl do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence
D. write his autobiography
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When was the office of District Collector created?
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Who declared as his ultimate aim the wiping of every tear from every eye?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Gandhiji
C. Bal Gangadhar
D. Sardar Patel
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Which Directive Principal bears the direct impact of Gandhi's moral philosophy?
A. Equal pay for equal work
B. Provision of free legal aid and advice
C. Prohibition of the slaughter of cows
D. Protection of the mounments of historical
importance
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Who among the following from the first cabinet of indepenent India was responsible of mass religious conversion?
A. Dr. S. P. Mukherjee
B. Dr. John Mathai
C. Sardar Baldeve Singh
D. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
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The battle of Plassey was fought between
A. East India Company and Ahmad Shah
B. East India Company and Tipu Sultan
C. East India Company and Sirajuddaulla
D. East India Company and Anwaruddin
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Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent __________ of the 19th century India
A. Scientists
B. Politicians
C. Economists
D. Social reformers
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Who was the National leader who wrote History of India on the walls of the Andaman Cellular Jail?
A. Nandalal Bose
B. Ambedkar
C. Vir Savarkar
D. Jyotiba Phule
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Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Cornwallis
C. MacPherson
D. Clive
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Who had set up the Anti-Untouchability League for the eradication of the evil of untouchability?
A. Jagjivan Ram
B. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Acharya Kripalani
D. Mahatma Gandhi
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Who was given the title of "The Ambassador of Hindu - Muslim Unity" for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact?
A. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
B. Fazl-ul-Haq
C. Sayyid Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri
D. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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The main founder (s) of the Swaraj Party was/were
A. CR Das
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Madan Mohan Malaviya
D. Only A and B above
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As per Pitt's India Act the Committee of Secrecy would consist of three members of __________
A. The Board of Control
B. The Court of Directors
C. The House of Commons
D. The House of Lords
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Who of the following has the distinction of having Authored the National Anthems of two countries of the world?
A. TS Eliot
B. WB Yeats
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Mohammad Iqbal
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Who had first sought the legalisation of widow remarriage in India?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Badruddin Tyabji
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidayasagar
D. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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