On which fort was acquired by Shivaji, he built the fort of Raigarh, which became his capital in future.
(A) Archway
(B) Janjeera
(C) vijaydurg
(D) Purandar
Raigad is a hill fort situated at about 25 Km from Mahad in the Raigad district. Chhatrapati Shivaji renovated this fort and made it his capital in 1674 AD. The rope-way facility is available at Raigad Fort, to reach the fort from the ground in a few minutes.
The Revolutionary Socialist Party was established in ____.
(A) 1936
(B) 1925
(C) 1940
(D) 1929
The party was founded on 19 March 1940 by Tridib Chaudhuri and has its roots in the Bengali liberation movement Anushilan Samiti and the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army.
The Hindu college was established in 1791 at ______.
(A) Calcutta
(B) Dacca
(C) Surat
(D) Banaras
The correct answer is Banaras. The Hindu college was established in 1791 to encourage the study of ancient Sanskrit texts.
Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of which Chola king?
(A) Rajaraja I
(B) Rajendra II
(C) Rajadhiraja
(D) Rajendra III
The correct answer is Rajendra I. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni was a contemporary of Chola king Rajendra I. He also raided the temples of overthrown rulers in the subcontinent throughout his conquests, taking their valuables and idols with him.
With whom is the Gupta book 'Navnitakam' related?
(A) astronomically
(B) medical science
(C) mathematically
(D) metallurgically
Navanitakama (Quintessence) is an Ayurveda book found by Colonel H. Bower in East Turkey in 1890, in a Buddhist Stupa at Kuchar on the road to China. It is related to Medicine.
The first complete census taken in India is in the year ______.
(A) 1881
(B) 1872
(C) 1900
(D) 1860
While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881.
Which national leader developed the principle of 'holistic nationalism'?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Vipin Chandra Pal
(C) Surendranath Banerjee
(D) B. R. Ambedkar
The thinking of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay ji is related to eternal ideology. On this basis, he tried to understand nationalism and considered the problems.
By whom was the 'Srinarayan Dharma Paripalana Yoga Movement' started?
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Ezhava of Kerala
(C) Kisan Sabha
(D) Communist Party
SNDP was founded in 1903 by Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu with the guidance and blessings of Narayana Guru. SNDP was the first organization to envisage Kerala as a whole. Vavoottu Yogam expanded and formed an organization known as Aruvippuram Kshetra Yogam.
After which century did the apparent decline of slavery take place?
(A) thirteenth century
(B) fourteenth century
(C) 15th century
(D) sixteenth century
In 1807, Britain completely banned the buying and selling of African slaves in its country under the Slavery Abolition Act. In 1808, the US Congress banned the importation of slaves. By the year 1833, this law was implemented in the entire British Empire. During the British rule in India in 1843 AD.
What was first proposed in the Act of 1909?
(A) separate vote
(B) diarchy
(C) legislative assemblies
(D) decentralization
The Act introduced communal representation in Indian politics. This was intended to stem the growing tide of nationalism in the country by dividing the people into communal lines.
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