Who founded the city named 'Siri'?
(A) kaikubad
(B) Jalaluddin Khilji
(C) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Ghiyasuddin Khilji
Allauddin Khilji (1296-1316) - the original name was Ali Gurshup reigned for 20 years from 1296 to 1316 C.E. He killed Jalal-ud-din Khilji and his two sons were blinded and he ascended the throne in 1296. In his time, six times the Mongol invasion happened but was able to keep away the Mongols each time.
Who among the following published the first English-language newspaper in India?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore
(B) Gangadhar Bhattacharya
(C) James Augustus Hickey
(D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Hickey's Bengal Gazette was a weekly English newspaper published from Calcutta, India by the Irishman James Augustus Hickey.
It was the first newspaper of the sub-continent and was started in 1780.
It was an inspiration for the Indians to launch a newspaper of their own.
During whose reign did the Mongol invader Qutlugh Khwaja invade India?
(A) Balban
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(C) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Iltutmish
In late 1299, Duwa, the ruler of the Mongol Chagatai Khanate, dispatched his son Qutlugh Khwaja to conquer Delhi.
Which branch of Buddhism emphasised Mantra, Hatha Yoga, and Tantric practices?
(A) Mahayana
(B) Vajrayana
(C) Hinayana
(D) Neither of the above
Vajrayana (Sanskrit: “Diamond Vehicle” or “Thunderbolt Vehicle”) or Mantrayana (Sanskrit: “Path of the Sacred Formulas”), also known as Tantric Buddhism, first emerged in various parts of India and Sri Lanka.
Who among the following was the official interlocutor of the Congress with the 'Cripps Mission'?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
(B) Acharya J. B. Kriplani and C. Rajagopalachari
(C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
The Cripps Mission was an attempt in late March 1942 by the British Government to secure full Indian co-operation and support for their efforts in World War II.
By whom was the 'Arya Mahila Sabha' founded?
(A) Princess Amrit Kaur
(B) Nelly Sengupta
(C) Durgabai Deshmukh
(D) Pandita Ramabai
The Arya Mahila Samaj was founded on November 30, 1882. It was founded by Pandita Ramabai with the aim of 'empowering and educating each woman to lead a dignified life'. Pandita Ramabai was a women's rights & education activist, a pioneer in the education and emancipation of women in India, and a social reformer.
Who among the following established the 'Widow Marriage Board'?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
To encourage widow marriage Mahadev Govind Ranade founded the Widow Marriage Association/Mandal in Mumbai in 1861.
In which year did the British government revoke the partition of Bengal?
(A) 1919
(B) 1927
(C) 1938
(D) 1945
The partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911. A new scheme of partition of Bengal was implemented on linguistic rather than religious grounds.
Charaka and Nagarjuna were the court of whose court?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Kumaragupta
(C) Kanishka
(D) Chandragupta Maurya
Some of the scholars in the Court of Kanishka were Parsva, Vasumitra, Asvaghosa, Nagarjuna, Charaka and Mathara.
Gir National Park is situated in, which city?
(A) Bihar
(B) Allahabad
(C) West Bengal
(D) Gujarat
The park is spread over an area of 1,412 sq km and is located near Junagadh and Gir Somnath districts of Gujarat.
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