Who among the following founded the Depressed Classes Mission of India?
(A) Achraya Vinoba Bhave
(B) Shantabai Kamble
(C) Vitthal Ramji Shinde
(D) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Who among the following was the founder of the Paris Indian Society?
(A) Bhikaji Kama
(B) Lala Hardayal
(C) S R Rana
(D) Taraknath
Bhikaiji Cama moved to Paris where she founded the Paris Indian Society. Munchershah Burjorji Godrej and S.R. Rana were the co-founders of this society.
Who among the following is called the father of Nationalism in India?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Raja Rammohan Roy
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
In which year, the Danish East India company was formed?
(A) 1626
(B) 1617
(C) 1616
(D) 1615
Who was related to Kalibangan?
(A) Y. D. Sharma
(B) R. D. Banerji
(C) Daya Ram Sahni
(D) Amalananda Ghosh
1. The oldest evidence of plowing the fields has been found from Kalibanga.
2. It is situated on the banks of Ghaggar (Saraswati) river in Hanumangarh district of northern Rajasthan.
3. Kalibanga was excavated in 1960 by B.B. Lal and B.K. Thapar had started it.
4. Evidence of farming is found from Kalibanga, which is the oldest in the world.
5. Evidence of fire altars are found in a row on a raised platform made of raw bricks.
6. It was first discovered by Amla Nand Ghosh in 1952. B. K Thapar and B. B Lal did excavation work here in 1961-69.
Which of the following college was established first?
(A) Hindu college , Kolkata
(B) Delhi College
(C) Mayo college
(D) Muslim Anglos Oriental College
Mayo College is a boys-only independent boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872.
Which of the following was the first Law Minister of Independent India?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Asaf Ali
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, popularly known as Baba Saheb, served as Independent India's first law minister. He was an Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reforme, who was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990.
The Chola Empire of the South emerged in the:
(A) 9th century BC
(B) 19th century AD
(C) 9th century AD
(D) 17th century AD
The correct answer is 9th century AD. The Chola Empire of the South emerged in the 9th century AD (850-1279 AD). Vijayalaya captured Tanjore in 850 AD. The greatest Chola ruler was Rajaraja (985-1014 AD) and Rajendra I (1014-1044 AD).
The British ruled India for nearly:
(A) 50 years
(B) 200 years
(C) 100 years
(D) 500 years
The British ruled India for 89 years (approx.). British domination, also known as colonialism, began in India after the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The British East India Company was ruling India before the rule of the Crown.
The Prime Minister who led India during the 1965 war with Pakistan is:
(A) Morarji Desai
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
The correct answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri. Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime minister in India. He served as the Prime minister of India from 1964 to 1965. He was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1965.
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