._____ is also known as ‘The Light of Asia’.
(A) Rumi
(B) Buddha
(C) Gandhi
(D) Swami Vivekananda
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.
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).
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.
The first Governor-General of India was?
(A) Lord William Bentick
(B) Warren Hastings
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Mountbatten
Who of these were famous in the name of ' Sher — a — Punjab ' and 'Punjab Kesari'?
(A) Rajguru
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Udham Singh
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai was popularly known as "Punjab Kesari" or "Sher-e-Punjab".
Where did the Chipko movement first start in India?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Karnataka
(D) Uttarakhand
Who was the founder of India House in London?
(A) Shyamji Bhave
(B) Rash Behari Bose
(C) Ramachandra
(D) Taraknath Das
It is a meeting point outside of India for radical nationalists among Indian students in Britain at the time and one of the most prominent centers for revolutionary Indian nationalism. He represented India at the Berlin Congress of Orientalists in 1881. He worked for a number of Indian princely states in India as the Divan. He also founded the “The Indian Sociologist”. On 04 October 1989, The India Post has issued a postal stamp on Shyamji Krishna Varma. He founded the Indian Home Rule Society also.
Which famous king is known as 'Rai Pithora'?
(A) Anangpal -II
(B) Mahipal
(C) Jatav
(D) Prithvi Raj Chauhan
Who was the British political agent in Kota at the time of revolt in October 1867?
(A) Richard
(B) Major burton
(C) Pathic lorence
(D) George Lawrence
The political agent of Kota was Major Burton, who reached Kota in October 1857 after quelling the rebellion of Neemuch. On 15 October 1857, a rebellion started in Kota under the leadership of Jaidayal, Mehrab Khan, and Hardayal.
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