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21.

Name the rebel who fought against the British in the battle of Chinhat in the course of the 1857 Revolt?

  • Ahmadullah Shah

  • Shah Mal

  • Mangal Pandey

  • Kunwar Singh


22.

Which of the following Traveller : Country from pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Marco : Italy
  2. Ibn Battuta : Morocco
  3. Nikitin : Russia
  4. Seydi Ali Reis : Turkey

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  • 1, 2 and 3 only

  • 2 and 3 only

  • 1, 2, 3 and 4

  • 1 and 4 only


23.

Which of the following clans are included in included in the Agnikula Rajputs?

1. Pratiharas
2. Chaulukyas
3. Paramaras
4. Chahamanas

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

  • 1 and 3 only

  • 1, 3 and 4 only

  • 1, 2, 3 and 4

  • 2 and 4 only


24.

Who among the following was the author of Humayun Nama?

  • Roshanara Begum

  • Ruquaiya Sultan Begum

  • Gulbadan Begum

  • Gauhara Begum


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25.

Who among the following is the author of the book "The Indian Struggle, 1920-1934"?

  • Maulana Abul Kalam

  • Jayprakash Narayan

  • Subhash Chandra Bose

  • Manabendra Nath Roy


26.

Which one of the following about the Swadeshi Campaign in 1896 is not correct?

  • Its centre was Maharashtra

  • Its main participants were students

  • It opposed the levy of tariff on imports

  • It publicly burnt foreign clothes


27.

Which one of the following associations was founded in London by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?

  • The Bengal British India Society

  • The East India Association

  • The British Indian Association

  • The Madras Native Association


28.

Which one of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill is correct?

  • It proposed that the Indian magistrates would try Europeans in criminal cases.

  • It allowed Indians to file criminal cases against Europeans.

  • It authorized Indian ICS officers to try Europeans in courts.

  • It was an agitation led by Ilbert in support of the nationalists.


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29.

Who among the following was believed to be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs conspiring against the British in 1857?

  • Mangal Pandey

  • Bahadur Shah II

  • Queen Zeenat Mahal

  • Nana Sahib


30.

Who among the following was the founder of the Avadh Kingdom in the 18th century?

  • Murshid Quli Khan

  • Saadat Khan

  • Alivardi Khan

  • Sarfaraz Khan


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