Who among the following was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement?
Henry Vivian Derozio
David Hare
Dwarkanath Tagore
Prasanna Kumar Tagore
Which one of the following statements about the Quit India Movement is not correct?
It broke out in August 1942.
Ahmedabad Textile Mills went on strike for more than three months.
Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha actively participated in the movement.
Communist Party did not support the movement.
Consider the following movements:
1. Moplah Rebellion
2. Bardoli Satyagraha
3. Champaran Satyagraha
4. Salt Satyagraha
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above in ascending order?
1-3-4-2
3-1-2-4
2-3-1-4
4-2-1-3
Which one of the following travelogues has given an insight on the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq?
Ibn Battuta's Rihla
Francois Bernier's Travels in the Mogul Empire
Niccolao Manucci's Storia do Mogor
Tavernier's Travels in India
Which one of the following was not a Chishti Sufi saint?
Khwaja Moinuddin
Baba Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
Nizamuddin Auliya
Shaikh Bahauddin Zakariya
In April 2017, India celebrated 100 years of Mahatma Gandhi's:
Satyagraha in Kheda
Dandi March
Satyagraha in Champaran
Return from South Africa
Which one of the following statements regarding King Krishnadevaraya is NOT correct?
He was a great scholar of Telugu and Sanskrit
Foreign travellers Paes and Nuniz visited his court
Barbosa praised him for the great justice and equity prevailing in his empire
He wrote his magnum opus Amuktamalyada in Sanskrit
Which one of the following was NOT a cause of the Revolt of 1857?
The rumour that the British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour being sold in the market.
The prophecy that British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey on 23rd June, 1857
Popular discontent with British rule
The prophecy that the end of British rule would lead to the end of the Kali Yuga and the return of Ram Rajya
Which one of the following was NOT a feature of the Subsidiary Alliance of Lord Wellesley?
The British were responsible for protecting the ally from any external threats
All internal threats were to be handled by the ally alone, with no help from the British
The ally was to provide resources for maintaining a British armed contingent stationed in its territory
The ally could not enter into any agreement with other rulers without the permission of the British
Who among the following is one of the authors of the book "Philosophy of the Bomb?"
Bhagat Singh
Jawaharlal Nehru
Surya Sen
Yashpa