Which one among the following prominently rose in revolt against the British in 1857?

• Punjab Army

• Madras Regiment

• Bengal Army

• Awadh Regiment

The first Prime Minister of India in 1947 was appointed by

• the Governor-General

• The President of India

• Mahatma Gandhi

• a committee headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Which one among the following statements relating to the Home Rule movement is not correct?

• The movement, instead of going forward after its great advance in 1917, gradually declined in 1918

• Annie Besant, the leader of the movement did not oppose the entry of Extremists

• The movement became weaker and weaker because of the continuous differences of opinion among the nationalist leaders

• The movement was again revived by Mahatma Gandhi

Why did Gandhiji go to Champaran?

• To launch a Satyagraha movement

• To launch a non-cooperation movement

• To enquire into the grievances of the indigo cultivators

• To fight against the zamindars

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Which one among the following was the fundamental cause of the first Karnataka War between the British and the French?

• Participation of the English and the French in the native politics of Karnataka

• The ambition of Dupleix to drive out the English from the South

• The trade rivalry between the English and the French

• The war of Austrian succession because of which Britain and France became each other's enemy in every part of the world

Which one among the following cities was the best producer of silk cloth under Gupta reign?

• Pataliputra

• Murshidabad

• Ghazipur

• Varanasi

Which one among the following is not correct about the cave paintings at Ajanta?

• Scenes have no dividing frame and blend into each other

• Scenes are both religious and secular in nature

• The influence of the Gandhara art is seen

• Scenes mostly depict tales from Jatakas

Which one among the following wars ended by the Treaty of Salbai?

• First Maratha War

• Second Maratha War

• Third Maratha War

• Fourth Mysore War

Examine the statements and select the appropriate answer.

Statement I: In the year 1946, the Council of the Muslim League accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan.

Statement II: The Muslim League proposed to join the Interim Government.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Muhammad bin Tughlaq's experiment of introducing token currency could not succeed on account of

• rejection of token coins by foreign merchants

• shortage of copper for minting token coins

• large-scale minting of spurious coins

• poor quality of token currency