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21.

The 'Blue Water Policy' was introduced by the Portuguese leader

  • Francisco - de - Almeida

  • Alfonso de Albuquerque

  • Francis Caron

  • Francis Caron

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22.

Who was the reformer of oppressed and backward classes?

  • Dayanand Saraswati

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

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23.

Which of the following Harappan sites had a dockyard?

  • Harappa

  • Mohenjodaro

  • Lothal

  • Lothal

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24.

Who was known as the 'Father of Indian Renaissance'?

  • Vivekananda

  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  • Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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25.

In which of its sessions did the Indian National Congress declare 'Purna Swaraj' as its specific goal?

  • Lahore Session, 1929

  • Tripuri Session, 1939

  • Surat Session, 1905

  • Surat Session, 1905

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26.

Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das were the founders of a party known as the

  • Gadar Party

  • Forward Bloc

  • Swarajya Party

  • Swarajya Party

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27.

What is true about origin of Naxalism?

  • A peasant revolt which began from Naxalbari village of West Bengal

  • It was led by Charu Mazumdar, Kanu Sanyal and Jungal Santhal

  • It was inspired by the - Marxism - Leninism - Maoism

  • It was inspired by the - Marxism - Leninism - Maoism

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28.

Which Governor General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India?

  • Lord Wellesley

  • Lord Hardinge

  • Lord Dalhousie

  • Lord Dalhousie

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29.

Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?

  • Babur

  • Ibrahim Lodi

  • Sher Shah Suri

  • Sher Shah Suri

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30.

The famous Vishnu temple at Angkor Wat in Cambodia was built by:

  • Shrutavarman

  • Suryavarman II

  • Indravarman

  • Indravarman

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