Indian History – Series 3


41) Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as

(a) Gautam

(b) Siddhartha

(c) Rahul

(d) Suddhodhana

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Option – b)


42) In Jainism the aim of life is to attain Nirvana or Moksha for which one has to

(a) follow three jewels and five vows

(b) practice, non-violence and non-injury to all living beings

(c) renounce the world and attain right knowledge

(d) believe in the Jains and absolute non-violence

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Option – a)


43) Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after

(a) signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931

(b) refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League

(c) being permitted by the Congress

(d) receiving assurance that independence was fast coming

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Option – a)


44) Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from India was responsible for Indla’s economic miseries?

(a) BC Pal

(b) BP Wadia

(c) Dadabhai Naoroji

(d) GS Arundale

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Option – c)


45) Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against the injustice done to

(a) Persia

(b) Turkey

(c) Arabia

(d) Egypt

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Option – b)


46) Purna Swaraj was declared as the goal of the Congress in the The only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Alauddin Khalji

(c) Raziya

(d) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

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Option – b)


47) The only known ruler in the history of India to have fixed the prices of different commodities, rigidly enforced quality control and ensured easy availability of essential commodities was

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Alauddin Khalji

(c) Raziya

(d) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

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Option – b)


48) A ruling dynasty established in India at the instance of Timur was

(a) Saiyad

(b) Lodi

(c) Shahmir

(d) Khalji

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Option – a)


49) The Maratha dominion of Shivaji was known as

(a) Swaraj

(b) Mulk-i-qadim

(c) Maharajya

(d) Maratha Rastra

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Option – a)


50) Two Sayid brothers Sayid Abdullah Khan and Sayid Hussan Ali Khan (who rose to become the king makers during the later Mughal period) met their downfall during the reign of

(a) Farrukhsiyar

(b) Rafi-ud-DaIjat

(c) Rafi-ud-Daula

(d) Muhammad Shah

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Option – d)