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A)
Eknath
B)
Tukaram
C)
Jnanesvara
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Tukaram

Varkari Sect is founded by saint Tukaram. It is a vasihnavite tradition. It is geographically associated with Maharashtra.

A)
Abdur Rahim Khan-i Khanan
B)
Raja Bhagwan Das
C)
Saadullah Khan
D)
Raja Man Singh

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Raja Man Singh

The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between cavalry and archers supporting the Rana of Mewar, Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal emperor Akbar's forces, led by Raja Man Singh I of Amber.

A)
Periyar Ramaswamy
B)
Sri Narayan Guru
C)
Jawaharlal Nehru
D)
Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Sri Narayan Guru

A)
Lord Curzon
B)
Lord Lytton
C)
Lord Ripon
D)
Elgin II

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Lord Curzon

The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1904 was passed in 18, March 1904 by British India during the times of Lord Curzon.

A)
“Independence through nonviolence must be our aim”
B)
“Swaraj is my birth right” – Mahatma Gandhi
C)
“Give me blood, I will give you freedom – Subhash Chandra Bose
D)
“Do or Die” – Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer : Option (C) - “Give me blood, I will give you freedom – Subhash Chandra Bose

A)
To adopt Hindu Succession Bill.
B)
To abolish zamindari system
C)
To place responsible restrictions on freedom of expression.
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - To place responsible restrictions on freedom of expression.

The first amendment of the Constitution in 1951 was to empower the state to undertake affirmative action for the advancement of any socially and economically backward classes or categories of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by restricting the application of fundamental rights.

A)
The revenue policies not only uprooted the ordinary peasants but also destroyed the gentry of the country.
B)
The beneficiaries of the new revenue policies were also not satisfied.
C)
Inordinately high revenue demands.
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All of the above

Underlying grievances over British taxation and recent land annexations by the British East Indian Company (BEIC) also contributed to the anger of the sepoy mutineers, and within weeks, dozens of units of the Indian army joined peasant armies in widespread rebellion.

A)
A.D. Gorwala Committee
B)
D.S. Kothari Committee
C)
Santhanam Committee
D)
Bhagwati Committee

Correct Answer : Option (B) - D.S. Kothari Committee

The report of the Committee on Recruitment Policy and Selection Methods, appointe by the UPSC in 1974 (the Kothari Committee), was presented to both the Houses of Parlia- ment in December, 1977.

A)
Abolition of military member in the Viceroy’s Council
B)
Autonomy of the Calcutta University
C)
Partition of Bengal
D)
Direct recruitment of police force

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Abolition of military member in the Viceroy’s Council

A)
Both began as religious movement, but drifted to become political movement.
B)
Both were political and economic movement.
C)
Both followed the path of Ahinsa.
D)
Both not suffered from certain weaknesses, such as communal passions, fanaticism and division with ranks.

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Both began as religious movement, but drifted to become political movement.

Both began as religious movement, but drifted to become political movement. Both were political and economic movement. Both followed the path of Ahinsa.