Friday, August 23, 2013

history

1. The arrival of Vasco da Gama in Calicut, India on–
(A) 1398 (B) 1495 
(C) 1496 (D) 1498
Answer: 1498

2. Diu was the colony of the–
(A) Portuguese (B) English 
(C) Dutch (D) French
Answer: Portuguese 

3. In 1612.....................established a trading post in Gujarat.
(A) British (B) French 
(C) Spain (D) Dutch
Answer: British 

4. In 1614 Sir Thomas Roe was instructed by..................... to visit the court of Jahangir, the Mughal emperor of India.
(A) James I (B) Babar 
(C) Shajahan (D) Humayun
Answer: James I

5. In 1661 the company obtained.....................from Charles II.
(A) Bombay (B) Madras 
(C) Kannur (D) Calcutta
Answer: Bombay 

6. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the–
(A) Brahma Samaj (B) Arya Samaj 
(C) Ramakrishna Mission (D) Theosophical society
Answer: Brahma Samaj 

7. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title 'Raja' by the–
(A) Mughals (B) British 
(C) French (D) Dutch
Answer: Mughals 

8. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22, 1772 in village Radhanagar in the District of Hooghly in–
(A) Bombay (B) Assam 
(C) Bengal (D) MP
Answer: Bengal 

9. In.....................a man named Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded an organization called 'Brahma Samaj'.
(A) 1628 (B) 1728 
(C) 1828 (D) 1928
Answer: 1828 

10. Who is regarded as as the 'father of modern India'.
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
(C) Sri Aurobindo (D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy 

11. In 1904 the then Maharajah of Travancore exempted Nārāyana Guru from personal appearances in court, an honour recognizing the Guru as a distinguished living personality.
(A) Kannur (B) Thalassery 
(C) Travancore (D) Cochi
Answer: Travancore 

12. The first statue of the Guru was conceived by–
(A) Moorkoth Kumaran (B) Tavaroli 
(C) Bodhananda Swamikal (D) Gokahale
Answer: Moorkoth Kumaran 

13. Who called Sree Narayana Guru as ‘The Second Buddha’?
(A) G. Sankara Kurup (B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Bodhananda Swamikal (D) Moorkoth Kumaran
Answer: G. Sankara Kurup 

14. Atmopadesa Śatakam is the work of–
(A) Dr. Palpu (B) Chattambi Swamikal 
(C) C. Kesavan (D) Sree Narayana Guru
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru

15. Advaitha Deepika is the work of–
(A) Sree Narayana Guru (B) Chattambi Swamikal 
(C) C. Kesavan (D) Dr. Palpu
Answer: Sree Narayana Guru 

16. The United Nation’s declared.....................as the International Year of Women.
(A) 1875 (B) 1878 
(C) 1905 (D) 1956
Answer: 1905 

17. The First World Conference on Women in.....................generated a new interest in and debate on women’s issues.
(A) Delhi (B) Hyderabad 
(C) Mexico (D) Copenhagen
Answer: Mexico 

18. Sati was declared a punishable offence in–
(A) 1727 (B) 1729 
(C) 1829 (D) 1834
Answer: 1829 

19. The formation of the Indian National Congress (INC) was in the year–
(A) 1865 (B) 1875 
(C) 1885 (D) 1905
Answer: 1885 

20. Zamindari Association was the.....................political association of modern India.
(A) First (B) Second 
(C) Third (D) Fourth
Answer: First

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