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Prarthana Samaj advocated the following, which ultimately became the foundation of empowerment of women.
I. Encouraged widow marriage
II. Discarded child marriage
III. Encouraged girls' education
IV. Discarded untouchability
Correct code is -
1) Only I, II and III
2) Only II, III and IV
3) Only I, III and IV
4) I, II, III and IV all

Which of the following was not a principle of Brahmo Samaj?
1) Trust in Prayer is necessary for spiritual progress
2) Idol worship must be a way of life of every Hindu
3) Soul is immortal
4) Caste system and untouchability must be abolished

Tattwa Bodhini Sabha was founded by -
1) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
2) Devendra Nath Tagore
3) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4) Atma Ram Pandurang

Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
1) Establishment of Universities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay - Lord Canning
2) A network of Primary Schools - Lord Mayo
3) First Census of India - Lord Lytton
4) Partition of Bengal - Lord Curjon

What is the correct chronological order of coming of European traders in India?
I. French
II. English
III. Dutch
IV. Portuguese
V. Danish
1) I, II, III, IV, V
2) V, IV, III, II, I
3) IV, II, III, V, I
4) III, IV, V, I, II

During the rule of Mughals who was next to emperors?
1) Mir Bakshi
2) Diwan
3) Wakil-i-Multak
4) Chief Qazi

Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
1) Indica - Megasthenese
2) Historica - Herodotus
3) Biography of Alexander - Onesikitus
4) Natural History - Ptolemy

What is the correct chronological order, in ascending order, for the following Acts in British India?
I. The Bengal Sati Regulation (Regulation (XVII)
II. Female Infanticide Prevention Act.
III. Suppression of Thugs
1) I, II, III
2) I, III, II
3) III, II, I
4) II, I, III

Hiuen Tsang, hailed as the prince of pilgrims, visited India during the reign of king -
1) Ashoka
2) Vishnugupta
3) Samudragupta
4) Harsha

What is the correct chronological order, in ascending order, for the following Acts in British India?
I. The Bengal Sati Regulation (Regulation (XVII)
II. Female Infanticide Prevention Act.
III. Suppression of Thugs
1) I, II, III
2) I, III, II
3) III, II, I
4) II, I, III

The Gupta rulers imposed a fine called ........ which was a plough tax paid by every cultivator owning a plough.
1) Hiranya
2) Sulka
3) Halivakara
4) Kara

The first ruler of Magadha from the Haryanka dynasty was -
1) Ashoka
2) Prasenajit
3) Bimbisara
4) Ajatshatru

The last recognised king of the Gupta line was -
1) Samudragupta
2) Bimbisara
3) Ashoka
4) Vishnugupta

The last recognised king of the Gupta line was -
1) Samudragupta
2) Bimbisara
3) Ashoka
4) Vishnugupta

Which one of the following pairs of travelers and their nationality is not correctly matched?
1) Ibn Battuta - Moroccan
2) Duarte Barbosa - Portuguese
3) Jean Baptiste Tavernier - Dutch
4) Niccolao Manucci - Venetian

The ruins off Vijayanagara (Hampi) were brought to public light in the year 1800 by the following British Surveyor and engineer -
1) James Prinsep
2) Colin Mackenzie
3) James Rennell
4) Charles Metcalfe

Who among the following died in exile?
1) Rani Laxmibai
2) Bahadur Shah Zafar
3) Tantia Tope
4) Nana Saheb

Consider the following statements related to Dayanand's idea of social reform -
1. Dayanand's reform envisaged a social order, where different castes performed functions suitable to their status determined by merit.
2. Dayanand's 'robust Vedic counterpart' challenged the masculine West that had enslaved the Aryavarta.
Which of the statement/s given above is/ are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2