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Who among the following reformer associated with the passing of the Widow Remarriage Act?

  1. Ramakrishna Paramahansa
  2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. Raja Rammohan Roy
  4. Swami Vivekananda

Correct Answer : 2

Which of the following reformer was associated with Prarthana Samaj?

  1. Chandavarkar
  2. Atmaram Pandurang
  3. Bhandarkar
  4. M. G. Ranade

Correct Answer : 2

Name the application under MS Office software bundle, that we use to create audio visual presentation.

  1. MS Word
  2. MS Excel
  3. MS PowerPoint
  4. MS Access

Correct Answer : 3

What led to the end of Indus Valley Civilization?

  1. Earthquakes
  2. Recurrent Floods
  3. Invasion of Aryans
  4. All the above

Correct Answer : 4

In Jainism, 'Perfect Knowledge' is referred to as:

  1. Jina
  2. Kaivalya
  3. Ratna
  4. Nirvana

Correct Answer : 2

Which of the following passes cuts through the Pir Panjal range and links Manali and Leh by road?

  1. Nathula Pass
  2. Mana Pass
  3. Niti Pass
  4. Rohtang Pass

Correct Answer : 4

Who was the disciple of Vallabhacharya?

  1. Ramanuja
  2. Tulsidas
  3. Tukaram
  4. Surdas

Correct Answer : 4

Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?

  1. Government of India Act, 1919
  2. Government of India Act, 1935
  3. Government of India Act, 1909
  4. None of these

Correct Answer : 1

Who said that Indian National Congress is a ‘begging institute’?

  1. Aurobindo Ghosh
  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Bipin Chandra Pal
  4. Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer : 1

Who said that the congress is tottering to its fall, and one of my great ambitions, while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise?

  1. Lord Curzon
  2. Lord Minto
  3. Lord Dufferin
  4. None of these

Correct Answer : 1

Which of the following leader was not moderate?

  1. Anand Charlu
  2. Madan Mohan Malviya
  3. Dada Bhai Naoroji
  4. Bipin Chandra Pal

Correct Answer : 4

What does an idiom "To have an axe to grind" mean ?

  1. A private end to serve.
  2. To have no result.
  3. To fail to arouse interest.
  4. To work from both sides.

Correct Answer : 1

I am afraid he is "burning the candle at both ends'' and ruining his life.

  1. losing his objectives
  2. overtaxing his energies
  3. becoming overgenerous
  4. wasting his money

Correct Answer : 2

Which of the following regions is famous for the endangered Olive Ridley turtles ?

  1. Sagarmatha
  2. Lakshadweep islands
  3. Gahirmatha
  4. Andaman and Nicobar group of islands

Correct Answer : 3

Which of the following is the highest point in India?

  1. George Everest
  2. Dodabeta
  3. Kangchenjunga
  4. Mt. Everest

Correct Answer : 3