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"The long walk to freedom" is autobiography of ?

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  1. Nelsen Mandela

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Barak Obama

  4. Amitabh Bachchan

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Long Walk to freedom is an autobiographical work written by South African President Nelson Mandela,and published in 1994 by Little Brown &Co.The book profiles his early life ,coming of age,education and 27 years in prison.


Under the apartheid government,Mandela was regarded as terrorist and jailed on the infamous Robben island for his role as a leader of the then -outlawed ANC.
He has since achieved international recognition for his leadership as president in rebuilding the country's once segregrated society.

On the basis of following features identify the correct option.
I. He was an Italian freedom fighter. 
II. He was a sailor in merchant navy. 
III. He joined the young Italy movement and participated in a republican uprising.
IV. He was a leader of Red shirts.

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  1. Rousseau

  2. Karl Marx

  3. Giuseppe Garibaldi

  4. Philip veit

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Guiseppe Garibaldi with armed volunteers acquired the southern kingdom of Italy and kingdom of two sicilies and succeeded to drive out the Spanish rulers.

Drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other ______________.

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  1. Dendritic

  2. Rectangular

  3. Trellis

  4. Radial

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A river joined by its tributaries, at approximately right angles, develops a trellis pattern. A trellis drainage pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other. The dendritic pattern develops where the river channel follows the slope of the terrain. 

The stream with its tributaries resembles the braches of a tree, thus the name dendritic. A rectangular drainage pattern develops on a strongly jointed rocky terrain. The radial pattern develops when streams flow in different directions from a central peak or dome like structure.

Who wrote 'Das Capital'?

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  1. Tolstoy

  2. Lenin

  3. Karl Marx

  4. Kerensky

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Das Capital' was written by,Karl Marx. It is basically a critical analysis of 
political economy, meant to reveal the economic laws of the capitalist mode of production.

Non-alignment movement which was the basis of Nehru's foreign policy meant that ____________________.

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  1. India would remain neutral in world politics.

  2. India would not participate in any way, not even as mediator, to end conflicts USA and the Soviet Union.

  3. India would not participate in power rivalries and ideological conflicts the USA and the Soviet Union.

  4. India, along with other like minded Asian and African countries, would create an equally strong Third Front in world politics in opposition to both the USA and the Soviet Union.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The principles of nonalignment, as articulated by Nehru are  refusal to align India with any bloc or alliance, India's particularly those led by the United State or the Soviet Union; nonviolence and international cooperation as a means of settling international disputes are the main features of non allignment movement.

If you are interested in knowing the economic history of a period, which of  the following sources can help you the most ?
a. Coins
b. holy texts
c. inscriptions
d. architecture
Find the alternative that indicates the correct set.

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  1. a, b, c

  2. b, c, d

  3. a, c, d

  4. a, b, d

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Coins, inscriptions and architecture help to know about the economic history as they present the economic activities of a state.

The Indigo farmers (ryots) were facing oppressive conditions for a long time. Howere, they decided to rebel against a loan.

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  1. ryots had to sign an agreement for planting indigo against a loan.

  2. planters forced the ryots to plant indigo on the best soil meant for cultivating rice.

  3. the price that the ryots got for the indigo, was very low and the cycle of loans never ended.

  4. ryots had the support of local zamindars, village headmen as well as of the British Government.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The local zamindar and village headmen mobilized the indigo peasants and fought pitched battles with the lathiyas.

If you lived in Agra during Shahjahan's time what would you witness the most ?

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  1. Rebellion of Rajputs

  2. A lot of construction activity

  3. Peasant rebellions

  4. Flourishing banking activities

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Some of the famous Mughal buildings were built in this period like Taj Mahal, Redfort, Jama Masjid (Delhi) etc.

Arrange the following social reforms organization chronologically on the basis of their foundation.
A. Arya Samaj
B. Prarthana Samaj
C. Veda Samaj
D. Shree Narayan dharma Pariplana (SNDP) Yogam

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  1. A, D, C, B

  2. A, B, C, D

  3. D, C, B, A

  4. C, B, A, D

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Veda Samaj was an extremely important social reform in th southern India. The Samaj was established in Madras in the year 1864 mainly with the efforts of the sridharalu Nady and Keshab chandra Sen. the main Philosophies of Veda Samaj were very similar to that of Brahmo Samaj, at least in their theistic principals. 
Prathana Samaj, or "Prayer Society" in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reforms in bombay based on earlier reforms movements. Prarthana Samaj is founded by Dr. Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. The main reformers were the intellectuals who advocate reforms of the social system of the Hindus.
Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayanand on 7 April 1875. He was a sanyasi who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas.
SNDP Yogam formed on 1903 by the efforts of a group of people who worked hard for the upliftment of the socially backward classes.

Match the column I with column II and select the correctly matched alternative from the given.

Column I Column II
I. Alvars A. Saivism
II. Nayanars B.Vaishnavism
III. Sufis C. Basavanna
IV. Virashaivas D. Islam
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  1. I - B, II - A, III - D, IV - C

  2. I - D, II - B, III - A, IV - C

  3. I - A, II - B, III - C, IV - D

  4. I - B, II - D, III - A, IV - D

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The alwar or azhears were Tamil poet-saints of south India who lived between the sixth and ninth centuries A.D. and espoused 'emotional devotion' or bhakti to Lord Vishnu. The Nayanars were Shaivite devotional poets of Tamil Nadu, active between the fifth and the tenth centuries. Sufism is a common term given to Islamic mysticism - the belief that one can become united with God through prayer and meditation and by living a simple and strict life. They were inspired by teachings of Quran.
The Virashaivas are a bhakti, or devotional, movement in the southern Indian state of Karnatake that was founded in the 12th century by their leader, Basavanna.