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He was known as the father of history writing __________.

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  1. Thucidudes

  2. Plutarch

  3. Herodotus

  4. Democritis

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Herodotus was known as the father of history because he was the first historian known to collect all the sources and materials systematically, also tested their accuracy to give a proper explanation.

Israel was proclaimed as a New State in 1948 after dividing _______________.

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  1. Saudi Arabia

  2. Palestine

  3. Syria

  4. Jordan

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On 29 November 1947 , the united nations general assembly recommended the adoption and implementation of the partition plan of mandatory palestine. On 14 may 1948 , David Ben-Gurion , the executive head of the world zionist organization and president of the Jewish Agency of the palestine , declared the established of a jewish state in Ererz Isrel to be known as the state of israel. a state independent upon the termination of the british mandate for palestine 15 may 1948.

Why was the Delhi Durbar organized in 1877 with pomp and slow ?

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  1. The viceroy wanted to display the wealth and prosperity of India.

  2. the British wanted to threaten the people by displaying their army strength,

  3. The British wanted to replace the mughal emperor from the minds of the people as their rulers.

  4. The viceroy wanted to appease Queen Victoria

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Called the "Proclamation Durbar", the Durbar of 1877 was held beginning on 1 January 1877 to designate the coronation and proclain Queen Victoria as Empress of India. The 1877 durbar was largely an official event and not a popular occasions with mass appeal like 1903 and  1911. it was attended by the 1st Earl of Lytton-viceroy of India. Mharajas, nawabs and intellectuals. This was the culmination of transfer of control of much of India from the British East India company to the Crown.

"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.