TEST OF THE DAY :Dt .15.06.2019 MY CAREER ACADEMY

1. The single most important factor responsible for the transformation of Ancient Indian society into medieval society was the 3. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as (a) practice of land grants (b) decline of trade (a) Hinduism(b) Brahmanism(c) Bhagavatism(d) Vedic DharmaAns: (b) (c) proliferation of castes (d) rigidity of the caste system Ans: (a) 4. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of 2. 's earliest contact with Islam was established through (a) Central India(b) Gangetic Doab(c) Saptasindhu(d) Kashmir and Punjab Ans: (c) (a) Turkish invasions of the 11th-12th centuries (b) Arab invasion of Sindh in the 7th 3. The Vedic religion along with its Later (Vedic) developments is actually known as (c) Sufi saints and Arab travellers (d) Arab merchants of Malabar coast Ans: (d) (a) Hinduism(b) Brahmanism(c) Bhagavatism(d) Vedic DharmaAns: (b) 3. Of the four main Chalukya dynasties of early medieval India Pulkesin II, who defeated Harsha, belonged to 4. The Vedic Aryans first settled in the region of Chalukya dynasty of (a) Central India(b) Gangetic Doab(c) Saptasindhu(d) Kashmir and Punjab Ans: (c) (a) Anhilwad (Gujarat) (b) Badami or Vatapi (c) Vengi (d) Kalyani Ans: (b)

4. Most of the rock-cut caves, chaityas , monasteries, temples, etc. at Ajanta and Ellora were built during the period of (a) Chalukyas of Badami (b) Rastrakutas of Manyakheda (c) Both (a) and (b) above (d) Imperial Guptas` Ans: (c) 5. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans? (a) Ziauddin Barani (b) Shams-I-Siraj Afif (c) Minhaj-us-Siraj (d) Amir Khusrau Ans: (d) 6. Which of the following is correctly matched? (a) Krishandevaraya : Samaranganasutradhara (b) Mahendravarman : Mattavilasaprahasana (c) Bhojadeva : Manasollasa (d) Somesvara : Amuktyamalyada Ans: (b) 7. Who among the following introduced the famous Persian festival of NAUROJ in India? (a) Balban (b) Iltutmish (c) Firuz Tughluq (d) Alauddin Khalji Ans: (a) 8. Rabindranath Tagore had renounced his knighthoodbecause (a) He wanted to join the Congress (b) Of a sense of solidarity with the Indian royalty robbed of itspower and honour (c) Of the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy (d) He was given to occasional eccentric quirks Ans: (c) 9. The Bhoodan Movement had been started by (a) M K Gandhi (b) Acharya Kripalani (c) Jayaprakash Narayan (d) Vinoba Bhave Ans: (d) 10. During the Dandi March the song 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram ...' had been sung by the renowned musician (a) Digambar Vishnu Paluskar (b) Onkar Nath Thakur (c) Mallikarjun Mansur (d) Krishna Rao Shankar Pandit Ans: (a) 11. Who had stated with regard to the formation and raisond'etre of the Indian National Congress , "A safety valve forthe escape of great and growing forces generated by our own action was urgently needed"? (a) Lord Curzon (b) M A Jinnah (c) Annie Beasnt (d) A O Hume Ans: (d) 12. Who among the following had been the leader of a numberof anti-British revolts in Sambalpur? (a) Kattabomman (b) Surendra Sai (c) Utirat Singh (d) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi Ans: (b) 13. Who among the following had been a high court judge, aneconomist, a social reformer, among the founders or the INC,besides being regarded by A O Hume as his political guru? (a) Surendranath Banerjee (b) Pheroze Shah Mehta (c) Mahadev Gobind Ranade (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans: (c) 14. The Communal Award, which was subsequently changedfollowing Gandhi’s fast unto death in a jail at Poona, had been given by (a) Ramsay Mcdonald (b) Lloyd George (c) Stanley Baldwin (d) A V Alexander Ans: (a) 15. Who had become the first Governor-General of India after independence? (a) Dr Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Lord Pethick Lawrence (d) Lord Mountbatten Ans: (d) 16. What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with? (a) Social reforms (b) Administrative reforms (c) Educational reforms (d) Political consolidation Ans: (c) 17. The landmarks or Dalhousie's administration did notinclude (a) Indian Railways (b) English as the medium of instruction (c) Public works department (d) Telegraph Ans: (b) 18. The East India Company had taken Bombay from (a) The Dutch (b) Charles I (c) Charles II (d) The Portuguese Ans: (c) 19. Who among the following had during his reign introduced a new calendar, a new system or coinage, and new scales or weights and measures? (a) Tipu Sultan (b) Murshid Quli Khan (c) Raghunath Rao (d) Lord Cornwallis Ans: (a) 20. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, theFrench were finally defeated by the English in the battle of

(a) Trichinopoly (b) Arcot (c) Wandiwash (d) Pondicherry Ans: (c) 21. The Indian Medical Association declared All India Protest Day on June 14 after doctors of this state went on strike demanding adequate security. a) Uttar Pradesh b) West Bengal c) Madhya Pradesh d) Rajasthan Ans-b 22. India‘s 2019 world cup match against this nation was abandoned due to rain. a) South Africa b) England c) New Zealand d) Pakistan Ans-c 23. Which Indian cricketer became the 4th batsman in the world to hit 2000 ODI runs against Australia during India vs Australia world cup match on June 9? a) b) c) d) MS Dhoni Ans-b 24. Which cricketer announced his retirement from international cricket on June 10? a) MS Dhoni b) Rohit Sharma c) Yuvraj Singh d) Shikhar Dhawan Ans-c 25. What is the name of IAF aircraft which was crashed in Arunachal Pradesh and all 13 people on board declared dead? a) AFC-44 b) IN-56 c) AN-32 d) JK-45 Ans-c 26. Which cricketer has been flown in as a cover for injured Shikhar Dhawan? a) Ajynkya Rahane b) c) d) Ans-b 27. Who has been appointed as the new leader of Rajya Sabha? a) Thawarchand Gehlot b) Amit Shah c) Smriti Irani d) Rajnath Singh Ans-a 28. Which world leader became the first to visit Sri Lanka after the Eater serial bombings that left over 250 dead? a) Justin Trudeau b) Vladimir Putin c) Narendra Modi d) Sheikh Hasina Ans-c 29. Who has been appointed as the deputy leader of BJP in the Lok Sabha? a) Amit Shah b) Piyush Goyal c) Thawarchand Gehlot d) Rajnath Singh Ans-d 30. Where would be main event of International Yoga Day will be organised in country by Government of India? a) Ranchi b) Alwar c) Almora d) Patna Ans-a