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Who among the following was the founder of Phoenix Settlement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) B. R. Ambedkar
C) Rabindranath Tagore D) Swami Vivekananda

Answer:   A) Mahatma Gandhi



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The Phoenix Settlement, established by Gandhiji near Durban in 1904, was formally reopened on February 27, 2000, at a ceremony attended by the President of South Africa, the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and many other leaders.The settlement -the first Ashram of Gandhiji -had been damaged in 1985 riots when some African squatters occupied much of the settlement and named it Bambayi. Though the Indian community was deeply distressed, it refrained from seeking the forcible eviction of the squatters. The Phoenix Settlement Trust, with financial assistance from the Government of India, recently restored Gandhiji's house and established aclinic, an HIV/Aids Centre and other facilities to serve all the people in the area, African and Indian

 

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Which of the following movements was headed by Sitaram Raju?

 

A) Kuka Movement B) Rampa Movement
C) Pabna Agitation D) Bardoli Satyagraha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rampa Movement

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During whose reign did Timur invaded India?

 

A) Allauddin Khilji B) Bahlol Lodi
C) Firoz Tughlaq D) Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah

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During India's freedom struggle, the newspaper 'Young India' was published by

A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi

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3 849
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Syadvada was the fundamental basis of which religion?

 

A) Buddhism B) Jainism
C) Vaishnavism D) Shaivism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jainism

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Which of the following governor generals used to call himself as Bengal Tiger?

 

A) Lord Clive B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord Cornwallis D) Lord Wellesley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lord Wellesley

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Where is the tomb of Sher Shah located?

 

A) Sasaram B) Delhi
C) Kalinger D) Sonargaon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sasaram

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Who advocated the introduction of western education and English language in India?

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C) Dadbhai Naoroji D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Vasco-Da-Gama became the first European to set foot in India via the sea in____.

 

A) 1488 B) 1489
C) 1498 D) 1499
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1498

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