Q77. Which one of the following is an artificial lake?
(a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
(b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
(c) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
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Q76. Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India?
Charter Act of 1813
General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
Q75. Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?
(a) To maintain a large standing
Q74. With reference to India history, who among the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to save the world?
(a) Avalokiteshvara
(b) Lokesvara
(c) Maitreya
Q73. Which one of the following foreign travelers elaborately discussed diamonds and diamond mines of India?
(a) Francois Bernier
(b) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
Q72. With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following statements:
White marble was used in making Buland Darwaza and Khankah
Q71. With reference to the religious practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Vaishnavism
(d) Shaivism
Q70. Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948?
(a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
Q69. Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
(a) Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women
Q68. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were:
(a) Raw cotton, oil seeds, and opium