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  1. Who among the following has been given honorary status among the seven wonders of the modern world?

  2. A.

    Taj Mahal

    B.

    Great Pyramid of Giza

    C.

    Petra

    D.

    Colosseum


  3. Who among the following started Bengal weekly newspaper 'Samvad Kaumudi' in year 1821?

  4. A.

    Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    B.

    Aurobindo Ghosh

    C.

    Ramkrishna Paramhans

    D.

    Debendranath Tagore


  5. Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed which city as Alinagar?

  6. A.

    Calcutta

    B.

    Agra

    C.

    Ferozpur

    D.

    Fatehpur


  7. 'Amar Shonar Bangla' the national anthem of Bangladesh was composed by whom?

  8. A.

    Rabindranath Tagore

    B.

    Sarojini Naidu

    C.

    Surendranath Banerjee

    D.

    Anand Mohan Bose


  9. Who is also known by the name of 'Tiger of Mysore'?

  10. A.

    Haidar Ali

    B.

    Tipu Sultan

    C.

    Yaduraya Wodeyar

    D.

    Krishna Devaraya


  11. Set events in chronological order in which they happened.

    [1. Sepoy mutiny

    [2. Vasco da Gama reached India

    [3. Babur started mughal dynasty

  12. A.

    1, 3, 2

    B.

    3, 1, 2

    C.

    2,3,1

    D.

    3, 2, 1


  13. Who among the following from the first cabinet of indepenent India was responsible of mass religious conversion?

  14. A.

    Dr. S. P. Mukherjee

    B.

    Dr. John Mathai

    C.

    Sardar Baldeve Singh

    D.

    Dr. B. R. Ambedkar


  15. Who amidst the following great music composers was the ruler of a State?

  16. A.

    Tyagaraja

    B.

    Shyama Shastri

    C.

    Muthu Swami Diskshitar

    D.

    Swati Thirunal


  17. Match the museum and its place:

    List I : (Museum). List II : (Place)

    - A. Ashutosh museum 1. Mumbai

    - B. Prince of Wales 2. Ahmedabad museum

    - C. Calico museum 3. Kolkata

    - D. Raja Kelkar museum 4. Pune

  18. A.

    A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

    B.

    A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

    C.

    A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

    D.

    A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2


  19. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the central Secretariat in Delhi?

  20. A.

    Sir Edward Lutyens

    B.

    Herbert Bakers

    C.

    Robert Tor Tussell

    D.

    Antonin Raymond