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Which one of the following is not true regarding the views of Paul Bernard about how colonies should be developed?

  1. Colonial economy should be developed to create demands for French goods.

  2. Reforms should be carried out to increase agricultural production.

  3. Landlordism should be introduced in the rural areas.

  4. Rural indebtness and poverty should be reduced


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Paul Bernard, a leading writer and policy-maker intensely believed that the economy of the colonies needed to be developed.
  • He argued that the purpose of acquiring colonies was to make profits
  • If the economy was developed and the standard of living of the people progresses, they would buy more goods. 
  • The market would subsequently expand, leading to better profit for French business.
  •  To reduce rural poverty and increase agricultural productivity it was necessary to carry out land reforms 

Who among the following is the freedom fighter of Madhya Pradesh?

  1. Gaya Dutt

  2. Manik Chand Kochar

  3. Rani Avanti Bai

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Syncretism was a combination of

  1. Buddhism and Confucianism

  2. Confucianism and local beliefs

  3. Buddhism and Christianity

  4. Buddhism and local beliefs


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Syncretism, a combination of Buddhism and local beliefs in Vietnam, aimed at bringing together different beliefs and practices,  thus emphasizing on their essential unity.

Rani Laxmibai captured Gwalior with the help of _________________.

  1. Chandershekhar Azad

  2. Begam Hazrat Mahal

  3. Tatya Tope

  4. Nana Saheb


Correct Option: C

Who fought against the Britishers for 2 years in Madhya Pradesh and other places with gorilla technique?

  1. Mangal Pandey

  2. Tatya Tope

  3. Rani Laxmibai

  4. Chandershekhar Azad


Correct Option: B

Who led the freedom struggle of 1857 in Bundelkhand?

  1. Kunwar Singh

  2. Bakhtawar Singh

  3. Tatya Tope

  4. Ahamadulla Khan


Correct Option: C

Thakur Ranmat Singh along with his companions organized an army in the jungles of chitrakoot and attacked the Residency in Nagod. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

The queen of Ramgarh of Mandla district showed extraordinary love for her motherland and fought bravely. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Who among the following leaders was not a pioneer of Non-alignment movement ____________.

  1. J.Nehru

  2. Nasser

  3. Woodrow Wilson

  4. Tito


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Non-alignment movement is a group of countries who are not associated or aligned with or against any powerful bloc. The organization was founded in $Belgrade$ in $1961$, and was largely conceived by India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru; Indonesia's first president, Sukarno; Egypt's second president, Gamal Abdel Nasser; Ghana's first president Kwame Nkrumah; and Yugoslavia's president, Josip Broz Tito.