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Multiple choice history language, writing and great books achievements in science and technology india's achievements in science and technology science and technology

The systematic way of acquiring knowledge through observation and experimentation is called?

  1. Technology

  2. Science

  3. Study

  4. Design
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The systematic way of acquiring knowledge through observation and experimentation is called science. It organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions. Science includes wide range of topics like biological, physical, chemical, universe, space etc. 

Multiple choice history language, writing and great books achievements in science and technology india's achievements in science and technology science and technology

Nagarjuna is known as the Einstein of India because _______.

  1. Like Einstein he had a rare insight into the nature of the universe.

  2. He was one of the greatest physicists of all time.

  3. He propounded the theory of Shunyavada similar to Einstein's theory of Relativity.

  4. He was a great dialectician.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Nagarjuna is often compared to Einstein because his philosophical concept of Shunyavada (emptiness) shares conceptual parallels with the relativity of existence, similar to how Einstein's theories changed the perception of space and time.

Multiple choice history language, writing and great books achievements in science and technology india's achievements in science and technology science and technology

The place where India conducted its first nuclear test was

  1. Kota

  2. Ajmer

  3. Pokhran

  4. Barmer
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The first nuclear test was conducted in Pokhran.

It is a remote location in the Thar Desert region and served as the test site for India's first underground nuclear weapon detonation.

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china
At the end of the nineteenth century, 80 percent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in the technologically advanced industrial sector.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

At the end of the nineteenth century, less than 20 percent of the total workforce in Europe was employed in technologically advanced industrial sectors. 

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china

The international market for fine textiles was dominated by India till the eighteenth century.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Before the age of machine industries, silk and cotton goods from India dominated the international market in textiles. Coarser cottons were produced in many countries, but the finer varieties often came from India.

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china

Which freedom fighter of Madhya Pradesh had the honour of becoming the President of India?

  1. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

  2. Pt. Sunder Lal

  3. Pt. Dwarika Prasad Mishra

  4. Pt. Sambhu Nath Shukla
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shankar Dayal Sharma became the eighth vice-president of India and ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha from September 3, 1987, till he assumed the office of the president in 1992. He served in this vaunted position till 1997. In 1940, he began his legal practice in Lucknow and soon after joined the Indian National Congress. Sharma's involvement in the national movement for independence led to his arrest, and he was imprisoned for eight months. Hence, Option A is correct.

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china

From which of the following city of Madhya Pradesh the Jhanda Satyagraha was started?

  1. Indore

  2. Sagar

  3. Jabalpur

  4. Bhopal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Jhanda Satyagraha, a protest involving the hoisting of the national flag, began in Jabalpur in 1923 and spread to other parts of the country.

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china

Bhopal University has been named after the freedom fighter _______. 

  1. Seth Govind Das

  2. Barkatullah

  3. Hari Singh Gour

  4. Shakir Ali
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Barkatullah University in Bhopal is named after Maulana Barkatullah, a prominent revolutionary and freedom fighter from the region.

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china

Dinshaw Petit and Jamsetji Tata who were two important industrialists in India built huge industrial empires in

  1. Bengal

  2. Bombay

  3. Kanpur

  4. Madras
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dinshaw Petit and Jamsetji Tata were pioneers of the textile and steel industries in India, establishing their major industrial bases in Bombay (now Mumbai).

Multiple choice history contribution of madhya pradesh in freedom struggle the age of industrialisation emerging from the shadow of china the nationalist movement in indo-china

Which industrialist had set up a steel factory in Jamshedpur?

  1. Jamshedji Tata

  2. Dwarkanath Tagore

  3. Dinshaw Petit

  4. G.D. Birla
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Jamshedji Tata founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) in Jamshedpur, which became the first major steel plant in India.