MCQ for mcq-test-16-19th-march-2023

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

He was the founder of Newspapers like Prabuddh Bharat, Janata, and Mooknayak. The papers strongly criticized Congress and right-wing Hindu nationalists for their indifference to the question of caste. Many of his newspapers faced lack of funds due to his firm position on the issue of advertisement. He was

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Who among the following was associated with the Theosophical Movement in India?

1. Colonel M.S. Olcott

2. Madame H.P. Blavatsky

3. Rukmini Arundale

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With reference to the Justice Party, consider the following statements:

1. It was formed against Brahmanical dominance in South Indian bureaucracy.

2. E. V. Ramasamy was one of its founding members.

3. It amended the Government of India Act, 1919 after coming to power.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Guruvayur Satyagraha, recently in news, was led by

With reference to Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, consider the following statements:

1. He established the United Indian Patriotic Association to oppose the Indian National Congress.

2. He was critical of the introduction of western scientific education among Muslims population.

3. He established a Scientific Society for the translation of literature from English to Urdu.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements in the context of the Young Bengal Movement:

1. It saw wide-spread participation of the masses unlike other reforms movements.

2. It strongly supported women’s right to equality and education.

3. Krishna Mohan Banerjee and Ram Gopal Ghosh were prominent leaders associated with the movement.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to Tayuni Movement in India, consider the following statements:

1. It was started by Haji Shariatullah in 1839 at Dacca.

2. It advocated that Muslims should not practice their religious rituals as India under British rule is an enemy territory.

3. It wanted to restore the old pure form of Islam by removing innovations and syncretistic practices.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are not correctly matched?

With reference to Amaravati school of art, consider the following features:

1. It was developed indigenously and not influenced by external cultures.

2. The sculptures were made using bluish-grey sandstone.

3. It gives special emphasis to individual features of Buddha.

4. The sculptures generally depict life stories of Buddha and the Jataka tales.

Which of the features given above are correct?

With reference to Mauryan period, consider the following statements:

1. Monumental stone sculpture appeared for the first time in the Indian subcontinent during this period.

2. Sandstone pillars were made during Ashokan rule.

3. This period saw the beginning of rock-cut architecture.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are the features of Gandhara School of art? 

1. It originated and flourished under the patronage of Kushanas.

2. Buddha images have curly hair and muscular body.

3. The sculptures were made using red sandstone.

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Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements with reference to Harappan Art:

1. Unicorn was the most frequently depicted animal on Harappan seals.

2. Seal depicting Mother Goddess with plants growing from her womb was found at Rakhigarhi.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to differences between Gandhara and Mathura school of architecture:

1. Secular elements were predominant in the Gandhara school, whereas in Mathura school secular elements were absent.

2. Remarkable foreign influence was seen in Gandhara school whereas foreign influence was completely absent in the Mathura school.

3. Gandhara school was mainly associated with Buddhism whereas the Mathura school depicted Brahmanical, Buddhist and Jain sculptures.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to figurines of the Indus valley civilization:

1. The ‘Dancing Girl’ from Mohenjodaro is the earliest bronze sculpture found in India.

2. Bronze statuettes of the ‘chariot’ and the ‘bulls’ have been discovered at Burzahom.

3. The bronze statues were made using the ‘lost wax’ technique.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to Brass and Bronze sculptors, consider the following statements:

1. Brass is a metal alloy of copper and tin whereas bronze is an alloy of copper and zinc.

2. Cire-Perdu technique can be used for making sculptures from bronze.

3. Like bronze, brass is used in making musical instruments.

Which of the statements given above are correct?