521: The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
(c) French
(d) Danish
522: The Indo-Greek kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century BC was
(a) Bactria
(b) Scythia
(c) Zedrasia
(d) Aria
Explanation:
The Indo-Greek kingdom set up in north Afghanistan in the beginning of the second century B.C. was Bactria. Hence, Indo-Greeks were also called Bactrians.
523: Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857 ?
(a) Sanyasi Rebellion
(b) Santhal Rebellion
(c) Indigo Disturbances
(d) Pabna Disturbances
524: Who among the following founded Ramakrishna Mission?
(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Raja Rammohan Roy
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) None of these
525: The historian Barani refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic because
(a) the majority of the population did not follow Islam
(b) the Muslims theologists were often disregarded
(c) the Sultan supplemented the Muslim law by framing his own regulations
(d) religious freedom was accorded to non-Muslims
Explanation:
Because that, the Sultans had supplemented the .Muslim Law by framing their own regulations, the historian 'Barani'
has refused to consider the state in India under Delhi Sultans as truly Islamic.