Religion

Q. The ________ merchants were the richest and the most prominent communities in the port of Surat and in Bombay under the British rule.

1. Parsi
2. Muslim
3. Sikh
4. Jew

Q. Which of the following religions gained more followers in India during the medieval times?

1. Islam
2. Christianity
3. Buddhism
4. Jainism

Q. The Bhakti Movement emerged in which period?

1. 15th century
2. 16th century
3. 17th century
4. 14th century

Q.

In order to avoid persecution, many Protestant artisans of Spain and France migrated to

1. Argentina

2. Russia

3. England

4. USA

Q. In the 1830s and 1840s nearly half of the four million immigrants to America came from Ireland mainly due to:

1. Religious persecution.
2. Political upheaval.
3. Upheaval due to industrialization in Ireland.
4. Famine and starvation due to the blight on the potato crop.
5. Widespread propaganda designed to attract immigrants to America.

Q. The Pandharpur Movement is associated with the Bhakti Movement of ____.

1. Maharashtra
2. Assam
3. Bengal
4. Both (a) and (c)