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15 questions · 12 auto-graded MCQ + 3 self-marked written.

MCQ 21 Mark
Who dispelled the misconceptions of misunderstood the history of Professor Gaitonde?
  • A
    Deccan Queen
  • B
    Khan Sahib
  • C
    British officer
  • D
    Professor Rajendra Deshpande
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MCQ 31 Mark
Where did Mr Gaitonde went before visiting Azad Maidan?
  • A
    Deshpande’s house
  • B
    Library
  • C
    Physics lab to understand catastrophe theory
  • D
    Battle ground of Panipat
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MCQ 41 Mark
The train carriages were then called
  • A
    Rail wagon
  • B
    Freight car
  • Greater Bombay Metropolitan Railway
  • D
    East India carriages
Answer
Correct option: C.
Greater Bombay Metropolitan Railway
C
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MCQ 51 Mark
What was Professor Gaitonde by profession?
  • Historian
  • B
    Physicist
  • C
    Archeologist
  • D
    Doctor
Answer
Correct option: A.
Historian
A
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MCQ 61 Mark
Why East India Company suspended its expansionist programme?
  • A
    Due to INA activities of Subhash Chandra Bose
  • B
    Because of Quit India Movement
  • Because of rise of Marathas post their victory over Abdali’s forces
  • D
    The Second World War
Answer
Correct option: C.
Because of rise of Marathas post their victory over Abdali’s forces
C
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MCQ 71 Mark
What did Professor Gaitonde feel differently on Hornby Road?
  • A
    A changed India
  • Glimpse of an English town
  • C
    Presence of Professor Rajendra Deshpande
  • D
    Less Indians, more Britishers
Answer
Correct option: B.
Glimpse of an English town
B
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MCQ 81 Mark
Why did professor go to town hall?
  • A
    To attend seminar
  • B
    To become volunteer
  • To check certain history facts
  • D
    To meet Rajendra Deshpande
Answer
Correct option: C.
To check certain history facts
C
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MCQ 91 Mark
What did Professor find in the fifth volume of ‘Bhausahebanchi Bakhar’?
  • A
    India never been colonized
  • Marathas won the Battle of Panipat
  • C
    British only seized Bombay in Indian subcontinent
  • D
    No such book written on Panipat’s battle yet
Answer
Correct option: B.
Marathas won the Battle of Panipat
B
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MCQ 101 Mark
According to which of the two theories did the incident with Professor Gaitonde happen?
  • A
    Theory of relativity
  • B
    General relativity
  • C
    Special relativity
  • Catastrophe theory and lack of determinism in Quantum theory
Answer
Correct option: D.
Catastrophe theory and lack of determinism in Quantum theory
D
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MCQ 111 Mark
Which lease was expiring in 2001?
  • Allowing British to occupy Bombay as sole outpost
  • B
    Modified gross lease
  • C
    East India Company to colonize India for 99 years
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: A.
Allowing British to occupy Bombay as sole outpost
A
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MCQ 121 Mark
Who was Mr Vinay Gaitonde?
  • Son of Gangadharpant
  • B
    Rajendra’s cousin
  • C
    Librarian
  • D
    Witness of Panipat’s battle
Answer
Correct option: A.
Son of Gangadharpant
A
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MCQ 131 Mark
How long did he stay in the other world?
  • A
    One day
  • Two days
  • C
    Three days
  • D
    Four days
Answer
Correct option: B.
Two days
B
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MCQ 141 Mark
Who was Rajendra Deshpande?
  • A
    Head master
  • B
    British officer
  • C
    President
  • Physicist
Answer
Correct option: D.
Physicist
D
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MCQ 151 Mark
For what reason did the professor go to alternate world?
  • A
    Because of time travel
  • Due to accident
  • C
    To experience parallel world
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: B.
Due to accident
B
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