History Mauryan Empire

Q. Which one of the following was not a characteristic of society in Mauryan times?

A
Rigidity of Caste
B
Slavery
C
Prostitution
D
Widow remarriage

Correct Answer

Widow remarriage

More Questions on History

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    B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
    C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
    D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
    Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
  • Q. The ‘Ajivikas’ were
    A)Breakaway branch of the Buddhists
    B)Sect contemporary to the Buddha
    C)Sect founded by Charvaka
    D)Sect founded by Shankaracharya
    Answer: Sect contemporary to the Buddha
  • Q. Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were hanged on March 23, 1931?
    A)Azad
    B)Bhagat Singh
    C)Rajguru
    D)Sukhdev
    Answer: Azad
  • Q. Who in the year 1907 unfurled the first national flag at the International socialist conference in Stuttgart (Germany)?
    A)Subash Chandra Bose
    B)Madame Bhikaji Cama
    C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Sardar Patel
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  • Q. Who founded Tattvabodhini sabha in 1839 ?
    A)Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
    B)Dayanand Sarswati
    C)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    D)Jogesh Chandra Dutt
    Answer: Maharishi Devendranath Tagore
  • Q. The Great Depression in the 1930s refers to
    A)An ailment afflicting millions overhung to a new vector borne disease
    B)A tropical storm that raged for weeks
    C)An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
    D)A prolonged seasonal influence of unpredictable weather owing to earthquakes and tsunamis
    Answer: An economic hollowing out leading to widespread unemployment and collapse of stock values
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    A)1546
    B)1536
    C)1556
    D)1566
    Answer: 1556
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    B)Kautilya
    C)Akbar
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  • Q. The song ‘Jana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
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    B)Jay He
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    Answer: Bharat Vidhata
  • Q. Who among the following was impeached in the UK for his actions in India?
    A)Lord Ripon
    B)Lord Wavell
    C)Lord Hastings
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    A)Ramanuja
    B)Nimbarka
    C)Madhva
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    A)Maurya
    B)Early Mathura
    C)Gupta
    D)Gandhara
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    B)Dev Raya II : Sangama
    C)Venkata II : Aravidu
    D)Narsimha : Chalukya
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    B)Digambar Vishnu Paluskar
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    C)Northbrook
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