History Mauryan Empire

Q. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?

A
Parthians
B
Shakas
C
Greeks
D
Kushans

Correct Answer

Greeks

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    A)Maitreyi
    B)Kalhana
    C)Kalidasa
    D)Panini
    Answer: Panini
  • Q. When did the British East India Company establish a capital in Calcutta?
    A)1818
    B)1772
    C)1858
    D)1857
    Answer: 1772
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    A)Badruddin Tyabji
    B)Annie Besant
    C)George Yule
    D)Sir William Wedderburn
    Answer: Annie Besant
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    A)William Bentinck
    B)Robert Clive
    C)Warren Hasting
    D)Col. Sanders
    Answer: Warren Hasting
  • Q. The Social System of the Harappans was
    A)Slave Labour based
    B)Fairly egalitarian
    C)Colour Varna based
    D)Caste based
    Answer: Fairly egalitarian
  • Q. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh’s political capital. Which city was called his religious capital?
    A)Anandpur Sahib
    B)Amritsar
    C)Gujranwala
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  • Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
    A)Kshatriyas
    B)Brahmanas
    C)Vaishyas
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  • Q. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of
    A)the demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council
    B)Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council
    C)the demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population
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    Answer: All the above
  • Q. Who give the famous quote ‘Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth’
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    B)Winston Churchill
    C)Vladimir Lenin
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  • Q. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of the
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    B)Communist Party of India
    C)Socialist-Swarajist Party
    D)Swarajya Party
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  • Q. Harappan weapons were made of
    A)Copper
    B)Stone
    C)Bronze
    D)All the above
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  • Q. The name of the periodical published by Gandhi during his stay in South Africa was
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    A)Government of India Act, 1919
    B)Government of India Act, 1909
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  • Q. The word ‘Veda’ has been derived from the root word ‘Vid’ which means
    A)Sacredness
    B)Divinity
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  • Q. When did the Germans establish colonies in New Guinea?
    A)1898
    B)1884
    C)1899
    D)1900
    Answer: 1884
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    B)The Portuguese
    C)The English
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    B)I, II, and III
    C)II, III, and IV
    D)All the above
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  • Q. The Ganapati festival was started in __________
    A)1793
    B)1792
    C)1893
    D)1904
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