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Q. Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of

A
1858
B
1853
C
1892
D
1833

Correct Answer

1892

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  • Q. I. The Arthashastra, attributed to the Mauryan minister Chanakya in the 4th Century B.C., is one of the earliest Indian texts devoted to political philosophy, and it discusses ideas of statecraft and economic policy. II. During the Indian struggle for independence in the early 20th Century, Mahatma Gandhi popularized the philosophies of ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (non-violent resistance), III. Gandhian Philosophy was influenced by the teachings of the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, as well as Jesus, Tolstoy, Thoreau and Ruskin. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Indian Political Philosophy?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)I, II & III
    Answer: I, II & III
  • Q. The leader who quit politics, retired to Pondicherry and set up an ashram there, was
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)Lokmanya TiIak
    C)Bhikaji Cama
    D)Sri Aurobindo Ghose
    Answer: Sri Aurobindo Ghose
  • Q. Who among the following was the court physician of Kanishka?
    A)Nagarjuna
    B)Vasumitra
    C)Charaka
    D)Patanjali
    Answer: Charaka
  • Q. The Secretary of State for India was given powers by
    A)The Act of 1919
    B)The Act of 1909
    C)The Act of 1858
    D)The Act of 1861
    Answer: The Act of 1858
  • Q. Which is the ultimate goal of education in Jainism?
    A)Renunciation
    B)Non-violence
    C)Moksha
    D)Voluntary promotion of human welfare
    Answer: Moksha
  • Q. The great silk-route to the Indians was opened by
    A)Ashoka
    B)Kanishka
    C)Harsha
    D)Fa-Hien
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the first to introduce the gold coinage in India?
    A)Vima Taktu
    B)Vima Kadphises
    C)Vasishka
    D)Kujula Kadphises
    Answer: Vima Kadphises
  • Q. Who among the following analysed the causes of the uprising of 1857 advocating a reconciliation between the British and the Muslims?
    A)Shah Waliullah
    B)Sayyed Ahmad Brelvi
    C)Sayyed Ahmad Khan
    D)Sayyed Amir Ali
    Answer: Sayyed Ahmad Khan
  • Q. Which Indian literature is a collection of 1028 hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit?
    A)Sama Vedas
    B)Rig Vedas
    C)Brahamans
    D)Aryankas
    Answer: Rig Vedas
  • Q. Which of the following is the single most important source of the history of Ashoka?
    A)Buddhist works Divyavadana and Ashokavadana
    B)Sri Lankan chronicles Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa
    C)Inscriptions of Ashoka
    D)Archaeological Sources and the Puranas
    Answer: Inscriptions of Ashoka
  • Q. The Khilafat Movement was launched to protest against the humiliation of
    A)Aga Khan
    B)The Turkish Caliph
    C)Muhammad Ali Jinnah
    D)Abdul Kalam Azad
    Answer: The Turkish Caliph
  • Q. Which of the Kushana ruler patronised Buddhism?
    A)Vikramaditya
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Kautilya
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858?
    A)A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India
    B)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    C)For all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel
    D)All the above statements are incorrect
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  • Q. What was the name of the atom bomb dropped in Nagasaki city
    A)Fat Man
    B)Fat Boy
    C)Scorpion
    D)Death Kiss
    Answer: Fat Man
  • Q. King Kharavela was the greatest ruler of the Chedi Dynasty of
    A)Kalinga
    B)Cholamandalam
    C)Kannauj
    D)Purushpur
    Answer: Kalinga
  • Q. The original Buddhist religious texts had been written in
    A)Sanskrit
    B)Brahmi
    C)Pali
    D)Magadhi
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  • Q. High courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in
    A)1919
    B)1935
    C)1862
    D)1861
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  • Q. Which revolutionary said – “freedom is objective of our life and the Hindu religion would led us to the attainment of this objective?”
    A)Narayan Guru
    B)Vinoba Bhave
    C)Dayanand Sarshwati
    D)Aurobindo Ghosh
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  • Q. Indirect election was introduced in India by the Act of
    A)1858
    B)1853
    C)1892
    D)1833
    Answer: 1892
  • Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
    A)Nagarjuna
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    D)Vasumitra
    Answer: Asvaghosha

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