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Q. Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the

A
Jains
B
Parsis
C
Jews
D
Buddhists

Correct Answer

Parsis

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  • Q. Which of the following School challenges the authority of the Vedas as well as the hegemony the Brahman priests?
    A)Ajivika School
    B)Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
    C)Purva Mimamsa
    D)Vedanta
    Answer: Charvaka Philosophy of Materialism
  • Q. The Times of India’ which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1988, was first published in 1838 as
    A)Bombay Times
    B)Bombay Chronicle
    C)Indian Times
    D)National Times
    Answer: Bombay Times
  • Q. I. VishishtAdvaita (“Advaita with uniqueness; qualifications”) is a non-dualistic school of Vedanta philosophy. II. Ramanuja, the main proponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy contends that the Prasthana Traya (“The three courses”), namely the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Brahma Sutras are to be interpreted in a way that shows this unity in diversity. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Visishtadvaita?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Assertion (A): The largest number of Persian works on classical Indian music was written in Aurangzeb’s reign. Reason (R): Aurangzeb was a great patron of Classical Indian Music.
    A)Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Who is called the “Greatest Investigator of Antiquity”?
    A)Darwin
    B)Aristotle
    C)Cuvier
    D)Socrates
    Answer: Darwin
  • Q. Zafarnama was letter written to a Mughal emperor by which of the following Sikh Gurus?
    A)Arjan Dev
    B)Hari Rai
    C)Tegh Bahadur
    D)Gobind Singh
    Answer: Gobind Singh
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi spent a year of complete silence in 1926 to
    A)work for harijan welfare
    B)consolidate Khadi programme
    C)cl do penance for Chauri-Chaura violence
    D)write his autobiography
    Answer: work for harijan welfare
  • Q. Agra Fort was built by
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?
    A)W A Hume
    B)Khan Abdul Gaffar
    C)Annie Besant
    D)None of these
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. When was the first of the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of war victims adopted?
    A)1857
    B)1832
    C)1864
    D)1909
    Answer: 1864
  • Q. Under the Mughal rule the main occupation of the people was
    A)Agriculture
    B)Sea faring
    C)Working in mines
    D)Service in the army
    Answer: Agriculture
  • Q. The actual name of Dayanand Saraawati, the founder of the Arya Samaj was
    A)Mula Shankar
    B)Daya Shankar
    C)Virjanand
    D)Mool Chandra
    Answer: Mula Shankar
  • Q. Hyder Ali was the ruler of __________
    A)Mysore
    B)Hyderabad
    C)Cochi
    D)Bengal
    Answer: Mysore
  • Q. The famous Harappan site of Lothal is situated in
    A)Rajasthan
    B)Sind
    C)Gujarat
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Gujarat
  • Q. Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar was defeated by the Mughal army in the battle of
    A)Chittor
    B)Mewar
    C)Haldighati
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Haldighati
  • Q. The institution of varna appeared in the
    A)Later vedic period
    B)Rigvedic period
    C)Period of the Manava Dharm Shastra
    D)Period of consolidation of text of the Mahabharata
    Answer: Rigvedic period
  • Q. Who said that “My ultimate aim is to wipe every tear from every eye”?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Jawahar Lal Nehru
    D)Daya Nand Saraswati
    Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru
  • Q. The chief advocate of Fascism was
    A)Adolf Hitler
    B)Mussolini
    C)St. Simon
    D)Robert Owen
    Answer: Mussolini
  • Q. The Indus or Harappan Civilisation is distinguished from the other contemporary civilisations by its
    A)underground drainage system
    B)town planning
    C)uniformity of weights and measures
    D)large agricultural surplus
    Answer: underground drainage system
  • Q. In which of the following tribal rebellions did two tribal brothers, Kanhu and Sidhu, proclaim the end of the Company’s rule in their region, and to supress their rebellion the government had to use military force?
    A)Naika Tribal Uprising in Gujarat (1868)
    B)Khasi Rebellion in Assam (1855)
    C)Munda Rebellion in Ranchi (1899)
    D)Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)
    Answer: Santhal Rebellion in Bihar (1855-56)

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