Q. A ‘Sabha’ in the Vedic period was a/an

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National Assembly of all Citizens of the State.

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    A)1187
    B)1118
    C)1193
    D)1203
    Answer: 1187
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    Answer: non-Aryans
  • Q. On what ground did the second split in the congress take place in 1918?
    A)Montague Chelmsford Declaration
    B)Charter act of India
    C)Morley Minto Reforms
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    Answer: Montague Chelmsford Declaration
  • Q. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
    A)Government of India, 1935
    B)Cripps Mission 1942
    C)Independent India 1947
    D)August Offer of 1940
    Answer: August Offer of 1940
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    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
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    Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which symbol shows renunciation of Gautama Buddha?
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  • Q. The Prime causes of the 1857 mutiny did not include
    A)The Widow Remarriage Act
    B)The new system of education
    C)The despatch of Indian Sepoys to Afghanistan
    D)Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British
    Answer: Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini’s great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?
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    Answer: Both A & B
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    Answer: Baldev Singh
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    A)the presence of a 'council of ministers'
    B)wide powers enjoyed by the provincial governors
    C)the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
    D)an extensive network of spy-system
    Answer: the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy
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    A)Varanasi
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  • Q. One of the following was not involved in the Chittagong Armoury Raid, 1934. Who was he?
    A)Surya Sen
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  • Q. An English weekly called ‘New India’ was started by;
    A)Devendra Nath Tagore
    B)K M Pannikar
    C)Annie Besant
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    A)Chota Nagpur
    B)Orissa
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    D)Golconda
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    B)London
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  • Q. Bahadur Shah was the
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    B)Last ruler of the Lodis
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  • Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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    C)His court was adorned by the Ashtadiggajas
    D)He maintained friendly relations with the Portuguese
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    C)Gwalior
    D)Dwarka
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    B)Gnathrika
    C)Shakya
    D)Kuru
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    C)Vidyapati
    D)Vakpati
    Answer: Vakpati

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