Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in

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The promotion of people's welfare by him

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    A)Parliament
    B)Crown
    C)Viceroy
    D)Secretary of State
    Answer: Viceroy
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    A)Harsha erected thousands of stupas
    B)Harsha stopped the use of animal food throughout his empire
    C)Harsha regularly held the quinquennial convocation
    D)Harsha sent missionaries to the west to propagate Buddhism
    Answer: Harsha sent missionaries to the west to propagate Buddhism
  • Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breadth?
    A)Red Fort
    B)Agra Fort
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. Who was popularly known as Africa’s Gandhi?
    A)Firoz Gandhi
    B)Mir Karzai
    C)Nelson Mandela
    D)M.K.Gandhi
    Answer: Nelson Mandela
  • Q. What is the moral of the horse?
    A)Restraint
    B)Politeness
    C)Knowledge
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. I. The Vedanta, or Uttara Mimamsa, school concentrates on the philosophical teachings of the Upanishads (mystic or spiritual contemplations within the Vedas), rather than the Brahmanas (instructions for ritual and sacrifice). II. The Vedanta focus on meditation, self-discipline and spiritual connectivity, more than traditional ritualism. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Uttara Mimamsa or Vedanta?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. 1911 Revolution of China resulted in
    A)Federalism
    B)Establishment of a Republic
    C)Democracy
    D)Increased problems of people
    Answer: Establishment of a Republic
  • Q. The Simon Commission was formed to review
    A)Fitness of India for further reforms
    B)Legislatures in India
    C)The position of the viceroy
    D)A constitution for India
    Answer: Fitness of India for further reforms
  • Q. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was
    A)Hamida Begum
    B)Mumtaj
    C)Jahanara
    D)Maham Anaga
    Answer: Maham Anaga
  • Q. The early Buddhist scriptures were composed in
    A)Pali texts
    B)Prakrit texts
    C)Sanskrit texts
    D)Pictographical texts
    Answer: Pali texts
  • Q. Which Goddess was worshipped as the “Goddess of Wisdom” by the Greeks
    A)Apollo
    B)Athena
    C)Zeus
    D)Diana
    Answer: Athena
  • Q. Under an agreement with which of the following countries did Subhas Chandra Bose organize the Indian soldiers, taken as prisoners by the Axis Powers, into the Azad Hind Fauj?
    A)Germany
    B)China
    C)Italy
    D)Japan
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. The first atomic bomb was thrown over
    A)Hiroshima
    B)Nagasaki
    C)Tokyo
    D)Hong Kong
    Answer: Hiroshima
  • Q. Who was the first Governor General of India?
    A)William Bentick
    B)Warren Hastings
    C)Lord Delhousie
    D)Lord Canning
    Answer: William Bentick
  • Q. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
    A)Havaldar
    B)Jumadar
    C)Faujdar
    D)Hazari
    Answer: Havaldar
  • Q. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
    A)The rise of an other-worldly outlook
    B)The growth of Sanskrit
    C)The progress of philosophy
    D)The consolidation of the caste system
    Answer: The consolidation of the caste system
  • Q. Shivaji started his public career at the age of
    A)21
    B)18
    C)23
    D)24
    Answer: 18
  • Q. When Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed, the Secretary of State for India was
    A)Curzon
    B)Salisbury
    C)Wedgwood Benn
    D)Montagu
    Answer: Wedgwood Benn
  • Q. Which of these is not one of the titles adopted by Aurangzeb?
    A)Padshah
    B)Alamgir
    C)Sultan Sulaiman
    D)Ghazi
    Answer: Sultan Sulaiman
  • Q. When Babur invaded India in 1525, Humayun was the Governor of
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    C)Badakhshan
    D)Herat
    Answer: Badakhshan

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