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)Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries
    B)Buddhism was founded by a prince
    C)Buddha and Mahavira were contemporaries
    D)Buddha preached non-violence
    Answer: Corruption crept into Buddhist monasteries
  • Q. The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________
    A)The Government of India
    B)Secretary of State for India
    C)Parliament of England
    D)By Indian National Congress
    Answer: The Government of India
  • Q. Sathya Shodak Samaj also called truth seekers society was started by which of the following reformers?
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    C)Dayananda Saraswathi
    D)Shiv Narain Agnihotri
    Answer: Jyotiba Phule
  • Q. Name the poet who wrote “Prithviraj Raso”, a poem describing Prithviraj Chauhan’s life
    A)Chand Bardai
    B)Vir Siroja
    C)Meerja Umed
    D)Nur Fateh
    Answer: Chand Bardai
  • Q. I. This school eventually merged because of their closely related metaphysical theories (although Vaisheshika only accepted perception and inference as sources of valid knowledge). II. Mimamsa accept the logical and philosophical teachings of the other schools, they insist that salvation can only be attained by acting in accordance with the prescriptions of the Vedas. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct related to the Purva Mimamsa?
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: II only
  • Q. Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities? I. Resistance to child marriage. II. Resistance to widow remarriage. III. Spread of education. IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability. V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.
    A)II and IV
    B)I and III
    C)II, V
    D)Only V
    Answer: II, V
  • Q. Shivaji’s administration owed its origin to the principles laid down by
    A)Sher Shah
    B)Kautilya
    C)Akbar
    D)Adi Granth
    Answer: Kautilya
  • Q. Who started the journal ‘New India’?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)C. W. Leadbeater
    C)Ram Mohun Roy
    D)Keshub Chandra Sen
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Mohenjo-Daro is situated in
    A)Larkana district
    B)Montgomery district
    C)Chandigarh area
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Larkana district
  • Q. What did the Hunter Commission appointed by the Viceroy probe?
    A)Khilafat Agitation
    B)Bardoli Satyagraha
    C)Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    D)Chauri Chaura incident
    Answer: Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
  • Q. Who is the author of ‘Social Background of Indian Nationalism’?
    A)Dharam Kumar
    B)A. R. Desai
    C)Ray Chaudhuri
    D)K. Rajayyan
    Answer: A. R. Desai
  • Q. Find out the odd one
    A)AI-Biruni: Given valuable account about Harshavardhana
    B)Hiuen-Tsang: Acquired knowledge of Indian society through literature
    C)Megasthenes: Describes about the Indo-Persian relations
    D)Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
    Answer: Ptolemy: Written a geographical treatise on India
  • Q. Who among the following played a prominent role during the “Reign of Terror” in France?
    A)Marat
    B)Voltaire
    C)Robespierre
    D)Montesquieu
    Answer: Robespierre
  • Q. Vaishakha Purnima has a great significance because it was on this day
    A)Buddha got enlightened
    B)Buddha was born
    C)Buddha died
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The battle of Plassey was fought between
    A)East India Company and Tipu Sultan
    B)East India Company and Ahmad Shah
    C)East India Company and Sirajuddaulla
    D)East India Company and Anwaruddin
    Answer: East India Company and Sirajuddaulla
  • Q. Who among the following was worshipped during Early Vedic Civilization?
    A)Indra
    B)Varuna
    C)Surya
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The President of the Congress Sessions of 1898 and 1902 was
    A)Tilak
    B)Hume
    C)Dadabhai Naoroji
    D)S. N. Banerjee
    Answer: S. N. Banerjee
  • Q. The Nehru Report of 1928 with proposals for constitutional reforms had been prepared by
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)Kamla Nehru
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Motilal Nehru
  • Q. Who had introduced the Indian Universities Act 1904?
    A)Lord Hardinge
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Lord Auckland
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. Who said,” One Country One God, One Caste, one Mind brothers all of us Without Difference, without Doubt ?”
    A)Syed Hasan Imam
    B)V. D. Savarkar
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: V. D. Savarkar

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