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)Grihastha- Brahmacharya- Vanaprashta- Sanyasa
    B)Brahmacharya- Grihashta- Vanaprastha- Sanyasa
    C)Brahmacharya- Vanprastha- Sanyasa- Grihastha
    D)Grihastha- Sanyasa- Vanaprastha- Brahmacharya
    Answer: Brahmacharya- Grihashta- Vanaprastha- Sanyasa
  • Q. Krishnadevaraya maintained friendly relations with the
    A)British
    B)French
    C)Protuguese
    D)Dutch
    Answer: Protuguese
  • Q. During Shivaji’s rule the Council of the State consisted of
    A)Eighteen Ministers
    B)Eight Ministers
    C)Twelve Ministers
    D)Fifteen Ministers
    Answer: Eight Ministers
  • Q. China invaded Indian frontiers in the year __________
    A)1960
    B)1956
    C)1962
    D)1965
    Answer: 1962
  • Q. The fourth Buddhist Council was held at
    A)Vaishali
    B)Pataliputra
    C)Kundalavana
    D)Bodh Gaya
    Answer: Kundalavana
  • Q. Prince of Piligrims’ was the name attributed to
    A)Hiuen-tsang
    B)Fa-Hien
    C)I-tsing
    D)Megasthenes
    Answer: Hiuen-tsang
  • Q. Who were the three eminent statesmen who started the Non-aligned Movement?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru, Chou Enlai, Kwame Nkrumah
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru, Anwar Sadat, Soekarno
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru, Fidel Castro, Marshal Tito
    D)Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Marshal Tito
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdul Nasser, Marshal Tito
  • Q. On which day had premier Attlee conceded that the British would quit India by June, 1948?
    A)August 15, 1947
    B)January 26, 1947
    C)January 26, 1948
    D)February 20, 1947
    Answer: February 20, 1947
  • Q. Which Ancient Indian literature deals with concepts about origin of universe, death and birth, material and spiritual world?
    A)AtharvaVedas
    B)Rig Vedas
    C)Aryankas
    D)Upanishad
    Answer: Upanishad
  • Q. Which of the following works taken up even after the decline of the movement?
    A)Carry forward Raja Ram Mohan Roy's tradition of public education on social, economic and political questions
    B)Fight for women's rights and education
    C)Took up farmers issues and fought for their better treatment and against oppressive zamindars
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The idea of incorporating, safeguards in the Indian Constitution was inspired by the
    A)Gandhi-Irwin Pact
    B)Third Round Table Conference
    C)Visit of Simon Commission
    D)Poona Pact
    Answer: Visit of Simon Commission
  • Q. The English established their first factory in Bengal in 1651 at __________
    A)Kassimbazar
    B)Hugli
    C)Patna
    D)Calcutta
    Answer: Hugli
  • Q. Which of the following books is based on Astrology?
    A)Aryabhattiya
    B)Romak Siddhanta
    C)Hora Shastra
    D)Brahma Siddhanta
    Answer: Hora Shastra
  • Q. Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?
    A)Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra
    B)Kamban, Banabhatta, Ashvagosha
    C)Asvagosha, Kalidasa, Banabhatta
    D)Kalidas, Kamba, Vasumitra
    Answer: Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra
  • Q. India’s trade with the Roman Empire came to an end with the invasion of Rome by the
    A)Hungarians
    B)Arabs
    C)Hunas
    D)Turks
    Answer: Hunas
  • Q. Which of the following influenced the makers of Indian Constitution?
    A)The Constitution of USSR
    B)The Constitution of China
    C)The Constitution of USA
    D)The Constitution of Japan
    Answer: The Constitution of USA
  • Q. In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
    A)Palluruthi
    B)Vaikom
    C)Aluva
    D)Trichur
    Answer: Aluva
  • Q. The Pitaka that contains pronouncements attributed to the Buddha, laying down numerous rules for the conduct of the order is
    A)Sutta Pitaka
    B)Vinaya Pitaka
    C)Abhidhamma Pitaka
    D)All the three Pitakas
    Answer: Vinaya Pitaka
  • Q. Which of the following countries is regarded as the home of ‘Fabian Socialism’?
    A)England
    B)Russia
    C)France
    D)Italy
    Answer: England
  • Q. The song ‘Jana-Mana’ composed by Rabindra Nath Tagore was first published in January 1912 under the title of
    A)Rashtra Jagriti
    B)Jay He
    C)Bharat Vidhata
    D)Matribhoomi
    Answer: Bharat Vidhata

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