Q. Ashoka’s prime claim to greatness lay in

Correct Answer

The promotion of people's welfare by him

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    A)Rudra
    B)Indra
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    Answer: Rudra
  • Q. Assertion (A): British excluded the Indian middle and upper classes from the high administrative and military posts. Reason (R): Many of the traditional zamindars lost their zamindaris to the new class of urban-based absentee landlords
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    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is false but R is true
  • 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
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    Answer: Upanishad
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    A)1859
    B)1850
    C)1870
    D)1890
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  • Q. Surdas was a disciple of which among the following saints?
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