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)Magadhi
    B)Bhojpuri
    C)Pali
    D)Sanskrit
    Answer: Pali
  • Q. Which of the following Vedas deals with magic spells and witchcraft?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Atharvaveda
  • Q. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct?
    A)Responsible Government would be realised only by the progressive stages.
    B)British India must remain an integral part of the British Empire.
    C)Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects.
    D)The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament.
    Answer: The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament.
  • Q. The ‘Three Jewels’ (Triratnas) of Jainism are
    A)right action, right livelihood and right effort
    B)right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
    C)right thoughts, non-violence and non-attachment
    D)right speech, right thinking and right behaviour
    Answer: right faith or intentions, right knowledge and right conduct
  • Q. Who had converted Kanishka to Buddhism?
    A)Nagarjuna
    B)Parsva
    C)Asvaghosha
    D)Vasumitra
    Answer: Asvaghosha
  • 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 among the following has not been found in the excavation of Harappan sites?
    A)Fort
    B)Drains and well
    C)Reservoirs
    D)Temple with Shikhar
    Answer: Temple with Shikhar
  • Q. Which of the following Mughal monarchs has vividly described Indian flora & fauna, seasons, fruits etc. in his diary?
    A)Jahangir
    B)Akbar
    C)Babur
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Who said “Liberty consists in obedience to the general will”?
    A)Rousseau
    B)Hobbes
    C)Green
    D)Laski
    Answer: Rousseau
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Panini’s great grammar the Ashtadhyayi?
    A)It was stated that with Panini the language attained its highest state of development and thereafter there was improvement only in its vocabulary
    B)It was most probably composed towards the 4th century BC
    C)Both A & B
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was
    A)SS Joshi
    B)SA Dange
    C)MN Roy
    D)PC Joshi
    Answer: MN Roy
  • Q. Assertion (A): The introduction of ‘Western Education’ and English language as medium of instruction led the foundation for the rise and growth of nationalism in India. Reason (R): The Indian National Movement would not have been possible without the English language as the medium
    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
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • Q. Babur summoned the pupils of the famous architect Sinan from
    A)Kabul
    B)Constantinople
    C)Syria
    D)Egypt
    Answer: Constantinople
  • Q. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Select the correct order
    A)Mirabai, Kabir Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas
    B)Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
    C)Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya, Tulsidas, Mirabai
    D)Tulsidas, Mirabai, Kabir, Nizamuddin Auliya
    Answer: Nizamuddin Auliya, Kabir, Mirabai, Tulsidas
  • Q. Which of the following was the achieved milestone of the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921?
    A)Indian obtains some political rights
    B)It stopped the injustice done to the Khilafat
    C)The Hindus and the Muslims came closer in political pursuit
    D)It avenged the Punjab atrocities
    Answer: The Hindus and the Muslims came closer in political pursuit
  • Q. The last country of Axis power to surrender during the end of the World War II was
    A)Japan
    B)Germany
    C)Italy
    D)France
    Answer: Japan
  • Q. Who spoke “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom”?
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
    C)Jawaharlal Nehru
    D)Rajagopalachari
    Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. What is the full name of Aurangzeb?
    A)Nuruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb
    B)Muin-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
    C)Jalal-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
    D)Nasiruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb
    Answer: Muin-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
  • Q. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
    A)Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
    B)Tarabai
    C)Peshwa Bajirao
    D)Shahu
    Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath

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