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)Amritsar
    B)Agra
    C)Karachi
    D)Allahabad
    Answer: Amritsar
  • Q. When did Battle of Marathon take place?
    A)480 BC
    B)490 BC
    C)479 BC
    D)475 BC
    Answer: 490 BC
  • Q. Which of the following domesticated animals was absent in the terracottas of the Indus civilization?
    A)Sheep
    B)Buffalo
    C)Cow
    D)Pig
    Answer: Cow
  • Q. Select the incorrect statement (s) about Bhakti Saint Ramananda. I. He advocated prabattimarga or path of self-surrender to God. II. He propagated ‘Dvaita or dualism of Jivatma and Paramatma’.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Neither I nor II
  • Q. I. The Arthashastra, attributed to the Mauryan minister Chanakya in the 4th Century B.C., is one of the earliest Indian texts devoted to political philosophy, and it discusses ideas of statecraft and economic policy. II. During the Indian struggle for independence in the early 20th Century, Mahatma Gandhi popularized the philosophies of ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (non-violent resistance), III. Gandhian Philosophy was influenced by the teachings of the Hindu Bhagavad Gita, as well as Jesus, Tolstoy, Thoreau and Ruskin. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct related to the Indian Political Philosophy?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)I, II & III
    Answer: I, II & III
  • Q. Who wrote famous book Kitab-ul-hind?
    A)Amir Khusrau
    B)Abul Fazl
    C)Al Biruni
    D)Firdausi
    Answer: Al Biruni
  • Q. Sher Shah defeated Humayan and captured Gaur in the battle of
    A)Chausa in 1539 A.D.
    B)Ghaghra is 1529 A.D.
    C)Panipat in 1526 A.D.
    D)Khanwa in 1527 A.D.
    Answer: Chausa in 1539 A.D.
  • Q. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    D)Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
    Answer: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
  • Q. Who was the first to use the term ‘Adivasi’ to refer to the tribal people?
    A)Thakkar Bappa
    B)Jyotiba Phule
    C)M N Srinivas
    D)B R Ambedkar
    Answer: Thakkar Bappa
  • Q. The ruler of Kharavela was the greatest ruler of which Chedi Dynasty?
    A)Kalinga
    B)Cholamandalam
    C)Kannoj
    D)Purushpura
    Answer: Kalinga
  • Q. The main centre of Gadar Movement of 1915 was :
    A)Japan
    B)United States of America.
    C)Australia
    D)Singapore
    Answer: United States of America.
  • Q. When was the First Round Table Conference held?
    A)1931
    B)1933
    C)1930
    D)1903
    Answer: 1930
  • Q. “Sir Saiyad was a prophet of education” who said this?
    A)Sree Narayana Guru
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Chattambi Swamikal
    D)Tilak
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of selfgovernment was
    A)Ripon
    B)Mountbatten
    C)Northbrook
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in February 1922 on account of
    A)Hindu Muslim riots
    B)the Chauri Chaura incident
    C)arrest of Mahatma Gandhi and his imprisonment for six years
    D)all the above
    Answer: the Chauri Chaura incident
  • Q. From which year did the Muslim League started demanding a separate nation for the Muslims?
    A)1940
    B)1942
    C)1929
    D)1919
    Answer: 1940
  • Q. Chandragupta Maurya was an ardent follower of __________
    A)Jainism
    B)Sikhism
    C)Buddhism
    D)Jewism
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Kalinga’s ruler Kharavela gave his protection to
    A)Shaivism
    B)Hinduism
    C)Buddhism
    D)Jainism
    Answer: Jainism
  • 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. In 1937 , an educational conference endorsing Gandhi’s proposals for ‘basic education’ through the vernacular medium was held at
    A)Bombay
    B)Surat
    C)Ahmedabad
    D)Wardha
    Answer: Wardha

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