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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    B)Jugantar
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  • Q. Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?
    A)Vallabhbhai Patel
    B)Rajendra Prasad
    C)Rajagopalachari
    D)Lord Mountbatten
    Answer: Lord Mountbatten
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Manusmriti I. Smritis dealt with the performance of duties, customs and laws prescribed according to Dharma. II. Consists mainly of dialogues between the Buddha and his followers.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was
    A)Subsidiary Alliance
    B)Doctrine of Lapse
    C)Mediatisation
    D)Annexation of Indian States
    Answer: Subsidiary Alliance
  • Q. Which one of the following stages of the life of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order of age, is correct?
    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. The Mughal School of Painting was interested in portraying
    A)Domestic subjects
    B)Mughal court
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    D)The scenes of their motherland
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  • Q. Which of the following leaders were associated with the Revolt of Khasis in 1820-32?
    A)Sambu Singh
    B)Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
    C)Sidhu and Kanu
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    Answer: Tirut Singh and Bar Manik
  • Q. Bhakti Saint who was contemporary of Sivaji?
    A)Ekanatha
    B)Namadev
    C)Tukaram
    D)Gnanadeva
    Answer: Tukaram
  • Q. By whom among the following was the Paramdham Ashram established?
    A)Swami Vivekananda
    B)Acharya Kripalani
    C)Acharya Vinoba Bhave
    D)Ramakrishna Paramhansa
    Answer: Acharya Vinoba Bhave
  • Q. The Muslim League withdrew its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan and decided to resort to Direct Action Day on
    A)September 2, 1946
    B)August 16, 1946
    C)October 15, 1946
    D)July 29, 1946
    Answer: August 16, 1946
  • Q. According to Dadabhai Naoroji ‘Swaraj’ means
    A)Self government
    B)Complete independence
    C)Economic independence
    D)Political independence
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  • Q. The Buddha’s Eight Fold Path did not include
    A)Right Views
    B)Right Resolve
    C)Right Speech
    D)Right Table Manners
    Answer: Right Table Manners
  • Q. The Vernacular Press Act was repealed by __________
    A)Lord Lytton
    B)Lord Ripon
    C)Lord William Bentic
    D)Gladstone
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    A)Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
    B)Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
    C)Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
    D)Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh
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  • Q. The Battle of Plassey is a particularly important event in Indian history because
    A)It enabled the British to have power in Bengal
    B)The Nawab of Bengal lost in it
    C)It laid the foundation for British rule in India
    D)It enabled the British to reap higher trade profits
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    A)Alexander Graham Bell
    B)Albert Einstein
    C)Benjamin Franklin
    D)Thomas Edison
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  • Q. Who wrote famous thesis entitled ‘South India in 1857: war of Independence’:
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    B)J K Hikki
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    A)Rajendra Prasad
    B)JB Kripalani
    C)Jayaprakash Narayan
    D)Vinoba Bhave
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  • Q. Which one of the following sequences represents the correct chronological order?
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    B)Shahji, Shivaji, Rajaram, Sambhaji
    C)Shahji, Sambhaji, Shivaji, Rajaram
    D)Sambhaji, Shivaji, Shahji, Rajaram
    Answer: Shahji, Shivaji, Sambhaji, Rajaram
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