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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  • Q. Which of the following is a wonder of the ancient world?
    A)The colosseum of Rome
    B)The statue of Jupiter Zeus at Olympia
    C)The Leaning Tower of Pisa
    D)The Mosque at St. Sophia (Constantinople)
    Answer: The statue of Jupiter Zeus at Olympia
  • Q. Who among the following had given the doctrine of Advaita or Monism?
    A)Saivaite Nayanmars
    B)Sankara
    C)Vashnavaite Alwars
    D)Tukaram
    Answer: Sankara
  • Q. I. Jahangir had set up his court at Allahabad, assumed royal titles and struck coins in his name II. He banned slaughter of animals on two days in every week viz – Sunday & Thursday. Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Jahangir?
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. What does the opening scene of Beowulf describe?
    A)The birth of Beowulf
    B)The arrival of Scyld Scefing in Denmark
    C)The death of Beowulf
    D)The defeat of the monster Grendel
    Answer: The arrival of Scyld Scefing in Denmark
  • Q. Which of the following pair of author & book is incorrectly matched?
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji: Poverty and the Un-British rule in India
    B)Rabindra Nath Tagore: Gora
    C)Dinabandhu Mitra: Nil Darpan
    D)R. C. Dutt: History of India
    Answer: R. C. Dutt: History of India
  • Q. During Akbar’s reign who was the Finance Minister of the Mughal empire?
    A)Man Singh-I
    B)Raja Todar Mal
    C)Birbal
    D)Tansen
    Answer: Raja Todar Mal
  • Q. Taxila University was located between which two rivers?
    A)Jhelum and Ravi
    B)Indus and Jhelum
    C)Beas and Indus
    D)Satluj and Indus
    Answer: Indus and Jhelum
  • Q. The immediate cause of split in the INC at its Surat Session was
    A)expulsion of Tilak from the INC
    B)election of the President of the INC
    C)demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
    D)resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education
    Answer: election of the President of the INC
  • Q. Who started the journal ‘New India’?
    A)Annie Besant
    B)C. W. Leadbeater
    C)Ram Mohun Roy
    D)Keshub Chandra Sen
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
    A)They were taller and stronger
    B)They used elephants on a large scale
    C)They were from an advanced urban culture
    D)They used chariots driven by horses
    Answer: They used chariots driven by horses
  • Q. Who had written the book “poverty and Un-British rule in India”
    A)Dadabhai Naoroji
    B)R. C. Dutta
    C)D. R. Gadgil
    D)P. C. Mahalnobis
    Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Q. The newspapers ‘The Punjabi and The pupil’ were published by :
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    C)Bhagat Singh
    D)Lala Hardyal
    Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the literature in Ancient India? I. The earliest known work of the Aryans in India was the Rig Veda which is a collection of 1048 hymns in Vedic Sanskrit. II. Most of the hymns are in praise of different Vedic deities and were intended for recitation at the Yajnas or sacrifices
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. Jainism was divided into two sects – Swetambaras (White-clad) and Digambaras (Sky clad or naked) – During the reign of the
    A)Mauryas
    B)Nandas
    C)Kusanas
    D)Shungas
    Answer: Mauryas
  • Q. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control and the Court of Directors were transferred to __________
    A)Parliament
    B)The Secretary of State
    C)Viceroy
    D)Commander-in-Chief
    Answer: The Secretary of State
  • Q. Which of the following is related to the concept of Nirguna Brahman?
    A)Visisthadvaita
    B)Advaita
    C)Both A & B
    D)Neither A nor B
    Answer: Advaita
  • Q. Which world heritage site comprises of the tomb of Iltutmish?
    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Red Fort Complex
    Answer: Qutub Minar
  • Q. Who was the first Indian ruler to apply the western methods to his administration?
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Haider Ali
    C)Murshid Quli Khan
    D)Malhar Rao Holkar
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. Who has given a call “Go back to nature”?
    A)Aristotle
    B)Plato
    C)Rousseau
    D)Hobbes
    Answer: Rousseau
  • Q. Who said,” One Country One God, One Caste, one Mind brothers all of us Without Difference, without Doubt ?”
    A)Syed Hasan Imam
    B)V. D. Savarkar
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Lala Lajpat Rai
    Answer: V. D. Savarkar

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