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 literary personalities made the greatest contribution in arousing patriotism in the 19th century?
    A)Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
    B)Dinbandhu Mitra's exposure of Indigo planters in Nil Darpana
    C)Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar's Journal Nibandhamaka (1874-81)
    D)Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-85) through his plays, poems and journals advocating use of Swadeshi articles and use of Hindi in courts
    Answer: Bankim Chandra with his historical novels culminating with Ananda Math (1882)
  • Q. Which was the only Indus city without a citadel?
    A)Harappa
    B)Kalibangan
    C)Mohenjodaro
    D)Chanhudaro
    Answer: Chanhudaro
  • Q. Paramahamsa Mandali primarily aimed at breaking caste rules was founded in which of the following places
    A)Kerala
    B)Maharashtra
    C)Tamil Nadu
    D)Gujarat
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. Which of the following was a leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army founded in 1928?
    A)Bhagat Singh
    B)Khudiram Bose
    C)Chandra Shekhar Azad
    D)Subhash Chandra Bose
    Answer: Chandra Shekhar Azad
  • Q. Which was the only Indus site with an artificial brick dockyard?
    A)Kalibangan
    B)Lothal
    C)Harappa
    D)Mohenjo Daro
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. The theosophical society was marked by the close understanding of the cosmos and the mundane life. Which among the listed options is not a part of their curriculum?
    A)Salvation
    B)Divinity
    C)Means of enlightenment
    D)Mystic superstition
    Answer: Mystic superstition
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct related to the Non-cooperation Movement? I. It aimed to resist British rule in India through non violent means. Protestors would refuse to buy British goods, adopt the use of local handicrafts and picket liquor shops. II. The ideas of Ahimsa and nonviolence, and Gandhi’s ability to rally hundreds of thousands of common citizens towards the cause of Indian independence, were first seen on a large scale in this movement through the summer 1920, they feared that the movement might lead to popular violence
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. The Rig-Vedic Aryans were a pastoral people is born out by the fact that
    A)Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
    B)There are many references to the cow in the Rig-Veda
    C)Gifts made to priests were usually cows
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
    A)Jhelum and Chenab
    B)Sutlej and Beas
    C)Ravi and Chenab
    D)Ganga and Yamuna
    Answer: Jhelum and Chenab
  • Q. Who is also known as ‘Bard of Avon’
    A)Karl Marx
    B)William Wordsworth
    C)William Shakespeare
    D)John Milton
    Answer: William Shakespeare
  • Q. When did the reign of Delhi Sultanate came to an end?
    A)1526 A.D.
    B)1498 A.D.
    C)1565 A.D.
    D)1600 A.D.
    Answer: 1526 A.D.
  • Q. Who gave the title or “Mahamana” to Madan Mohan Malviya?
    A)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    B)Dada Bhai Naoroji
    C)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    D)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    Answer: Rabindra Nath Tagore
  • Q. Shivaji submitted to Jai Singh and signed the treaty of
    A)Purandhar
    B)Poona
    C)Konkan
    D)Surat
    Answer: Purandhar
  • Q. Joseph François Dupleix was the commander of the __________ forces in India
    A)British
    B)French
    C)American
    D)Dutch
    Answer: French
  • Q. In Indus Valley Civilization, Kalibangan is famous for which of the following?
    A)Sea port
    B)Rock cut architecture
    C)Cotton cultivation
    D)Pottery
    Answer: Pottery
  • Q. Which of the following statement (S) is/are correct related to the Ancient Indian Literature? I. Vedas, Puranas, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, and other literature besides foreign accounts are only available literary sources that restructure the Ancient Indian History. II. The archaeological sources like epigraphic, numismatic and architectural remains besides archaeological explorations and excavations also help in restructuring Ancient Indian History.
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Provision was made by the Charter Act of 1813 for the establishment of a Church at __________
    A)Bombay
    B)Madras
    C)Calcutta
    D)Pondicherry
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. Which of the following is the name of US Parliament?
    A)Senate
    B)Diet
    C)Congress
    D)House of commons
    Answer: Congress
  • Q. The slogan of the French Revolution was
    A)Government of the people, by the people and for the people
    B)One nation, one leader and one flag
    C)Liberty, equality and fraternity
    D)None of these
    Answer: Liberty, equality and fraternity
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched Kheda Satyagrah on Gujrat in 1918 to support the cause of :
    A)Land Lords
    B)Mill Owners
    C)The peasants
    D)Kol Rebellion
    Answer: The peasants

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