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. What is ‘Milind panho’?
    A)One of the names of Buddha
    B)A Buddhist place
    C)A Buddhist Specimen of Art
    D)Buddhist text
    Answer: Buddhist text
  • Q. A resolution declaring ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed in the Congress Session held at
    A)Calcutta
    B)Lahore
    C)Gaya
    D)Haripura
    Answer: Lahore
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiser-i-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War)
    A)during the Non-Cooperation Movement
    B)in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
    C)in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
    D)during the Champaran Satyagraha
    Answer: in support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-India hartal on August 1, 1920
  • Q. During the Second World War the British forces were defeated at __________
    A)Dunkirk
    B)London
    C)Paris
    D)Liverpool
    Answer: Dunkirk
  • Q. Sir Saiyad breathed his last on Sunday, 27th March__________
    A)1898
    B)1878
    C)1901
    D)1906
    Answer: 1898
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the early traditions of Bhakti? I. In the course of the evolution of forms of worship, in many instances, poet-saints emerged as leaders around whom there developed a community of devotees. II. Brahmanas remained important intermediaries between gods and devotees in several forms of bhakti. III. At a different level, historians of religion often classify bhakti traditions into two broad categories: saguna (with attributes) and nirguna (without attributes)
    A)I and II
    B)Only I
    C)I and III
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The Inam land was one which was assigned to
    A)Mansabdars
    B)Scholars and religious persons
    C)Hereditary revenue collectors
    D)Nobles
    Answer: Scholars and religious persons
  • Q. Which is known as book of Melody?
    A)Samveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Atharvaveda
    D)Yajurveda
    Answer: Samveda
  • Q. The year of the foundation of the Women’s Indian Association (WIA) is
    A)1937
    B)1947
    C)1927
    D)1917
    Answer: 1917
  • Q. The building of the famous Kailasa temple at Ellora was executed under the Rashtrakuta king
    A)Govinda-III
    B)Amoghavarsha-I
    C)Indra-III
    D)Krishna-I
    Answer: Krishna-I
  • Q. The Working Committee of the Congress passed the Quit India resolution on
    A)August 10, 1942
    B)July 14, 1942
    C)August 8, 1942
    D)June 30, 1942
    Answer: July 14, 1942
  • 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. 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. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India I. Wellesley II. Marquess of Hastings III. Amherst IV. Bentinck
    A)II, I, IV & III
    B)I, II, III & IV
    C)I, III, II & IV
    D)III, I, II & IV
    Answer: I, II, III & IV
  • Q. The Muslim adventurer who destroyed the Nalanda University was
    A)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    B)Allauddin Khalji
    C)Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar
    D)Muhamad bin Quasim
    Answer: Muhammad bin Bhaktiyar
  • Q. Krishnamohan started the __________ in 1831
    A)Hindu Pioneer
    B)Enquirer
    C)Quill
    D)Bengal Spectator
    Answer: Enquirer
  • Q. Ashoka called the Third Buddhist Council at
    A)Magadha
    B)Pataliputra
    C)Kalinga
    D)Sarnath
    Answer: Pataliputra
  • Q. Who among the following leader presided the historic 1916 Lucknow Session of the Congress?
    A)Madan Mohan Malviya
    B)Annie Besant
    C)Ambika Charan Majumdar
    D)Subhas Chandra Bose
    Answer: Ambika Charan Majumdar
  • Q. Lucknow pact’ was a deal between
    A)Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
    B)Indians and the British about legislative seats
    C)Depressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations
    D)Hindus and Sikhs about job reservations
    Answer: Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
  • Q. The Mughal Emperor who caused the murder of Guru Arjan was
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Shah Jahan
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir

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