Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were

Correct Answer

Women and Sudras

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  • 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. Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
    A)Satnamis
    B)Pothi
    C)Vaishanavism
    D)Shaivism
    Answer: Satnamis
  • Q. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal ruler
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Aurangzeb
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as
    A)Siddhartha
    B)Gautam
    C)Rahul
    D)Suddhodhana
    Answer: Siddhartha
  • Q. The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that
    A)It supported and worded for the cause of western education
    B)It represented the purified form of Hinduism
    C)It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
    D)It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas
    Answer: It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths
  • Q. Prior to the Indian Association Sisir Kumar Ghosh along with Sambhu Charan Mukherjee founded __________in Calcutta on 25 September 1875
    A)Indian National Congress
    B)The India League
    C)Madras Mahajana Sabha
    D)Bombay Presidency Association
    Answer: The India League
  • Q. The policy of racial discrimination followed in South Africa was called
    A)Civil Rights Movement
    B)Non-Aligned
    C)Apartheid
    D)Suffrage
    Answer: Apartheid
  • Q. The inaugural issue of Bombay Darpan, a Marathi weekly, was published on November 12, 1832 started by a publisher reformer named
    A)Vishnu Shastri
    B)Jagannath Shankar
    C)Bal Shastri
    D)Krishna Shastri
    Answer: Bal Shastri
  • Q. The first invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in
    A)1001 AD
    B)1004 AD
    C)1000 AD
    D)999 AD
    Answer: 1000 AD
  • Q. The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was
    A)Karachi
    B)Islamabad
    C)Lahore
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Karachi
  • Q. Select the correct pair of writer and their book
    A)Bharavi's Mricchakatika
    B)Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
    C)Vishakhadatta's Rajdoot
    D)Shudraka's Kirtarjuniya
    Answer: Bhavabhuti's Utter -Ramacharita
  • Q. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding Poona Pact (1932)? I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India. II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B. R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Name the river on the banks of which the city of Vijayanagar is located?
    A)Krishna
    B)Kaveri
    C)Wainganga
    D)Tungabhadra
    Answer: Tungabhadra
  • Q. Where did the practice of Shadow Cabinet originate?
    A)Great Britain
    B)United States of America
    C)Italy
    D)France
    Answer: Great Britain
  • Q. The Harappan town considered to be a town of the artists and craftsmen was
    A)Chanhudaro
    B)Mohenjo-Daro
    C)Harappa
    D)Lothalmenials
    Answer: Chanhudaro
  • Q. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
    A)Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
    B)Firoz Tughlaq
    C)Alauddin Khalji
    D)Sikandar Lodi
    Answer: Sikandar Lodi
  • Q. Harshavardhana organised his religious assembly at
    A)Prayag
    B)Mathura
    C)Varanasi
    D)Tamralipt
    Answer: Prayag
  • Q. I. The rebels lacked effective leadership. II. They did not get the support of the civilian people anywhere in the country. III. There was no central organisation to guide them. IV. Their military equipment was inferior to that of the English. Which of these statements is/are correct related the causes for the failure of the Great Revolt of 1857?
    A)I, II & III
    B)I, III & IV
    C)III & IV
    D)II, III & IV
    Answer: I, III & IV
  • Q. Who instituted Scientific Society in 1863 to create a scientific temperament among the Muslims and to make the Western knowledge available to Indians in their own language?
    A)Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
    B)Mohammad Iqbal
    C)Karim Ali
    D)Inayat Ali
    Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Q. Which of the following influenced the makers of Indian Constitution?
    A)The Constitution of USSR
    B)The Constitution of China
    C)The Constitution of USA
    D)The Constitution of Japan
    Answer: The Constitution of USA

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