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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    A)Officials of state who were given jagir in place of cash pay
    B)Large estate owners
    C)Revenue collectors
    D)Autonomous rulers under Akbar
    Answer: Large estate owners
  • Q. Bindusara sent Ashoka to quell the rebellion in
    A)Taxila
    B)Swarnagiri
    C)Ujjain
    D)Tosali
    Answer: Taxila
  • Q. Which of the following songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi’s heart, that he wrote: ‘That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the ‘Bhagavad Gita’
    A)Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
    B)Hare Ram
    C)Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
    D)Ishwar Allah Tero Nam
    Answer: Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye
  • Q. What is meant by Mughalai?
    A)Very rich food
    B)Infantry of the Mughals
    C)Royal household
    D)Mughal territories from which Chauth was claimed
    Answer: Mughal territories from which Chauth was claimed
  • Q. Porus was defeated by Alexander at the battle of __________
    A)Kabul
    B)Herat
    C)Hydaspes
    D)Arbela
    Answer: Hydaspes
  • Q. How were the streets of cities in Indus Valley Civilization?
    A)Narrowand Unhygienic
    B)Wide and Straight
    C)Slippery
    D)Narrow and Curved
    Answer: Wide and Straight
  • Q. Jahangir (1605-1627 AD) was the ruler of which dynasty?
    A)Haryanka
    B)Nanda
    C)Maurya
    D)Mughal
    Answer: Mughal
  • Q. Who is the Duchess of Cornwall?
    A)Camilla
    B)Diana
    C)Anne
    D)Margaret
    Answer: Camilla
  • 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. Who was Ajitnath Tirthankara in his previous life?
    A)Maharaj Vimalvahan
    B)Siddharth
    C)Mahavir
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Maharaj Vimalvahan
  • Q. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form
    A)Kashmir
    B)Bengal
    C)Maharashtra
    D)Tamil Nadu
    Answer: Maharashtra
  • Q. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Sikandar Lodi
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • Q. D-Day is the day when
    A)US dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima
    B)Germany declared war on Britain
    C)Allied Troops landed in Normandy
    D)Germany surrendered to the allies
    Answer: Allied Troops landed in Normandy
  • Q. Who among the following Indian cracks the British Indian Civil Services Examination in the first time of Indian History?
    A)R. C. Dutt
    B)Satyendranath Tagore
    C)Behari Lal Gupta
    D)Surendranath Banerjee
    Answer: Satyendranath Tagore
  • Q. The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons was
    A)Cabinet Mission Plan
    B)Government of India Act 1935
    C)Mountabatten (or June 3) Plan
    D)Indian Independence Bill
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935
  • Q. Dandi March started from __________ in 1930
    A)Sabarmati Ashram
    B)Surat
    C)Delhi Durbar Hall
    D)Vedaranyan
    Answer: Sabarmati Ashram
  • Q. The Kakori Conspiracy took place in :
    A)1922
    B)1925
    C)1920
    D)1915
    Answer: 1925
  • Q. Who was the main male God worshipped by Indus people?
    A)Vishnu
    B)Lord Shiva
    C)Brahma
    D)Indra
    Answer: Lord Shiva
  • Q. In 1650 Gabriel Boughton, an employee of the Company obtained a license for trade in __________
    A)Orissa
    B)Bengal
    C)Mysore
    D)Surat
    Answer: Bengal
  • Q. Who translated Ramayana into Persian?
    A)Badauni
    B)Abul Fazal
    C)Abdul Latif
    D)Isar Das
    Answer: Badauni

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