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)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)none of the above
    Answer: Both I & II
  • Q. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
    A)Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
    B)In the service of God
    C)In fighting for the country
    D)In fighting against Islam
    Answer: In the service of God
  • Q. Who was the first Indian civil servant?
    A)S N Banerjee
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)C R Das
    D)Bhagat Singh
    Answer: S N Banerjee
  • Q. The French East India Company was founded in
    A)1620
    B)1600
    C)1664
    D)1604
    Answer: 1664
  • Q. Who proclaimed: It is years since I left castes and religions. Yet some people think that I belong to their caste. That is not correct. I do not belong to any particular caste or religion
    A)T. K. Madhavan
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Rajaram Mohan Roy
    D)Sree Narayana Guru
    Answer: Sree Narayana Guru
  • Q. The Indus Valley civilisation was discovered in the year
    A)1921
    B)1917
    C)1927
    D)1932
    Answer: 1921
  • Q. Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?
    A)Mayo
    B)Ripon
    C)Lytton
    D)Curzon
    Answer: Ripon
  • Q. The famous dialogue between Nachiketa and Yama is mentioned in the
    A)Mundakopanishad
    B)Chhandogyopanishad
    C)Kathopanishad
    D)Kenopanishad
    Answer: Kathopanishad
  • Q. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
    A)Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
    B)Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
    C)Lack of strong propagator of views
    D)Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
    Answer: Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
  • Q. At the historic Tripuri Session of the Congress (March 1939) Subhas Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi’s official candidate for the Presidentship of the Congress. Who was Mahatma Gandhi’s nominee?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Abdul Kalam Azad
    C)Pattabhi Sitaramayya
    D)Vallabhbhai Patel
    Answer: Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  • Q. The term used to denote a group of families in the vedic society was
    A)Jana
    B)Vish
    C)Grama
    D)Gotra
    Answer: Grama
  • Q. The Indian naval mutiny against the British took place in the year
    A)1919
    B)1857
    C)1946
    D)1947
    Answer: 1946
  • Q. Babur was originally the ruler of
    A)Persia
    B)Kabul
    C)Fargana
    D)Khandahar
    Answer: Fargana
  • Q. What was Hampi known for?
    A)It had the largest stable in medieval India
    B)It was the capital of Golconda
    C)It had the translation of the Indian epics to Persian
    D)It was the capital of Vijayanagar
    Answer: It was the capital of Vijayanagar
  • Q. By the Act of 1773, Parliament granted a loan of __________ to the East India Company
    A)Rs. 400,000
    B)Rs. 480,000
    C)Rs. 500,000
    D)Rs. 300,000
    Answer: Rs. 400,000
  • Q. The land was owned by temples known as __________
    A)Brahmaswam
    B)Dewaswam
    C)Cherikkal
    D)Kanam
    Answer: Dewaswam
  • Q. The first Mysore War Fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767- 1769 A.D., came to an end by the
    A)Treaty of Madras
    B)Treaty of Pondicherry
    C)Treaty of Mysore
    D)Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
    Answer: Treaty of Madras
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    A)Calcutta
    B)Madras
    C)Bombay
    D)New York City
    Answer: New York City
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    A)Locke
    B)Hobbes
    C)Bentham
    D)Marx
    Answer: Locke
  • Q. Which one of the four varnas mentioned in the Purushasukta of the mandala X of the Rig Veda is referred in the other parts of Rig Veda in the sense of a Varna?
    A)Kshatriyas
    B)Brahmanas
    C)Vaishyas
    D)Shudras
    Answer: Shudras

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