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)Sayyid Ahmed Khan
    B)Mohammed Ali Jinnah
    C)Aga Khan
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Aga Khan
  • Q. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare in medieval India?
    A)Ibrahim Lodi
    B)Babur
    C)Sher Shah Suri
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Which of the following statements is not correct? According to Pitt’s India Act the Board of Control would consist of
    A)Secretary of State for India
    B)The Chancellor of the Exchequer
    C)Four Privy Councillors
    D)The Governor-General
    Answer: The Governor-General
  • Q. The Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) was ended with the signed of
    A)Treaty of Munich
    B)Treaty of Vienna
    C)Treaty of Paris
    D)Treaty of Versailles
    Answer: Treaty of Versailles
  • Q. Which one of the following battles led to the foundation of the Mughal rule at Delhi?
    A)Second Battle of Panipat
    B)Third Battle of Panipat
    C)Battle of Haldighati
    D)First Battle of Panipat
    Answer: First Battle of Panipat
  • Q. A hearty welcome was extended to the English captain Hawkins by the Mughal Emperor
    A)Humayun
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Jahangir
  • Q. In 1928 Gurudevan took part in the special meeting of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam at __________
    A)Trivandrum
    B)Kollam
    C)Kottayam
    D)Aluva
    Answer: Kottayam
  • Q. Who called Government India Act 1935 a Charter of Slavery ?
    A)Subhash Chandra Bose
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
    D)Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
    Answer: Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Q. Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?
    A)Battle of Plassey, 1757
    B)Battle of Buxar, 1764
    C)Farrukh Siyar's Farman, 1717
    D)Ibrahim Khan's Farman, 1690
    Answer: Battle of Buxar, 1764
  • Q. How did the Maurya Empire finally end?
    A)The Kanvas of Central India deposed the last Mauryan ruler
    B)The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General
    C)The last Mauryan ruler was killed in a battle with the foreign invader from the north-west
    D)The last mauryan ruler had no heir and the throne was claimed by one of his powerful ministers
    Answer: The last Mauryan ruler was killed by his General
  • Q. The Indus Valley civilisation can be said to belong to the
    A)Primitive age
    B)Paleolithic age
    C)Neolithic age
    D)Bronze age
    Answer: Bronze age
  • Q. Which one of the following Mughal buildings is said to possess the unique feature of being exactly equal in length and breath?
    A)Red Fort
    B)Agra Fort
    C)Taj Mahal
    D)Buland Darwaza
    Answer: Taj Mahal
  • Q. Which of the following was the God of Animal during the later Vedic period?
    A)Rudra
    B)Indra
    C)Vishnu
    D)Prajapati
    Answer: Rudra
  • Q. With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated?
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Christianity
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Gol Gumbaz was built in which century?
    A)16th
    B)15th
    C)17th
    D)18th
    Answer: 17th
  • Q. Who coined the phrase “survival of the fittest”?
    A)Charles Darwin
    B)Auguste Comte
    C)Emile Durkheim
    D)Herbert Spencer
    Answer: Herbert Spencer
  • Q. The Civil Disobedience Movement had been led in the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) by
    A)Dr. M. A. Ansari
    B)Sheikh Mohammed Tyabji
    C)Badruddin Tyabji
    D)Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
    Answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  • Q. In which year was the partition of Bengal scrapped?
    A)1911
    B)1908
    C)1923
    D)1931
    Answer: 1911
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    A)Russian experts
    B)Japanese experts
    C)American experts
    D)French experts
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  • Q. Which among the following Mudra is the gesture of Buddha as depicted in his first sermon?
    A)Dhyana Mudra
    B)Abhaya Mudra
    C)Dharmachakra Mudra
    D)Bhumisparsa Mudra
    Answer: Dharmachakra Mudra

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