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. When did Henry Tudor seize the crown?
    A)1431
    B)1420
    C)1453
    D)1485
    Answer: 1485
  • Q. The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of
    A)1813
    B)1773
    C)1853
    D)1793
    Answer: 1853
  • Q. What was the another name of ‘Pledge of Indian Independence’?
    A)Declaration of Constitution
    B)Declaration of Independence
    C)Declaration of Constituent Assembly
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Declaration of Independence
  • Q. Seringapatnam was the capital of __________
    A)Tipu Sultan
    B)Pazhassi Raja
    C)Kurumbranad Raja
    D)Srimoolam Tirunal
    Answer: Tipu Sultan
  • Q. Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagraha Sabha?
    A)Calcutta
    B)Bombay
    C)Poona
    D)Nagpur
    Answer: Bombay
  • Q. After Tilak’s deportation which of the following extremist leaders was not similarly deported to Mandalay prison in Burma?
    A)Bipin Chandra Pal
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Aswini Kumar Datta
    D)CR Das
    Answer: CR Das
  • Q. Alexander the great, was obliged to go back because
    A)he suffered defeat in India
    B)he fell ill
    C)his forces refused to go further
    D)he did not like India
    Answer: his forces refused to go further
  • Q. When was the All Red Line inaugurated?
    A)1902
    B)1901
    C)1922
    D)1872
    Answer: 1902
  • Q. The Bhoodan Movement had been started by
    A)Acharya Kripalani
    B)M K Gandhi
    C)Jayaprakash Narayan
    D)Vinoba Bhave
    Answer: Vinoba Bhave
  • Q. Who is called as “beacon of light of Asia”
    A)Mahatma Gandhi
    B)Gautam Buddha
    C)Subhash Chandra Bose
    D)Abdul Gaffer khan
    Answer: Subhash Chandra Bose
  • Q. The East India Company was established in the year
    A)1600 AD
    B)1607 AD
    C)1700 AD
    D)1669 AD
    Answer: 1600 AD
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not correct about the provisions of the Government of India Act,1858?
    A)A council of fifteen members was appointed to assist the Secretary of State for India
    B)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    C)For all the communications between Britain and India, the Secretary of State became the real channel
    D)All the above statements are incorrect
    Answer: All the above statements are incorrect
  • Q. Social reforms were a major task of the theosophical society. With respect to Indian traditions and culture, which one does not find its occurrence in the societal activities? I. Resistance to child marriage. II. Resistance to widow remarriage. III. Spread of education. IV. Abolition of caste and Untouchability. V. Accommodation of conversion in religious faith.
    A)II and IV
    B)I and III
    C)II, V
    D)Only V
    Answer: II, V
  • Q. Second battle of Panipat was fought between which two armies?
    A)Babur and Rana Sanga
    B)Babur and Lodi Empire
    C)Akbar and Hemu
    D)Akbar and Rana of Mewar
    Answer: Akbar and Hemu
  • Q. What is the full name of Aurangzeb?
    A)Nuruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb
    B)Muin-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
    C)Jalal-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
    D)Nasiruddin Mohammed Aurangzeb
    Answer: Muin-ud-din Mohammed Aurangzeb
  • Q. Tilak started his career as a
    A)Professor
    B)Writer
    C)Journalist
    D)Lawyer
    Answer: Professor
  • Q. It is said that Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar’s contribution to making of modern India is many sided. Which of the following aspects contribute to it?
    A)New methodology of teaching Sanskrit
    B)Farmers and depressed class upliftment
    C)Uplifting downtrodden women, abolishing child marriage , widow re marriage
    D)Both B and C
    Answer: Both B and C
  • Q. The accounts of Kalinga war is depicted by
    A)Ruminidei
    B)Rock edict XIII
    C)Kalsi
    D)Junagarh
    Answer: Rock edict XIII
  • Q. When was the commercial colonization of India commenced?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1765
    D)1757
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Guru died on 20 September, __________
    A)1908
    B)1902
    C)1918
    D)1928
    Answer: 1928

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