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)Sarojini Naidu
    B)Satyendra Nath Tagore
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
    D)C. R. Das
    Answer: Satyendra Nath Tagore
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    A)Akbar
    B)Aurangazeb
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shahjahan
    Answer: Aurangazeb
  • Q. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
    A)Mound of the tree
    B)Mound of the living
    C)Mound of the dead
    D)Mound of the survivor
    Answer: Mound of the dead
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
    A)Ekanatha
    B)Namadev
    C)Tukaram
    D)Gnanadeva
    Answer: Gnanadeva
  • Q. During the Second World War Churchill replaced __________ as Prime Minister of England
    A)Attlee
    B)Chamberlain
    C)Disraeli
    D)Asquith
    Answer: Chamberlain
  • Q. Alexander the Great died at __________
    A)Babylon
    B)Susa
    C)Macedonia
    D)Kabul
    Answer: Babylon
  • Q. In which ot the following places was the Ryotwari settlement introduced by
    A)North-West Provinces and Punjab
    B)Uttar Pradesh and Punjab
    C)Madras and Bombay
    D)Bengal and Bihar
    Answer: Madras and Bombay
  • Q. Who was the founder of Jainism in India?
    A)Mahavira
    B)Gautama
    C)Chandra Gupta
    D)Ashoka
    Answer: Mahavira
  • Q. __________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
    A)Rani ki vav
    B)Nalanda
    C)Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. The sun saint who maintained that devotional music was one way of coming close to God was
    A)Baba Farid
    B)Muin-ud-din Chishti
    C)Saiyid Muhammad Gesudaraz
    D)Shah Alam Bukhari
    Answer: Muin-ud-din Chishti
  • Q. Who preaches Vishishtadvaita?
    A)Saivaite Nayanmars
    B)Tulsidas
    C)Sankara
    D)Ramanuja
    Answer: Ramanuja
  • Q. Which is the correct chronology of the excavation of the site in the Indus civilization? I. Mohenjo-Daro II. Chanhudaro III. Harappa IV. Lothal
    A)I, III, II & IV
    B)III, I, II & IV
    C)II, I, III & IV
    D)III, IV, II & I
    Answer: III, I, II & IV
  • Q. Who among the following had shifted the capital of the Mughal empire from Agra to Delhi?
    A)Aurangzeb
    B)Shah Jahan
    C)Jahangir
    D)Humayun
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. The first General Secretary of the Indian National Congress was
    A)A.O. Hume
    B)Dadabhai Naoroji
    C)Ferozshah Mehta
    D)Badruddin Tayyabji
    Answer: A.O. Hume
  • Q. When did Otto I secure recognition of his title?
    A)972
    B)936
    C)973
    D)967
    Answer: 972
  • Q. Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the ‘Golden Age’ of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
  • Q. Which foreigner arrived in India on Nov. 16, 1893?
    A)W A Hume
    B)Khan Abdul Gaffar
    C)Annie Besant
    D)None of these
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. Who is known as ‘The Father of English History’
    A)Alfred the Great
    B)Jerome
    C)John Chrysostom
    D)Bede
    Answer: Bede
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    A)Malayalam
    B)Tamil
    C)Kanada
    D)Telugu
    Answer: Telugu
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    A)Chandra Sahib
    B)Haider Ali
    C)Tipu Sultan
    D)Mir Kasim
    Answer: Mir Kasim

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