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. Which of the following are the reasons for which Wahabi / Walliullah movement was started?
    A)Encouraging to give up puradh system
    B)Spreading education among Muslim women
    C)Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
    D)Propagating Quran as the only source
    Answer: Reviving Muslim principles in response to western influences
  • Q. The Greeks were driven out of India by
    A)Chandragupta Vikramaditya
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Ashoka
    D)Bindusara
    Answer: Chandragupta Maurya
  • Q. The chief impact of vedic culture on Indian history has been
    A)The rise of an other-worldly outlook
    B)The growth of Sanskrit
    C)The progress of philosophy
    D)The consolidation of the caste system
    Answer: The consolidation of the caste system
  • Q. The famous Quit India Resolution was passed on
    A)August 28, 1942
    B)August 8, 1942
    C)April 4, 1928
    D)April 24, 1928
    Answer: August 8, 1942
  • Q. Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?
    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Red Fort Complex
    Answer: Red Fort Complex
  • Q. Which of the following are the four Agnikula classes of Rajputs?
    A)Chandellas, Tornars, Solankis, Chauhans
    B)Tomars, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
    C)Chandellas, Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars
    D)Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis
    Answer: Pariharas, Chauhans, Pawars, Solankis
  • Q. Which symbol shows renunciation of Gautama Buddha?
    A)Bull
    B)Lotus
    C)Elephant
    D)Horse
    Answer: Horse
  • Q. The Harappan site that had a dock is
    A)Harappa
    B)Alamgirpur
    C)Lothal
    D)Mohenjo-Daro
    Answer: Lothal
  • Q. In Bengal, the East India Company’s headquarters were located at
    A)Fort william
    B)Fort St George
    C)Fort St David
    D)Shantiniketan
    Answer: Fort william
  • Q. Which of the following reasons can be attributed to the success of Ramakrishna mission?
    A)Popularized the saying" for our own motherland a junction of both Hinduism and Islam is necessary"
    B)Focused mainly on teachings of Upanishads and Vedas
    C)Though a religious body never considered itself as a sect of Hinduism
    D)Worked for upliftment of depressed classes
    Answer: Though a religious body never considered itself as a sect of Hinduism
  • Q. Which battle did open the Delhi area to Muhammad Ghori?
    A)Second Battle of Tarain
    B)First Battle of Tarain
    C)Battle of Khanwa
    D)First Battle of Panipat
    Answer: Second Battle of Tarain
  • Q. Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Shambhuchand Mukherhee, Kali Mohan Das and Jogesh Chandra Dutt were editors of:
    A)Hindu
    B)Amrit Bazar Patrika
    C)Sudharak
    D)Yugantar
    Answer: Amrit Bazar Patrika
  • Q. When did John Cabot visit Cape Breton Island?
    A)1500
    B)1497
    C)1524
    D)1350
    Answer: 1497
  • Q. What is meant by “The Forty”?
    A)The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
    B)The cream of Afghan nobles
    C)The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
    D)The Ulema or the Muslim divines
    Answer: The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related with the Kautilya’s Arthashastra? I. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on statecraft was written in Gupta Period. II. Arthashastra was written in the fourth century B.C. by Kautilya, from which it appeared a tradition of writing on and teaching of statecrafts because Kautilya acknowledges his debt to his predecessors in the field
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Only II
  • Q. Who was the Congress President at the time when India become free?
    A)V. L. Pandit
    B)Jawaharlal Nehru
    C)Sardar Patel
    D)J. B. Kripalani
    Answer: J. B. Kripalani
  • Q. An interim cabinet headed by Jawaharlal Nehru was formed by the congress in :
    A)August 1943
    B)August 1940
    C)September 1946
    D)September 1942
    Answer: September 1946
  • Q. Who is known as the founder of the Rome city in 753 BC
    A)Augustus
    B)Julius Caesar
    C)Romulus and Remus
    D)Camillus
    Answer: Romulus and Remus
  • Q. Jawaharlal Nehru had helped to start the newspaper
    A)National Herald
    B)Pioneer
    C)Kesari
    D)Patriot
    Answer: National Herald
  • Q. Which of the following statement is not true about the Indian National Congress?
    A)W.C. Bannerjee was the first president of congress
    B)It was formed in 1885
    C)It was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay
    D)Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India
    Answer: Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India

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