Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were

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Women and Sudras

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    A)Rosario
    B)Havana
    C)Matanzas
    D)San Juan
    Answer: Rosario
  • Q. Who said that, the religion was highly practical and sternly ethical?
    A)Namadeva
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Guru Nanak
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Guru Nanak
  • Q. Which Mughal ruler’s reign has been described as the golden age of medieval art and architecture?
    A)Babur's
    B)Jahangir's
    C)Humayun's
    D)Shah Jahan's
    Answer: Shah Jahan's
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    A)Tughlaq dynasty
    B)Khalji dynasty
    C)Slave dynasty
    D)Lodi dynasty
    Answer: Tughlaq dynasty
  • Q. Who among the following has written Malavikagnimitram?
    A)Banabhatta
    B)Pusyamitra Sunga
    C)Kautilya
    D)Kalidasa
    Answer: Kalidasa
  • Q. In 1916-18 the Home Rule League movement was launched under the leadership of :
    A)G. S. Khaparde and Sir S. Subramania Iyer
    B)Mohammad Ali Jinnah and G. S. Khaparde
    C)Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Sir S. Subramania Iyer and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
    Answer: Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Q. Which of the following is not a category into which Ashoka’s monuments may be grouped?
    A)Pillars
    B)Stupas
    C)Viharas
    D)Caves
    Answer: Viharas
  • Q. The Golden Jubilee of the Indian National Congress (1885-1935) fell in 1935, which was observed during the session held at
    A)Lucknow
    B)Karachi
    C)Faizpur
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  • Q. The Mughal queen, whose name was inscribed on the coins and on all royal farmans as well as attached to the imperial signature was
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    B)Jodha Bai
    C)Mumtaz Mahal
    D)Ladli Begum
    Answer: Nur Jahan
  • Q. Arthasastra was written by
    A)Kautilya
    B)Dhanananda
    C)Bimbisara
    D)Pushyamitra
    Answer: Kautilya
  • Q. __________ was prominent in the Labour and Socialist movements, a member of the Fabian Society and Social Democratic Federation, and took an active part in Trade Union work among unskilled labourers
    A)H. P. Blavatsky
    B)Annie Besant
    C)W. T. Stead
    D)H. S. Olcott
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  • Q. When did the Space Age bring the first human spaceflight?
    A)1970
    B)1961
    C)1975
    D)1980
    Answer: 1961
  • Q. The Constitution drawn by the Constituent Assembly (provided in the Cabinet Mission Plan) would be implemented by
    A)The British Government
    B)Parliament
    C)Viceroy
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    Answer: The British Government
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    A)Both I and II are incorrect
    B)Both I and II are correct
    C)Only I is correct
    D)Only II is correct
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    A)Sea port
    B)Rock cut architecture
    C)Water Conservation
    D)Pottery
    Answer: Water Conservation
  • Q. Who among the following preached gospel of love?
    A)Namadev
    B)Gnandeva
    C)Ekanath
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Namadev
  • Q. How did Europeans use the term ‘middle ages’?
    A)The medieval era of European history
    B)The crisis of Western Europe
    C)The fact that Europe became mature from 500 to 1500
    D)The time between the fall of Rome and the emergence of Christianity
    Answer: The medieval era of European history
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    A)Afghans
    B)Mongols
    C)Turks
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    Answer: Turks
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    A)Government of India Act, 1919
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    D)None of these
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    C)Robert Clive
    D)Lord Dalhousie
    Answer: Lord Wellesley

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