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)Adayar
    B)Calcutta
    C)Madras
    D)Maharashtra
    Answer: Calcutta
  • Q. In the Cabinet Mission Plan, provision was made for the Commissioner’s Provinces to represent by __________ members in the Constituent Assembly
    A)10
    B)14
    C)8
    D)4
    Answer: 4
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
    A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
    B)It changed the administrative system in India
    C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: All of the above are incorrect
  • Q. The Mughal architecture attained unrivalled magnificence during the reign of
    A)Akbar
    B)Babur
    C)Jahangir
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Shah Jahan
  • Q. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
    A)Government of India Act, 1858
    B)Charter Act of 1813
    C)Charter Act of 1853
    D)Charter Act of 1833
    Answer: Charter Act of 1853
  • Q. Which was the second capital of Akbar?
    A)Agra
    B)Delhi
    C)Fatehpur Sikri
    D)Patna
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  • Q. Who was the ruler of Chittor, when Alauddin Khalji attacked and conquered it in 1303 AD?
    A)Rana Ratan Singh
    B)Rana Kumbha
    C)Rana Hammir
    D)Rana Sanga
    Answer: Rana Ratan Singh
  • Q. Which of the following is related to Etymology?
    A)Kalpa
    B)Shiksha
    C)Nirukta
    D)Vyakaran
    Answer: Nirukta
  • Q. A 19th century social reformer who is regarded as the bridge between the past and the future is
    A)Devendra Nath Tagore
    B)Keshab Chandra Sen
    C)Ishwar chandra
    D)Raja Ram Mohan Roy
    Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • Q. Under Shivaji’s rule, the head of a unit of 25 in the Cavalry was known as
    A)Havaldar
    B)Jumadar
    C)Faujdar
    D)Hazari
    Answer: Havaldar
  • Q. What is ‘Milind panho’?
    A)One of the names of Buddha
    B)A Buddhist place
    C)A Buddhist Specimen of Art
    D)Buddhist text
    Answer: Buddhist text
  • Q. Who among the following revolutionaries was executed by the British
    A)Chandrashekhar Azad
    B)Jitin Das
    C)Rajguru
    D)Kalpana - Dutt
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  • Q. Who was famously known as the Tuti-e-Hindustan?
    A)Nakhshabi
    B)Utbi
    C)Amir Khusarau
    D)Tansen
    Answer: Amir Khusarau
  • Q. The term ‘Khalisa’ in the Sultanate and Mughal periods was used for
    A)Lands owned by the Sufi establishment
    B)Crown lands
    C)Lands revenue which was directly deposited in the imperial treasury
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  • Q. Which of the following leader was not associated with extremist leadership of Indian National Congress?
    A)Aurobindo Ghosh
    B)Lokmanya Tilak
    C)Lala Lajpat Rai
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    A)Ghagra
    B)Panipat
    C)Khanwa
    D)Kannauj
    Answer: Kannauj
  • Q. Who were the immediate successors of the Mauryas in Magadha?
    A)Sungas
    B)Pandyas
    C)Kushanas
    D)Satvahanas
    Answer: Sungas
  • Q. Who was the Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya?
    A)Seleucos
    B)Megasthanes
    C)Menander
    D)Demetrias
    Answer: Megasthanes
  • Q. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of
    A)the demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council
    B)Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council
    C)the demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population
    D)All the above
    Answer: All the above
  • Q. The correct chronological sequence of these Mughal rulers after Aurangzeb: I. Alamgir-II II. Farrukh Siyar III. Jahandar Shah IV. Shah Alam-II
    A)II,III,IV,I
    B)III,II,IV,I
    C)II,III,I,IV
    D)III,II,I,IV
    Answer: III,II,I,IV

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