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. The Aryans succeeded in their conflicts with the pre-Aryans because
    A)They were taller and stronger
    B)They used elephants on a large scale
    C)They were from an advanced urban culture
    D)They used chariots driven by horses
    Answer: They used chariots driven by horses
  • Q. Who was the first historian to use tripartite periodisation?
    A)Coluccio Salutati
    B)Bernardo Rossellino
    C)Leonardo Bruni
    D)Lorenzo Valla
    Answer: Leonardo Bruni
  • Q. In which of the following places Vardhaman attained the state of enlightenment?
    A)Pavapuri
    B)Kundagram
    C)Jrimbhik Gram
    D)Kashmir
    Answer: Jrimbhik Gram
  • Q. The immediate cause of the Battle of Plassey was
    A)The English support and asylum to the political rivals of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah
    B)The English attempts to strengthen their fortifications at Fort William
    C)Misuse of Dastaks (passes for free trade) by the Company and its officials
    D)Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
    Answer: Siraj-ud-Daulah's attack on Fort William and capture of Calcutta (Alinagar)
  • Q. Sir William Wallace is known as the independence fighter of
    A)Scotland
    B)Denmark
    C)Ireland
    D)Italy
    Answer: Scotland
  • Q. In 1848, an incident took place in his life that later sparked off the dalit-revolution in the Indian society. Jyotirao was invited to attend a wedding of one of his __________friends
    A)Christian
    B)Brahmin
    C)Pulaya
    D)Nayar
    Answer: Brahmin
  • Q. Which of the following brought Aurobindo Ghose into the fold of the Indian National Movement?
    A)The partition of Bengal
    B)The famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1900
    C)The Surat Split
    D)The Jallianwala Bagh episode
    Answer: The partition of Bengal
  • Q. Akbar saw the sea for the first time in his life at
    A)Surat
    B)Calcutta
    C)Cambay
    D)Madras
    Answer: Cambay
  • Q. Which world heritage site comprises of the Alai Darwaza Gate?
    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
    C)Qutub Minar
    D)Red Fort Complex
    Answer: Qutub Minar
  • Q. With whom is the slogan “Do or Die” associated?
    A)Lala Lajpat Rai
    B)Subhas Chandra Bose
    C)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. The last constitutional provision (covering undivided India) passed by the House of Commons was
    A)Cabinet Mission Plan
    B)Government of India Act 1935
    C)Mountabatten (or June 3) Plan
    D)Indian Independence Bill
    Answer: Government of India Act 1935
  • Q. The second founder of the Maratha Kingdom was
    A)Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
    B)Tarabai
    C)Peshwa Bajirao
    D)Shahu
    Answer: Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath
  • Q. Shivaji ceded the forts to the Mughals by the treaty of
    A)Pune
    B)Chittor
    C)Purandar
    D)Torna
    Answer: Purandar
  • Q. Who is called the “Greatest Investigator of Antiquity”?
    A)Darwin
    B)Aristotle
    C)Cuvier
    D)Socrates
    Answer: Darwin
  • Q. With which of the following was Annie Besant Associated?
    A)Arya Samaj
    B)Ramakrishna Mission
    C)ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)
    D)Theosophical Society
    Answer: Theosophical Society
  • Q. The first Mughal Garden in India had been laid out by
    A)Shah Jahan
    B)Babur
    C)Akbar
    D)Jahangir
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. The Brahmin minister of Sambhaji (Son and Successor of Shivaji) upon whom he invested the title of ‘Pinnacle of Poets’ was
    A)Kavindra Acharya
    B)Kavi Kalash
    C)Kavi Bhusan
    D)Kavi Martanda
    Answer: Kavi Kalash
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after
    A)refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League
    B)signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
    C)being permitted by the Congress
    D)receiving assurance that independence was fast coming
    Answer: signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931
  • Q. Indian War of independence 1857 was written by :
    A)Jawahar Lal Neharu
    B)Lala Lajpat Rai
    C)Damodar Chapekar
    D)V.D. Savarkar
    Answer: V.D. Savarkar
  • Q. Who was the first Roman emperor who converted to Christianity
    A)Caligula
    B)Augustus
    C)Constantine the Great
    D)Cicero
    Answer: Constantine the Great

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