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Q. Herodotus is considered as the father of

A
Geography
B
History
C
Political Science
D
Philosophy

Correct Answer

History

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  • Q. The Peloponnesian War was fought between which cities?
    A)Carthage and Athens
    B)Athens and Macedonia
    C)Sparta and Carthage
    D)Sparta and Athens
    Answer: Sparta and Athens
  • Q. Which of the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
    A)He started Ganpati Festval in 1893
    B)He wrote 'Gita Rahasya'
    C)He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
    D)He started home rule league in 1916
    Answer: He launched a newspaper 'Kesari' in English
  • Q. The first martyrdom in Sikh history in the reign of Jahangir was of
    A)Guru Tegh Bahadur
    B)Guru Ram Das
    C)Guru Angad
    D)Guru Arjan
    Answer: Guru Arjan
  • Q. In 1893 __________represented The Theosophical Society at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago
    A)George Thompson
    B)Annie Besant
    C)GF Remfry
    D)Ramgopal Ghosh
    Answer: Annie Besant
  • Q. The Pitaka that contains pronouncements attributed to the Buddha, laying down numerous rules for the conduct of the order is
    A)Sutta Pitaka
    B)Vinaya Pitaka
    C)Abhidhamma Pitaka
    D)All the three Pitakas
    Answer: Vinaya Pitaka
  • Q. Prithivyah Pratham Veer was the title of?
    A)Rajendra I
    B)Samudragupta
    C)Amoghavarsha
    D)Gautamiputra Shatkarni
    Answer: Samudragupta
  • Q. In which of the following provinces the Congress Ministry was not formed in June 1937?
    A)Central Provinces
    B)United Provinces
    C)Madras
    D)Assam
    Answer: Assam
  • Q. Swarajist Party was organised by
    A)Subash Chandra Bose
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)Annie Besant
    D)Gokhale
    Answer: Motilal Nehru
  • Q. The last Mauryan king was
    A)Ashoka
    B)Pushyamitra Sunga
    C)Harsha
    D)Brihadratha
    Answer: Brihadratha
  • Q. Buddhism made an important impact by allowing two sections of society into its fold. They were
    A)Moneylenders and Slaves
    B)Merchants and Priests
    C)Warriors and Traders
    D)Women and Sudras
    Answer: Women and Sudras
  • Q. Which one of the following U.S. President visited China in 1972 for strengthening diplomatic ties?
    A)George Bush (Senior)
    B)Richard Nixon
    C)D Eisenhowar
    D)J. F. Kennedy
    Answer: Richard Nixon
  • Q. Chinese travellers visited India primarily because-
    A)They were invited by ten Indian kings
    B)They were interested in Buddhism
    C)They were interested to study Indian culture
    D)They were interested to stay in India
    Answer: They were interested in Buddhism
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Plassey is __________
    A)1657
    B)1557
    C)1757
    D)1857
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Who discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1488?
    A)Columbus
    B)Magellan
    C)Bartholomew Dias
    D)Vasco da Gama
    Answer: Bartholomew Dias
  • Q. Napoleon was exiled to the Saint Helena after the defeat in the war of
    A)Waterloo
    B)Russia
    C)Peninsular
    D)Rivoli
    Answer: Waterloo
  • Q. August Offer’ was issued by __________
    A)Parliament
    B)Crown
    C)Viceroy
    D)Secretary of State
    Answer: Viceroy
  • Q. With which of the following is the classic “Jivaka Chintamani” in Tamil associated?
    A)Buddhism
    B)Jainism
    C)Hinduism
    D)Christianity
    Answer: Jainism
  • Q. Which Bhakti Saints known as Sri Gauranga, was a popular Vaishnava saint and reformer from Bengal?
    A)Mirabai
    B)Chaitanya
    C)Sankaracharya
    D)Kabir
    Answer: Chaitanya
  • Q. In order to study the position of education Indian constitutional commission was constituted in 1929 under the chairmanship of
    A)Phillip Reading
    B)Phillip Uartog
    C)Uartog Reading
    D)None of these
    Answer: Phillip Uartog
  • Q. The voluminous compositions attributed to Guru Gobind Singh (the last Sikh Guru) are collectively known as
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    D)Gyan Prabodh
    Answer: Baichitra Natak

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