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Q. The deep transforming effect that the Kalinga War had on Ashoka has been described in

A
Rock edicts
B
Archaeological excavations
C
Coins
D
Pillar edicts

Correct Answer

Rock edicts

More Questions on History

  • Q. Which of the following is not the provision of the government of India Act, 1858?
    A)The Queen's Principal Secretary of State received the powers and duties of the Company's Court of Directors
    B)India was to be governed in the Queen's name
    C)Provision for the creation of an Indian Civil Service under the control of the Secretary of State
    D)The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
    Answer: The British Parliament was empowered to appoint a Governor-General and the Governors of the Presidencies
  • Q. The Mughals have been made immortal by their achievements in the field
    A)Architectural
    B)Political
    C)Military
    D)Social
    Answer: Architectural
  • Q. Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya?
    A)Krishna Cult
    B)Shiva Cult
    C)Eknathwad
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Krishna Cult
  • Q. Do or Die’ (Karenge ya Marenge) Gandhiji gave this Mantra to the nation on the eve of which mass movement?
    A)Salt Satyagraha
    B)Rowlatt Satyagraha
    C)Quit India Movement
    D)Non-Cooperation Movement
    Answer: Quit India Movement
  • Q. Who among the following took greater interest in laying out gardens than others?
    A)Babur
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?
    A)Lord Wavell
    B)Lord Mountbatten
    C)Lord Linlithgow
    D)Lord Irwin
    Answer: Lord Linlithgow
  • Q. The Charter for the establishment of the East India Company was granted by
    A)Queen Anbolin
    B)Queen Elizabeth I
    C)Queen Mary
    D)Queen Victoria
    Answer: Queen Elizabeth I
  • Q. Who gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad?
    A)Subhash Chandra Bose
    B)Chandrashekhar Azad
    C)Bhagat Singh
    D)Iqbal
    Answer: Bhagat Singh
  • Q. When was the All India Women’s Conference founded?
    A)1925
    B)1924
    C)1926
    D)1927
    Answer: 1927
  • Q. Akbar founded the Din-i-Ilahi primarily to
    A)Ensure racial and communal harmony
    B)Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
    C)Found a religious institution
    D)Put an end to differences between Hindus and Muslims
    Answer: Establish a national religion which would be acceptable to the Muslims and the Hindus
  • Q. When did the Cripps Mission, which had practically repeated the August Offer 1940 visit India?
    A)1942
    B)1941
    C)1943
    D)1944
    Answer: 1942
  • Q. Swami Dayananda had translated the __________ into Hindi.
    A)Four Vedas
    B)Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
    C)Sama Veda and Atharva Veda
    D)Sama Veda and Yajur Veda
    Answer: Rig Veda and Yajur Veda
  • Q. Tax on plunder during war in the Sultanate period was known as
    A)Jizya
    B)Kharaj
    C)Khums
    D)Zakat
    Answer: Khums
  • Q. Who discovered America?
    A)Columbus
    B)Vascoda Gama
    C)Captain Cook
    D)Amundsen
    Answer: Columbus
  • Q. Which day was declared as the ‘Direct Action Day’ by the Muslim League?
    A)16th August, 1946
    B)3rd September, 1946
    C)16th May, 1946
    D)4th Decembar, 1946
    Answer: 16th August, 1946
  • Q. The city of “Tashkent” is located in
    A)Kazakhstan
    B)Uzbekistan
    C)Russia
    D)Kyrgyzstan
    Answer: Uzbekistan
  • Q. Industrial Revolution was started from which country
    A)Germany
    B)Franch
    C)Italy
    D)England
    Answer: England
  • Q. The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________
    A)The Government of India
    B)Secretary of State for India
    C)Parliament of England
    D)By Indian National Congress
    Answer: The Government of India
  • Q. Who was the original inventor of roller spinning?
    A)Lewis Paul
    B)John Kay
    C)Richard Arkwright
    D)Samuel Crompton
    Answer: Lewis Paul
  • Q. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak got constructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)?
    A)Ajmer
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Ajmer

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