Q. The first vernacular paper, Samachar Darpan, was published during the tenure of

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Lord Hastings

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    A)The Shastras contained works of science and philosophy
    B)The Puranas is important as they were the main influence in the development from early Vedic religion to Hinduism
    C)The Bhagvad Gita a later addition to the Mahabharata enshrines a philosophical doctrine and in it are described the three paths to salvation: karma, gyan and bhakti
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I had been presented by
    A)Sir Thomas Roe
    B)Lord Clive
    C)Lord Curzon
    D)Captain Hawkins
    Answer: Sir Thomas Roe
  • Q. The title of ‘Viceroy’ was added to the office of the Governor-General of India for the first time in
    A)1856 AD
    B)1848 AD
    C)1858 AD
    D)1862 AD
    Answer: 1858 AD
  • Q. The number of provinces or mandalams in the Chola Empire was
    A)Ten
    B)Nine
    C)Twelve
    D)Six
    Answer: Nine
  • Q. Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?
    A)Jawaharlal Nehru
    B)Motilal Nehru
    C)Madan Mohan Malaviya
    D)Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
    Answer: Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
  • Q. Which of the following Sultans of Tughlaq dynasty issued copper coins instead of silver ones?
    A)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    B)Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
    C)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
    D)Mahmud Tughlaq
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • Q. After the elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, the Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on
    A)January 15, 1947
    B)December 9, 1946
    C)February 10, 1947
    D)August 15, 1947
    Answer: December 9, 1946
  • Q. This social reformer most ardently worked for the removal of untouchability and uplift the depressed classes before Mahatma Gandhi came on the scene
    A)Jyotiba Phule
    B)M. G. Ranade
    C)Dayanand Saraswati
    D)Atmaram Panduranga
    Answer: Jyotiba Phule
  • Q. __________ comprises the archaeological remains of a monastic and scholastic institution
    A)Rani ki vav
    B)Nalanda
    C)Hill Forts of Rajasthan
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Nalanda
  • Q. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
    A)land owned by the emperor himself
    B)entire Imperial establishment
    C)religious land grants
    D)land from where revenue was collected for the Imperial Treasury
    Answer: land owned by the emperor himself
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    A)Purandhar
    B)Poona
    C)Konkan
    D)Surat
    Answer: Purandhar
  • Q. Which of the following books is not written by Harshavardhan?
    A)Nagananda
    B)Harshacharita
    C)Ratnavali
    D)Priyadarshika
    Answer: Harshacharita
  • Q. Sri Ramanuja Acharya was an Indian philosopher and is recognized as the most important saint of
    A)Sri Vaishavism
    B)Sri Vaishnavism
    C)Nirguna
    D)Sikkhism
    Answer: Sri Vaishnavism
  • Q. Of the five vows (Panch Anuvratas) of Jainism, four existed before Mahavira. The one which he added was
    A)not to steal
    B)not to kill (non-injury)
    C)non-attachment to worldly things
    D)celibacy
    Answer: celibacy
  • Q. The territory of Porus who offered strong resistance to Alexander was situated between the rivers of
    A)Jhelum and Chenab
    B)Sutlej and Beas
    C)Ravi and Chenab
    D)Ganga and Yamuna
    Answer: Jhelum and Chenab
  • Q. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the “Doctrine of Lapse” was not followed?
    A)Nagpur
    B)Satara
    C)Jhansi
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. What name was given to Rishabhnath Tirthankar due to his father Nabhiraya?
    A)Anantnath
    B)Dharam Nath
    C)Chandra Prabhu
    D)Nabhisunu
    Answer: Nabhisunu
  • Q. Who amongst the following was not associated with the Unification of Italy?
    A)Garibaldi
    B)Cavour
    C)Mussolini
    D)Mazzini
    Answer: Mussolini
  • Q. Hernan Cortez was a Conquistador from
    A)Holland
    B)England
    C)Portugal
    D)Spain
    Answer: Spain
  • Q. Year of the Battle of Buxar is__________
    A)1767
    B)1764
    C)1784
    D)1864
    Answer: 1764

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