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Q. The trident-shaped symbol of Buddhism does not represent

A
Sangha
B
Nirvana
C
Buddha
D
Dhamma

Correct Answer

Nirvana

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    A)1922
    B)1920
    C)1998
    D)1930
    Answer: 1922
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    B)A religious tax imposed by Aurangzeb
    C)Irrigation tax charged by Akbar
    D)Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
    Answer: Land tax levied by Shivaji on neighbouring States
  • Q. When was first telegraph line started in India?
    A)1875
    B)1851
    C)1884
    D)1900
    Answer: 1851
  • Q. Who among the following Mughal emperors, brought about the fall of Sayyid Brothers?
    A)Rafi-ud-daulah
    B)Bahadur Shah-I
    C)Shah Jahan-II
    D)Muhammad Shah
    Answer: Muhammad Shah
  • Q. The Battle of Haldighati (1576) was a fight between Rajput and Mughal forces. Who led the Mughal forces?
    A)Jai Singh
    B)Man Singh
    C)Khurram
    D)Akbar
    Answer: Man Singh
  • Q. Lord Mountbatten had replaced Lord __________ as the viceroy of India in 1947
    A)Lytton
    B)Wavell
    C)Linlithgow
    D)Cornwallis
    Answer: Wavell
  • Q. With which of the following centres of learning, Chanakya the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated?
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    B)Taxila
    C)Vikramshila
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    Answer: Taxila
  • Q. The term Khalisa in Mughal administration signified the
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  • Q. Who led the armed raid on the government armoury at Chittagong in 1930?
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    C)Surya Sen
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    Answer: Surya Sen
  • Q. Who among the following was known as a Nirguna saint and reformer?
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    B)Hanumangarh
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  • Q. Which of the following counterpart of British in the Treaty of Salbai?
    A)The Marathas
    B)The French
    C)Tipu Sultan
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    Answer: The Marathas
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi broke his epic fast unto death on September 26, 1932 after the Poona Pact, which provided for
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    B)common electorate for all Hindus
    C)reservation of 18 per cent of the seats in the Central Legislature
    D)All the above
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    A)Madhav
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  • Q. What did Raja Ram Mohan Roy actively seek reforms in?
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    B)Promoting intercaste marriages
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  • Q. Rohelas were of __________ origin
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    B)Alamgir
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