Q. I. Nasir Jang II. Muzaffar Jang III. Anwaruddin IV. Chanda Sahib Which of the above ruler(s) is/are associated with the French during the course of the Carnatic wars?
A)III & IV B)I & II C)II & III D)II & IV
Answer: II & IV
Q. The Chinese Nationalist Party Kuomintang was found by
Q. In the Rigveda the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to
A)tribals B)robbers C)non-Aryans D)menials
Answer: non-Aryans
Q. Which among the following is the sacred book of the Buddhists?
A)Vedas B)Upanishad C)Tripitaka D)Jatakas
Answer: Tripitaka
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Vedic literature available for reconstructing the ancient Indian history? I. Vedic literature, mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva Vedas, are entirely in a different language, which can be called the Vedic language. II. The vocabulary of Vedic literature contains a wide range of meaning and at times different in grammatical usages
A)Only II B)Only I C)Both I & II D)None of the above
Answer: Both I & II
Q. Who said “Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God”?
A)Rabindra Nath Tagore B)Swamy Vivekananda C)M. K. Gandhi D)Radhakrishnan
Answer: M. K. Gandhi
Q. Akbar had constructed several forts, which did not include the one of
A)Agra B)Lahore C)Allahabad D)Red Fort
Answer: Red Fort
Q. Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha together are known as
A)Trivarga B)Triratna C)Trisarga D)Trimurti
Answer: Triratna
Q. The policy of ‘imperial preferences’ adopted by Britain in its colonies in 1932 is also known as the
A)London Agreement B)Hong Kong Agreement C)Ottawa Agreement D)Paris Agreement
Answer: Ottawa Agreement
Q. The Veda which deals with the rituals is known as
A)Yajur veda B)Rig veda C)Sama veda D)Atharva veda
Answer: Yajur veda
Q. The Regulating Act was passed in the year
A)1773 B)1793 C)1763 D)1783
Answer: 1773
Q. The language adopted for preaching In Mahayana Buddhism was
A)Brahmi B)Pali C)Sanskrit D)Prakrit
Answer: Sanskrit
Q. Which of the following is related to the concept of Nirguna Brahman?
A)Visisthadvaita B)Advaita C)Both A & B D)Neither A nor B
Answer: Advaita
Q. By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in __________ was thrown open to all British subjects
A)Spices B)Tea C)Coffee D)Cotton
Answer: Tea
Q. In which year, America joined the Second World War
A)1940 B)1939 C)1941 D)1942
Answer: 1941
Q. The Harappan civilizations do not have homogeneity or uniformity in
A)Cereal crops B)Weights and measures C)Burial practices D)Both (B) and (C)
Answer: Burial practices
Q. Partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911 during the Viceroyalty of
Q. Which following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Ancient Sanskrit literature? I. The works of Kalidasa include the Kumarsambhava, the Raghuvamsha, the Meghaduta, the Abhijnanshakuntalam are considered classics in field of poetry and style. II. Bana wrote Harshacharita which is a biography of King Harsha and Kadambari. III. Dandin wrote Dashakumaracharita (the tale of 10 prince)
A)Only II B)Only I C)I & III D)All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q. The organisation ‘League of Nations’ was founded after the end of
A)World War II B)World War I C)Crimean War D)Vietnam War
Answer: World War I
Q. Which one of the following is not a salient features of the renaissance age
