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Q. Tripitakas are sacred books of

A
Hindus
B
Buddhists
C
Jains
D
None of the above

Correct Answer

Buddhists

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    A)Decline in foreign trade
    B)Aryan invasion
    C)Ecological factors
    D)Not definitely known factors
    Answer: Not definitely known factors
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested, during ‘Satyagrah’ in the year
    A)1908
    B)1906
    C)1913
    D)1917
    Answer: 1908
  • Q. Communal Representation was for the first time given in the interest of Muslims by
    A)The Government of India Act of 1919
    B)The Indian Council Act of 1909
    C)The Government of India Act of 1935
    D)The Act of 1858
    Answer: The Indian Council Act of 1909
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    A)Rs. 400,000
    B)Rs. 480,000
    C)Rs. 500,000
    D)Rs. 300,000
    Answer: Rs. 400,000
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    A)II, I, III, IV
    B)II, III, I, IV
    C)IV, III, II, I
    D)III, IV, I, II
    Answer: II, I, III, IV
  • Q. Consider the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the historical literary sources of Ancient India? I. The ‘Puranas’ serves as a source of historical facts of ancient India. There are eighteen Puranas. They provide historical information of various dynasties. II. According to Dr. R.C. Majumdar, the war occurred in 1000 B.C. Apart from the Kurukshetra war, the Mahabharata contains various accounts of social life and religious thinking of the people of ancient India
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  • Q. Who among the following Indian cracks the British Indian Civil Services Examination in the first time of Indian History?
    A)R. C. Dutt
    B)Satyendranath Tagore
    C)Behari Lal Gupta
    D)Surendranath Banerjee
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    B)Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
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  • Q. The Apostolate of the Sikhs consisted of leaders
    A)Ten
    B)Eighteen
    C)Only Two
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  • Q. Who said the given statement – “I came alone and I am going alone. I have not done well to the country and the people, and of the future there is no hope”
    A)Dara Shikoh
    B)Mir Jumla
    C)Jahangir
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    A)Ajmer
    B)Bombay
    C)Kolkata
    D)Orrisa
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    A)Jaisalmer
    B)Bikaner
    C)Jaipur
    D)Udaipur
    Answer: Udaipur
  • Q. Who started the construction of Colosseum in Rome
    A)Vespasian
    B)Nero
    C)Titus
    D)Domitian
    Answer: Vespasian
  • Q. A focal point of all revolutionary activities in London was
    A)Kaiser House
    B)India House
    C)Singh Sabha Building
    D)Dadabhai Naoroji's House
    Answer: India House
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  • Q. Who was the architect of North and South Blocks of the central Secretariat in Delhi?
    A)Herbert Bakers
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    C)Robert Tor Tussell
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    B)1857
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  • Q. The two colossal images of the Buddha at Bamiyan are an instance of the __________ art?
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