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Q. What is pietra dura?

A
Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones
B
A form of music
C
Armour
D
None of the above

Correct Answer

Pictorial mosaic work using semi-precious stones

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    A)Sheikh Salim Chisti
    B)Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
    C)Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
    D)Baba Farid
    Answer: Khwaja Muinuddin Chisti
  • Q. The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter and George Herbert in the year
    A)1922
    B)1920
    C)1998
    D)1930
    Answer: 1922
  • Q. Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 from
    A)Ahmedabad
    B)Sabarmati Ashram
    C)Porbandar
    D)Dandi
    Answer: Dandi
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    A)Janatrika
    B)Shakya
    C)Mallas
    D)Lichhavis
    Answer: Janatrika
  • Q. The essential feature of the Indus Valley Civilization was
    A)Organised city life
    B)Worship of forces of nature
    C)Pastoral farming
    D)Caste society
    Answer: Organised city life
  • Q. Which Pratihara ruler had the famous poet, Rajasekhara, at his court?
    A)Mahipala
    B)Vatsaraja
    C)Nagahhatta-II
    D)Mihira Bhoja
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  • Q. On account of his differences with Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Bose resigned the Presidentship of the Congress (April 1939) and organised a new party called
    A)Azad Hind Fauz
    B)Congress Socialist Party
    C)Congress Liberal party
    D)Forward Block
    Answer: Forward Block
  • Q. Whom did B.G.Tilak call the “Diamond of India”?
    A)Rabindranath Tagore
    B)Mahatma Gandhi
    C)Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
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    A)Mahabodhi Temple Complex
    B)Humayun's Tomb
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    Answer: Mahabodhi Temple Complex
  • Q. The Congress ministries gave up office in October 1939 over the issue of
    A)propaganda of the Muslim League against the Congress
    B)constant interference by Governors in day-to-day administration
    C)India having been unwillingly dragged into the Second World War
    D)failure of the British to define their war aims
    Answer: failure of the British to define their war aims
  • Q. Who among the following rulers had embraced Jainism?
    A)Bindusara
    B)Chandragupta Maurya
    C)Ajatashatru
    D)Pulakesin
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  • Q. Who was the first historian to use tripartite periodisation?
    A)Coluccio Salutati
    B)Bernardo Rossellino
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  • Q. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
    A)Demolition of Kanpur mosque
    B)Chauri Chaura incident
    C)Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
    D)Kakori train dacoity incident
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  • Q. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi has been described by the historians as the ‘mixture of opposites’?
    A)Alauddin Khalji
    B)Balban
    C)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
    D)Ibrahim Lodi
    Answer: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • 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. What was the number of Gandhars of Abhinandannath Tirthankar?
    A)114
    B)112
    C)116
    D)118
    Answer: 116
  • Q. Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne?
    A)Ajatshatru
    B)Ashoka
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    Answer: Ajatshatru
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