Q. Who among the following rulers was first to embrace Buddhism?

Correct Answer

Ashoka

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    A)Henry Havelock
    B)Colin Campbell
    C)Henry Lawrence
    D)Hugh Rose
    Answer: Hugh Rose
  • Q. The organic relationship between the ancient culture of the Indus Valley and Hinduism of today is proved by the worship of
    A)Stones, trees and animals
    B)Pashupati, Indra and the Mother Goddess
    C)Vishnu and Lakshmi
    D)Siva and Sakti
    Answer: Stones, trees and animals
  • Q. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
    A)R. G. Bhandarkar
    B)Gopal Hari Deshmukh
    C)Mahadev Govind Ranade
    D)B. G. Tilak
    Answer: Gopal Hari Deshmukh
  • Q. Akbar had incorporated some principles of social reforms in the Din-i-illahi. Which of the following social reforms did not form part of Din-i- illahi?
    A)Prohibition of child marriage
    B)Remarriage of widows
    C)Monogamy
    D)Rejection of seclusion of women
    Answer: Rejection of seclusion of women
  • Q. What does the Yajur Veda contain?
    A)Spells and charms
    B)Only hymns
    C)Hymns and rituals
    D)Commentaries on society
    Answer: Hymns and rituals
  • Q. The Mauryan sculptors had attained the highest perfection in the carving of
    A)pillars
    B)floral designs
    C)animal figures
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    Answer: animal figures
  • Q. The granary discovered at Harappa was located
    A)In the "Lower town'
    B)Within the citadel at Mohenjodaro
    C)Near the river Ravi
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    Answer: Near the river Ravi
  • Q. Alexander was trained by
    A)Aristotle
    B)Socrates
    C)Plato
    D)Homer
    Answer: Aristotle
  • Q. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East india Company depended on
    A)Governor-General
    B)Governor
    C)Parliament
    D)Crown
    Answer: Crown
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    A)carving
    B)monolithic structure
    C)polish
    D)uniformity of workmanship
    Answer: polish
  • Q. Which of the following is called “Magna Carta of English Education in India”?
    A)Macaulay Commission
    B)Wood's Dispatch
    C)Vernacular Act
    D)Both A & B
    Answer: Wood's Dispatch
  • Q. The reputed musician duo, Tansen and Baiju Bawra, flourished during the reign of
    A)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    B)Jahangir
    C)Akbar
    D)Shah Jahan
    Answer: Akbar
  • Q. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
    A)Upper middle class
    B)Priestly class
    C)Rich peasantry
    D)Urban Landlords
    Answer: Upper middle class
  • Q. The High Commissioner for India in the United Kingdom must be appointed by __________
    A)The Government of India
    B)Secretary of State for India
    C)Parliament of England
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  • Q. Which of the following text introduces bhakti marga (the path of faith/devotion) as one of three ways to spiritual freedom and release?
    A)Vedanta
    B)Vedas
    C)Brahamans
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  • Q. Who built Imambara and Rumi Darwaza?
    A)Asaf-ud-daula
    B)Wajid Ali Shah
    C)Shuja-ud-daula
    D)Adbdul Mansur
    Answer: Asaf-ud-daula
  • Q. Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician?
    A)Miyan Tansen
    B)Abul Fazal
    C)Raja Birbal
    D)Raja Todar Mal
    Answer: Miyan Tansen
  • Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokmanya during
    A)the Lucknow pact of 1916
    B)his trial in 1907-08
    C)the Home Rule Movement
    D)the Congress Session in 1917
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    A)I,II,V,IV,III
    B)II,V,I,III,IV
    C)II,V,I,IV,III
    D)IV,II,I,V,III
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    A)Lumbini Garden
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    C)Kalugumalai
    D)Pavapuri
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