Q. Who among the following were contemporaries of Kanishka?

Correct Answer

Nagarjuna, Ashvagosha, Vasumitra

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  • Q. The ‘Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College’ later became the
    A)JamiaMilia Muslim University
    B)Osmania University
    C)Baraktullah University
    D)Aligarh Muslim University
    Answer: Aligarh Muslim University
  • Q. The paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of development of art under the
    A)Pallavas
    B)Rashtrakutas
    C)Pandyas
    D)Chalukyas
    Answer: Chalukyas
  • Q. When was the commercial colonization of India commenced?
    A)1751
    B)1707
    C)1765
    D)1757
    Answer: 1757
  • Q. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?
    A)Parthians
    B)Shakas
    C)Greeks
    D)Kushans
    Answer: Greeks
  • Q. Who was the founder of the Bhakti Movement in Maharashtra in 13th Century?
    A)Ekanatha
    B)Namadev
    C)Tukaram
    D)Gnanadeva
    Answer: Gnanadeva
  • Q. In the battle of Panipat, Babur faced the armies of
    A)Hemu
    B)Jaichand
    C)Daulat khan
    D)Ibrahim Lodi
    Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
  • Q. Which of the following legislative measures taken till 1861 regarding women rights and marriage are true? I. Permitted inter-caste marriage II. Daughter to be treated equal with son regarding inheritance III. Equal remuneration to both men and women IV. Immoral traffic of women to be illegal
    A)II and III
    B)I and II
    C)III, II and I
    D)All the above
    Answer: I and II
  • Q. According to Marx, the source of value is
    A)Land
    B)Capital
    C)Labour
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Labour
  • Q. In which one of the following do we come across a detailed account of the municipal administration of Mauryas?
    A)The account of Megasthenes
    B)The Arthashastra of Kautilya
    C)The Mudrarakshasa
    D)Mauryan inscription
    Answer: The account of Megasthenes
  • Q. The most famous Chera ruler was
    A)Nedunjeraladan
    B)Udiyanjeral
    C)Senguttuvan
    D)Sengannan
    Answer: Senguttuvan
  • Q. For how many days did Mahatma Gandhi’s volunteers of the Salt satyagraha walk?
    A)36
    B)24
    C)12
    D)6
    Answer: 24
  • Q. Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?
    A)Lord Wellesley
    B)Robert Clive
    C)Dupleix
    D)Lord Macaulay
    Answer: Robert Clive
  • Q. Annie Besant joined The Theosophical Society on 21 May __________
    A)1878
    B)1867
    C)1879
    D)1889
    Answer: 1889
  • Q. Who had set up the Anti-Untouchability League for the eradication of the evil of untouchability?
    A)Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    B)Jagjivan Ram
    C)Acharya Kripalani
    D)Mahatma Gandhi
    Answer: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Q. Which of the following state was not the victim of “The Subsidiary Alliance System”?
    A)Satara
    B)Mysore
    C)Awadh
    D)Hyderabad
    Answer: Satara
  • Q. Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government?
    A)Lord Dufferin
    B)Lord Mayo
    C)Lord Northbrook
    D)Lord Ripon
    Answer: Lord Ripon
  • Q. Under the Government of India, Provincial Legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of
    A)Bihar
    B)Assam
    C)Madras
    D)Punjab
    Answer: Punjab
  • Q. Who was admired as tempestuous Hindu in 1893 in the World Parliament of Religious in Chicago ?
    A)Rabindra Nath Tagore
    B)Swami Dyanand Sarshawati
    C)Gautam Budha
    D)Swami Vivekanand
    Answer: Swami Vivekanand
  • Q. Which of the following are the innovative means used by Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar to bring Sanskrit education to all?
    A)Brought new prose style
    B)Devised new Bengali primer
    C)Both A & B
    D)Continued the same method without any new innovation
    Answer: Both A & B
  • Q. The Mughal government can be described as an/a
    A)Liberal monarchy
    B)Autocracy
    C)Centralised despotism
    D)Absolute monarchy
    Answer: Centralised despotism

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