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Q. Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the

A
Jains
B
Parsis
C
Jews
D
Buddhists

Correct Answer

Parsis

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  • Q. In the year 1582, Akbar took the momentous step of
    A)Removing Jaziya
    B)Banning Sati
    C)Forming an army of jackals
    D)Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
    Answer: Propounding a new religion Din-i-Ilahi
  • Q. In 1528, __________ defeated the Rajputs at Chanderi
    A)Akbar
    B)Humayun
    C)Jahangir
    D)Babur
    Answer: Babur
  • Q. Alexander and the army of Porus camped on the opposite bank of which river?
    A)Jhelum
    B)Ravi
    C)Sutlej
    D)Chenab
    Answer: Jhelum
  • Q. Which of the following Government of India Act introduced the diarchy system in the provinces of India?
    A)Government of India Act, 1919
    B)Government of India Act, 1909
    C)Government of India Act, 1935
    D)None of these
    Answer: Government of India Act, 1919
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Smritis? I. It deals with the performance of duties, customs and laws prescribed according to Dharma II. It is concerned mainly with the rules of the organization of the monasteries
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Which of the following Bhakti sect founded by Birbhan and their religious granth is revered like the Granth of the Sikhs?
    A)Satnamis
    B)Pothi
    C)Vaishanavism
    D)Shaivism
    Answer: Satnamis
  • Q. Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus station was designed by
    A)Santiago Calatrava
    B)Frederick William Stevens
    C)Fazlur Rahman Khan
    D)Frei Otto
    Answer: Frederick William Stevens
  • Q. When did United Kingdom declared war on Germany which lead to World War II?
    A)18th August 1939
    B)4th April 1939
    C)28th August 1939
    D)3rd September 1939
    Answer: 3rd September 1939
  • Q. Who are the earliest migrants from Europe to South America
    A)French
    B)Britishers
    C)Portuguese
    D)Spaniards
    Answer: Spaniards
  • Q. The most learned medieval Muslim ruler who was well versed in various branches of learning including astronomy, mathematics and medicine was
    A)Iltutmish
    B)Sikandar Lodi
    C)Muhammad bin Tughlaq
    D)Alauddin Khalji
    Answer: Muhammad bin Tughlaq
  • Q. Which of the following rivers does not find frequent mention in Rigvedic Hymns?
    A)Sindhu
    B)Ganges
    C)Brahmaputra
    D)Saraswati
    Answer: Brahmaputra
  • Q. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
    A)Establishment of village industries
    B)Abolition of machinery
    C)Adoption of non-violence
    D)Trusteeship theory
    Answer: Trusteeship theory
  • Q. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct related to the Bhakti Movement? I. Originated as a reaction against caste division, untouchability and ritualism in India. II. Devotion was the pivotal point in the Bhakti cult in uniting human soul with god.
    A)II only
    B)I only
    C)Both I and II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Both I and II
  • Q. Which of the following concept the Bhakti movement of Hinduism saw two ways of imaging the nature of the divine (Brahman)?
    A)Shaivism
    B)Nirguna and Saguna
    C)Sikkhism
    D)Jainism
    Answer: Nirguna and Saguna
  • Q. Tolkappiyam is associated with the
    A)second Sangam period
    B)first Sangam period
    C)third Sangam period
    D)post-third Sangam period
    Answer: second Sangam period
  • Q. Which Roman Emperor is also known as ‘little boot’
    A)Julius Caesar
    B)Nero
    C)Caligula
    D)Augustus
    Answer: Caligula
  • Q. After the ruin of India’s trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in India had to be mainly borne by
    A)Peasantry
    B)Zamindars
    C)Income-tax payers
    D)All the above
    Answer: Peasantry
  • Q. The architectural raw material generally used in Akbar’s period was
    A)Brick
    B)Marble
    C)Limestone
    D)Redstone
    Answer: Redstone
  • Q. The salient feature of the Rig Vedic religion was worship of
    A)Pasupati
    B)Nature
    C)Trimurti
    D)Mother Goddess
    Answer: Nature
  • Q. When the August Offer 1940 was offered to India the Prime Minister of England was
    A)Baldwin
    B)Chamberlain
    C)Churchill
    D)Asquith
    Answer: Churchill

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