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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 1905 __________ laid the foundation of the ‘servants of India society’, with a view to the training of national missionaries for the service of India, and to promote by all constitutional means, the true interest of the Indian people
    A)Dadabai Naoroji
    B)Gokhale
    C)R. C. Dutt
    D)Ranade
    Answer: Gokhale
  • Q. What is the popular name of Monolithic rock shrines at Mahabalipuram?
    A)Prasadas
    B)Rathas
    C)Mathika
    D)Gandhakuti
    Answer: Rathas
  • Q. In 1848, an incident took place in his life that later sparked off the dalit-revolution in the Indian society. Jyotirao was invited to attend a wedding of one of his __________friends
    A)Christian
    B)Brahmin
    C)Pulaya
    D)Nayar
    Answer: Brahmin
  • Q. Upanishads are books on
    A)Philosophy
    B)Politics
    C)Medicine
    D)Social life
    Answer: Philosophy
  • Q. I. Hawkins was the first Englishman to visit Jahangir’s court II. Hawkins was called by the name of English Khan, by Jahangir Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct related to Hawkins?
    A)Both I and II are incorrect
    B)Both I and II are correct
    C)Only I is correct
    D)Only II is correct
    Answer: Both I and II are correct
  • Q. To bring Hindu-Muslim unity, Akbar
    A)prohibited cow-killing
    B)encouraged cow-killing
    C)taxed cow-killing
    D)remained silent to cow-killing
    Answer: prohibited cow-killing
  • 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. Tuluva Narasa who ruled the Vijaynagara Empire for the period 1491-1503 belonged to which dynasty?
    A)Saluva Dynasty
    B)Sangama Dynasty
    C)Tuluva Dynasty
    D)Aravidu Dynasty
    Answer: Tuluva Dynasty
  • Q. Which of the following cult was popularised by Chaitanya?
    A)Krishna Cult
    B)Shiva Cult
    C)Eknathwad
    D)All of the above
    Answer: Krishna Cult
  • Q. Which of the following Gupta kings stopped the Huns from invading India?
    A)Samudragupta
    B)Kumaragupta
    C)Skandgupta
    D)Chandragupta
    Answer: Skandgupta
  • Q. The main cause of the tribal uprisings of the 19th century was
    A)Christian Missionary activities in the tribal areas
    B)the British land settlements and land laws had created tension in the tribal society
    C)the British Forest Laws
    D)new excise regulations and police exactions
    Answer: the British Forest Laws
  • Q. Jahangir was born in the year
    A)1669
    B)1569
    C)1769
    D)1869
    Answer: 1569
  • Q. Buddha delivered his first sermon at __________
    A)Sarnath
    B)Sanchi
    C)Kapilvastu
    D)Vaisali
    Answer: Sarnath
  • Q. The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
    A)Samaveda
    B)Rigveda
    C)Yajurveda
    D)Atharvaveda
    Answer: Samaveda
  • Q. Neel Darpan’ a play depicting the revolt against the Indigo planters was written by
    A)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
    B)Dinbandhu Mitra
    C)Rabindranath Tagore
    D)Naveen Chandra Sen
    Answer: Dinbandhu Mitra
  • Q. In which year the Act of Union passed which joined England and Scotland into a single United Kingdom
    A)1707
    B)1702
    C)1715
    D)1756
    Answer: 1707
  • Q. Who is the Duchess of Cornwall?
    A)Camilla
    B)Diana
    C)Anne
    D)Margaret
    Answer: Camilla
  • Q. Sir Huge Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’?
    A)Rani Laxmi Bai
    B)Begum Hazrat Mahal
    C)Kunwar Singh
    D)Bahadur Shah Zafar
    Answer: Rani Laxmi Bai
  • Q. Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919?
    A)The enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council
    B)Transfer of power to the Indians
    C)Remodelling of the Central legislature
    D)Doing away with the distinction between the regulation and non-regulation provinces
    Answer: Transfer of power to the Indians
  • Q. According to Guru Nanak Salvation could be obtained
    A)Taking the Brahmans and Mullahs as their guides
    B)In the service of God
    C)In fighting for the country
    D)In fighting against Islam
    Answer: In the service of God

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