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  1. Dhamma which Ashoka the Great tried to instill as the governing principle and enforced in every sphere of life was :

  2. A.

     A code for Economic and Judiciary

    B.

     A code for moral and virtuous life

    C.

     A code for religious reforms

    D.

     None of Above


  3. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:

  4. A.

     Buddhist Concepts.

    B.

     Jainism Concept

    C.

     Hinduism Concept

    D.

     Sikhism Concept


  5. Ibn-e-Batuta was a traveler from :

  6. A.

     China

    B.

     Japan

    C.

     Morocco

    D.

     Portugal


  7. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:

  8. A.

     Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation

    B.

     Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation

    C.

     Dharm Khidmatgar Organisation

    D.

     Islam Khidmatgar Organisation


  9. Which Sufi order (Silsila) laid great stress on practicing mystic music ?

  10. A.

     Maulana Order

    B.

     Sangit Order

    C.

     Manu Order

    D.

     Chisti Order


  11. Which Governor General is remembered for the annulment of the partition of Bengal?

  12. A.

     Lord Hardinge

    B.

     Willium Bentick

    C.

     Warren Hastings

    D.

     Lord Curzon


  13. Which Delhi Sultan levied the irrigation tax on the farmers for the first time ?

  14. A.

     Abu Bakr Shah

    B.

     Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III

    C.

     Sultan Firoz Tuglaq

    D.

     Nusrat Shah


  15. The writer of Rajatarangini is :

  16. A.

     Banbhata

    B.

     Kalhana

    C.

     Abul Fazal

    D.

     Tulsi Das


  17. Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?

  18. A.

     British

    B.

     Portuguese

    C.

     Dutch

    D.

     Achaemenid Persians


  19. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:

  20. A.

     Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra

    B.

     Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra

    C.

     Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra

    D.

     Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra