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  1. Akbar the great Mughal Emperor proclaimed a new religion Din-e-Ilahi in:

  2. A.

     1565

    B.

     1575

    C.

     1581

    D.

     1583


  3. The two Jain Trithankars who find mention in Rig Veda are:

  4. A.

     Rishabhanath and Mahavira

    B.

     Rishabhanath and Aristhanemia

    C.

     Mahavira and Aristhanemia

    D.

     Ajitnath and Mahavira


  5. Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?

  6. A.

     Rishabhanath

    B.

     Aristhanemia

    C.

     Parsva Natha

    D.

     Vardhamana Mahavira


  7. The fundamental principles of Buddha's teachings are represented by the four Nobel Truths viz. :

  8. A.

     Dukkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.

    B.

     Sukhkkha, Dukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.

    C.

     Suukkha, Sukkha Samuddaya, Dukkha Nirodha and Dukkha Nirodh-Gamini-Pratipada.

    D.

     None of Above


  9. The four important dynasties that stand out prominently in the sixth century B.C. are :

  10. A.

     The Guptas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.

    B.

     The Haryankas, the Guptas, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.

    C.

     The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and the Mauryas.

    D.

     The Haryankas, the Ikshvakus, the Pauravas and Pradyotas.


  11. Who founded the Haryanka dynasty in Magadha ?

  12. A.

     Udayabhadra

    B.

     Ajatashatru

    C.

     Bimbisara

    D.

     None of Above


  13. The most important republican state during the period of Buddha were :

  14. A.

     The Panchalas

    B.

     The Vajjis

    C.

     The Kashis

    D.

     The Magadhas


  15. Who wrote the play Mudrarakshasa ?

  16. A.

     Vishakha Dutta

    B.

     Banbhat

    C.

     Tunbhadra

    D.

     None of Above


  17. Asoka's inscriptions have been found at Maski, Yerragudi and Chitaldurga, These are in

  18. A.

     Kerala

    B.

     Karnataka

    C.

     Tamilnadu

    D.

     Maharastra


  19. The oldest among the spoken literary languages of South India is:

  20. A.

     Kannada

    B.

     Malayalam

    C.

     Telugu

    D.

     Tamil Language