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- Question
The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted
Options- A. ivory
- B. pepper
- C. a fine variety of Indian muslin
- D. damsels sent to the Greek court for dance performance
- Correct Answer
- pepper
- 1. The text of the document called Mahzar, by which Akbar assumed the role of supreme arbiter in the matters of religion is found in
Options- A. Nizamuddin's Tabaqat-I-Akbari
- B. Arif Quandahari's Tarikh-I-Alfi
- C. Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
- D. Badauni's Muntakahab-ut-Tawarikh Discuss
- 2. Vikramaditya, a king of Ujjain, started the Vikrama samvat in 58 BC in commemoration of his victory over
Options- A. Indo-Greeks
- B. Sakas
- C. Parthinas
- D. Kushanas Discuss
- 3. The term samanta, meaning a feudatory from the sixth century AD, originally meant a
Options- A. slave
- B. cultivator
- C. neighbor
- D. foreigner Discuss
- 4. The year 788 AD was a good one for Hinduism. Why?
Options- A. Shankracharya was born that year.
- B. Harsha Vardhana, the last Buddhist king, died.
- C. Samudragupta converted to Hinduism.
- D. All Muslim invaders were defeated. Discuss
- 5. Under the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 the people of ___ were given the right to decide through a plebiscite whether they wished to join Pakistan or India.
Options- A. Assam
- B. Punjab
- C. Bengal
- D. N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam Discuss
- 6. Under whose leadership was the all India Muslim League set up?
Options- A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
- B. Sayyid Ahmed Khan
- C. Aga Khan
- D. All of the above
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 7. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
Options- A. Bhojpuri
- B. Magadhi
- C. Pali
- D. Sanskrit Discuss
- 8. Through which one of the following, the king exercised his control over villages in the Vijayanagar Empire?
Options- A. Dannayaka
- B. Sumanta
- C. Nayaka
- D. Mahanayakacharya Discuss
- 9. To evolve a peaceful settlement of the conflict between India and China, which of the following non-aligned Afro-Asian nations participated in a conference held in December 1962?
Options- A. Burma (now Myanmar), Combodia, Indonesia and UAR
- B. Burma, Sri Lanka, Combodia and Indonesia
- C. Burma, Indonesia, Ghana and Sri Lanka
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 10. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about
Options- A. two centuries
- B. three centuries
- C. four centuries
- D. a little over one century Discuss
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Correct Answer: Abul Fazl's Akbarnama
Correct Answer: Sakas
Correct Answer: neighbor
Correct Answer: Shankracharya was born that year.
Correct Answer: N.W.F.P and the Sylhet district of Assam
Correct Answer: Aga Khan
Correct Answer: Pali
Correct Answer: Mahanayakacharya
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: three centuries
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