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19 questions
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote in 1961 ‘India as a secular state honours all faiths equally and gives them equal opportunities’. S. Radhakrishnan as President of India too expressed ‘when India is said to be a secular state, it does not mean that we as a people reject the reality of an unseen spirit or the relevance of religions to life or that we exalt irreligion. It does not mean that secularism itself becomes a positive religion or that the state assumes divine prerogatives’. Which one of the following is best implied in the passage?
___________ was the contemporary of Emperor Akbar in England.
Meadows Taylor observes that the death of ___________ was ‘the beginning of the end’ of the Bahmani kingdom.
Which one of the following is not correctly matched? (A) Arif Qandhari – Tarikh-i-Akbari (B) Nizamuddhin Ahmad – Tabaqat-i-Akbari (C) Abdul Qadir Badaoni – Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh (D) Muhammad Khan – Khulasat Tawarikh
The Stupa at Amaravati is a best example of what?
Choose the right matches among the type 1. Vedantins – Brahma 2. Naiyayikas – Arhat 3. Jaina – Creator 4. Mimansaks – Karma
Choose the correct match: 1. Ariz-I-Mumalik – Minister for Defence 2. Mushrif-I-Mumalik – Accountant General 3. Dabir-I-Mumalik – Minister for public grievance 4. Mustaufi-I-Mumalik – Auditor General
M. Visvesvaraya’s birthday is celebrated as Engineer’s Day in India. He was the Dewan of which Princely state?
Choose the correct chronological order : (A) Rajadhiraja I, Parantaka I, Kulothunga I, Rajaraja I (B) Kulothunga I, Parantaka I, Rajadhiraja I, Rajaditya I (C) Parantaka I, Rajadhiraja I, Kulothunga I, Rajaraja I (D) Parantaka I, Rajaraja I, Rajadhiraja I, Kulothunga I
Which of the following titles are related with Pandyas? (i) Minavar (ii) Villavar (iii) Kudavar (iv) Panchavar
What was the royal emblem of the Rashtrakutas?
Choose the right answer : Which of the following statements are true about the Cholas? (i) The first mention of the cholas is in the Asokan inscription (ii) They were independent rulers in Tamilagam (iii) Kanyakumari Inscription and Anbil Plates give information of the early Cholas
‘Damin-i-koh’ was the land given by the British to the
Choose the right matches 1. Khizr Khan – Orissa 2. Durgavati – Gondwana 3. Rana Udai Singh – Mewar 4. Kunwar Man Singh – Ajmir
Which of the following statements are true about Buddhism? 1. Buddhism denied the authority of Vedas 2. Buddha’s teachings were largely based on Brahmanic ideas of Punarjanma, Karma and Moksha 3. Buddhism was not practical and ethical 4. Buddhism accepts God as creator
Which of the following statements about the Guptha society is true? 1. The Guptha emperors called themselves as Parama Bhagavatas 2. Trade with Rome and China flourished 3. Women were debarred from exercising public rights 4. The custom of Sati was practiced by them
Why Ulama’s had great influence in Muslim society, politics, administration and religion?
Match the following: (a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784 1. Decentralization of the legislative powers of Governor-General (b) Charter Act, 1813 2. Governor-General’s Government was known as Government of India for the first time (c) Charter Act, 1833 3. Appointment of Board of control of six members (d) Indian councils Act, 1861 4. Deprivation of East Indies Company’s monopoly of trade in India
Which one of the following statement(s) is not correct about the Indus Valley People? (i) The Indus Valley People worshipped trees and animals (ii) The principal deity of Indus Valley People was Krishna (iii) The Indus Valley People worshipped fire and water (iv) The principal deity of Indus Valley People was mother goddess