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Indian History - General Knowledge Questions
A)
Porus
B)
Chandergupta
C)
Ashoka
D)
Samudragupta

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Porus

Porus fought against Alexander the Great in the Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BC), thought to be fought at the site of modern-day Mong, Punjab, which is now part of Pakistan.

A)
Upanishad
B)
Vedas
C)
Agams
D)
Tripitaka

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Tripitaka

The Tripitaka (Pali Canon), Mahayana Sutras and the Tibetan Book of the Dead are three major noncanonical Buddhist texts. The Pali Canon, which means "the word of Buddha," includes some of the Buddha's discourse, but it also incorporates the teachings of his pupils.

A)
Christianity
B)
Jainism
C)
Buddhism
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Jainism

The Buddhists in Deccan excavated rock-cut Chaityas and the Vaishnavas, Shaivas and Jainas imitated these in later centuries.

A)
Lichhavis
B)
Mallas
C)
Palas
D)
Sakyas

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Mallas

Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana at Kushinagar, the mortal remains of Tathagat were kept in the 'parliament house', of the the Republic of Mallas.

A)
Prataparudra II
B)
Ballala II
C)
Harihara I
D)
Amoghavarsha I

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Harihara I

Vijayanagara or "city of victory" was the name of both a city and an empire. The empire was founded in the fourteenth century. In its heyday it stretched from the river Krishna in the north to the extreme south of the peninsula, (Krishna-Tungabhadra doab). It was founded by Harihara 1 and Bukka, in 1336.

A)
nationalist organization operating from Singapore
B)
militant organization with headquarters at Berlin
C)
revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco
D)
communist movement for India’s freedom with head-quarters at Tashkent

Correct Answer : Option (A) - nationalist organization operating from Singapore

1929 Congress Session : This session was very significant because in this Lahore session the prominent party Indian National Congress, took the resolution of Poorna Swaraj or complete independence. In this, the Indian tricolour flag was hoisted by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru on the bank of the Ravi river.

A)
compulsory economic support to war efforts
B)
suppression of the khilafat movement
C)
imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
D)
imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

Correct Answer : Option (D) - imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

It was enacted during the First World War in order to control public unrest and root out conspiracy in India. This act authorized the government to imprison any person for up to two years without a trial, and gave the imperial authorities power to deal with all revolutionary activities.

A)
Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
B)
Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
C)
The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities
D)
Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas

Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products. Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas. Rise of a large number of money lenders traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in trible areas. The complete disruption of the old agrarian order to the tribal communities.

A)
Lower Pleistocene
B)
Middle Pleistocene
C)
Upper Pleistocene
D)
Holocene

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Middle Pleistocene

A)
Khoh
B)
Kanchi
C)
Gudimallam
D)
Bhojpur

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Gudimallam