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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
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Milindapanha is in the form of a dialogue between the King Menander and which of the following Buddhist monk
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The Milindapanha is a Buddhist text which dates from sometime between 100 BC and 200 AD. It purports to record a dialogue between the Buddhist sage Nāgasena, and the Indo-Greek king Menander I of Bactria, who reigned in the 2nd century BC.
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The Milindapanha is a Buddhist text which dates from sometime between 100 BC and 200 AD. It purports to record a dialogue between the Buddhist sage Nāgasena, and the Indo-Greek king Menander I of Bactria, who reigned in the 2nd century BC.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements.
1.Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.
2.According to Ashoka’s edicts, religious devotion and promotion of religion was more important than social harmony.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Ashoka waged a destructive war against the state of Kalinga which he conquered in about 260 BCE.
Ashoka’s edicts put stress on social harmony among the people by spreading ideas of equity instead of promotion of religion.
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Ashoka waged a destructive war against the state of Kalinga which he conquered in about 260 BCE.
Ashoka’s edicts put stress on social harmony among the people by spreading ideas of equity instead of promotion of religion.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Vaisheshika school.
1.According to this school, everything in the universe was created by the five main elements: fire, air, water, earth and ether (sky).
2.They also developed the atomic theory, i.e. all material objects are made of atoms.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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The Vaisheshika school believes in the physicality of the Universe and is considered to be the realistic and objective philosophy that governs the universe.
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The Vaisheshika school believes in the physicality of the Universe and is considered to be the realistic and objective philosophy that governs the universe.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Central Indian paintings.
1.They take inspiration from love poems in Sanskrit and other Indian languages, and works on musical themes.
2.Vaishnavism, Saivism and Sakti exercised tremendous influence on these paintings.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Unlike Mughal painting which is primarily secular, the art of painting in Central India, Rajasthani and the Pahari region etc. is deeply rooted in the Indian traditions, taking inspiration from Indian epics, religious texts like the Puranas, love poems in Sanskrit and other Indian languages, Indian folk-lore and works on musical themes.
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Unlike Mughal painting which is primarily secular, the art of painting in Central India, Rajasthani and the Pahari region etc. is deeply rooted in the Indian traditions, taking inspiration from Indian epics, religious texts like the Puranas, love poems in Sanskrit and other Indian languages, Indian folk-lore and works on musical themes.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Lai Haraoba, a ritualistic festival is celebrated by
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In Tripura, Lai Haraoba, is a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri meitei communities since ancient times.
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In Tripura, Lai Haraoba, is a ritualistic festival observed by Manipuri meitei communities since ancient times.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Alfonso de Albuquerque
1.Albuquerque was the first Portuguese governor in India.
2.He was considered as the real founder of the Portuguese power in the East.
3.One of the notable features under his rule was the abolition of the practice of sati.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Albuquerque, who succeeded Almeida as the Portuguese governor in India, was the real founder of the Portuguese power in the East, a task he completed before his death. He secured for Portugal the strategic control of the Indian Ocean by establishing bases overlooking all the entrances to the sea. There were Portuguese strongholds in East Africa, off the Red Sea, at Ormuz; in Malabar; and at Malacca. The Portuguese, under Albuquerque bolstered their stranglehold by introducing a permit
system for other ships and exercising control over the major ship-building centres in the region. The nonavailability of timber in the Gulf and Red Sea regions for ship-building also helped the Portuguese in their objectives.
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Albuquerque, who succeeded Almeida as the Portuguese governor in India, was the real founder of the Portuguese power in the East, a task he completed before his death. He secured for Portugal the strategic control of the Indian Ocean by establishing bases overlooking all the entrances to the sea. There were Portuguese strongholds in East Africa, off the Red Sea, at Ormuz; in Malabar; and at Malacca. The Portuguese, under Albuquerque bolstered their stranglehold by introducing a permit
system for other ships and exercising control over the major ship-building centres in the region. The nonavailability of timber in the Gulf and Red Sea regions for ship-building also helped the Portuguese in their objectives.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Dutch invasion.
1.The Dutch founded their first factory in Masulipatnam in 1605.
2.The battle of Hooghly dealt a crushing blow to Dutch ambitions in India.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
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Solution: d)
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Solution: d)
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
With reference to medieval kingdoms of North-eastern India what was the position of Paiks?
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The Ahoms migrated to the Brahmaputra valley from present-day Myanmar in the thirteenth century. They created a new state by suppressing the older political system of the bhuiyans (landlords).
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The Ahoms migrated to the Brahmaputra valley from present-day Myanmar in the thirteenth century. They created a new state by suppressing the older political system of the bhuiyans (landlords).
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
In the modern Indian History, the ’Ulgulan Movement’ is associated with
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Bisra Munda started a movement called ‘Ulgulan’, or ‘The Great Tumult’. His struggle against the exploitation and discrimination against tribals led to a big hit against the British government in the form of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act being passed in 1908. The act restricted the passing on of land from the tribal people to non-tribals.
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Bisra Munda started a movement called ‘Ulgulan’, or ‘The Great Tumult’. His struggle against the exploitation and discrimination against tribals led to a big hit against the British government in the form of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act being passed in 1908. The act restricted the passing on of land from the tribal people to non-tribals.
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements regarding Salt Satyagraha.
1.Salt Satyagraha was started from the village of Dandi in Gujarat.
2.It was a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.
3.It led to the mass Civil Disobedience Movement.
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On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in the state’s coastal area to protest against the steep tax the British levied on salt.
The Salt March began on March 12, 1930 and continued till April 6, 1930.
It was a direct-action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.
It was a 24-day Salt March, which was non-violent in nature, is historically significant as it led to the mass Civil Disobedience Movement.
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On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in the state’s coastal area to protest against the steep tax the British levied on salt.
The Salt March began on March 12, 1930 and continued till April 6, 1930.
It was a direct-action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly.
It was a 24-day Salt March, which was non-violent in nature, is historically significant as it led to the mass Civil Disobedience Movement.
