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  1. Dhamma which Ashoka the Great tried to instill as the governing principle and enforced in every sphere of life was :

  2. A.

     A code for Economic and Judiciary

    B.

     A code for moral and virtuous life

    C.

     A code for religious reforms

    D.

     None of Above

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  3. Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya and Sambhogakaya are:

  4. A.

     Buddhist Concepts.

    B.

     Jainism Concept

    C.

     Hinduism Concept

    D.

     Sikhism Concept

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  5. Ibn-e-Batuta was a traveler from :

  6. A.

     China

    B.

     Japan

    C.

     Morocco

    D.

     Portugal

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  7. Khan Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of:

  8. A.

     Samaj Khidmatgar Organisation

    B.

     Khudai Khidmatgar Organisation

    C.

     Dharm Khidmatgar Organisation

    D.

     Islam Khidmatgar Organisation

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  9. Which Sufi order (Silsila) laid great stress on practicing mystic music ?

  10. A.

     Maulana Order

    B.

     Sangit Order

    C.

     Manu Order

    D.

     Chisti Order

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  11. Which Governor General is remembered for the annulment of the partition of Bengal?

  12. A.

     Lord Hardinge

    B.

     Willium Bentick

    C.

     Warren Hastings

    D.

     Lord Curzon

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  13. Which Delhi Sultan levied the irrigation tax on the farmers for the first time ?

  14. A.

     Abu Bakr Shah

    B.

     Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III

    C.

     Sultan Firoz Tuglaq

    D.

     Nusrat Shah

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  15. The writer of Rajatarangini is :

  16. A.

     Banbhata

    B.

     Kalhana

    C.

     Abul Fazal

    D.

     Tulsi Das

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  17. Who first applied the name India to the region watered by the Sindhu ?

  18. A.

     British

    B.

     Portuguese

    C.

     Dutch

    D.

     Achaemenid Persians

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  19. The Puranas define the term Bharatavarsha as the country marked by seven main chains of mountains viz.:

  20. A.

     Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra

    B.

     Mahendra, Malaya, Nashukha, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra

    C.

     Mahendra, Malaya, Sabhya, Suktimat, Amalya, Vindhya and Pariyatra

    D.

     Mahendra, Haruna, Sabhya, Suktimat, Riksha, Vindhya and Pariyatra

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