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Vasco-Da-Gama became the first European to set foot in India via the sea in____.

 

A) 1488 B) 1489
C) 1498 D) 1499
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1498

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The staple food of the Vedic Aryan was

A) Barley and rice B) Milk and its products
C) Rice and pulses D) Vegetables and fruits
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Milk and its products

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The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system prevalent in

A) Persia B) Mongolia
C) Afghanistan D) Turkey
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mongolia

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The Saka Era was founded by 

A) Kadphises I B) Kanishka
C) Alexander D) Menander
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kanishka

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The Saka Era was founded by Kanishka, the emperor of Kushana empire from the year 78 A.D.

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Verses ascribed to poet-saint Kabir have been compiled in which of the following traditions?

1. Bijak in Varanasi

2. Kabir Granthavali in Rajasthan

3. Adi Granth Sahib

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 and 2 only B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2 and 3 only D) 3 only
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

Verses ascribed to Kabir have been compiled in three distinct but overlapping traditions. The Kabir Bijak is preserved by the Kabirpanth (the path or sect of Kabir) in Varanasi and elsewhere in Uttar Pradesh, the Kabir Granthavali is associated with the Dadupanth in Rajasthan, and many of his compositions are found in the Adi Granth Sahib.

Bijak is the best known of the compilations of the Kabir, and as such is the holy scripture for followers of the Kabirpanthi religion. The Bijak, an anthology of Kabir’s verses compiled in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and/or Bihar, is one of Kabir’s most influential works.In the case of the Guru Granth Sahib, Kabir’s poems were collected to be sung and are organized in ragas.

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Mahatma Gandhi's remark , ' A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank' is regarding the proposal of ______

A) Simon Commission B) Cripps Mission
C) Cabinet Mission D) Wavel Plan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cripps Mission

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Consider the following statements about Harappan cities :

1.Roads were not always absolutely straight and did not always cross one another at right angles.

2.A striking feature is the uniformity in the average size of the bricks for houses and for city walls.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2  D) Neither 1 nor 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both 1 and 2 

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Harappa cities followed the rectangular grid pattern where roads were straight and cut each other at right angle. But it may not be the case always.

Brick size was uniform in nearly every Harappan city from Sutkagendor in Baluchistan to Alamgirpurin Meerut, from Manda in Jammu Kashmir to Daimabad in Maharashtra.

 

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Who composed the Gayatri Mantra

A) Vishvamitra B) Vasishtha
C) Indra D) Parikshit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vishvamitra

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