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What is the motto Incorporated under our National Emblem?

A) Satyam Shivam B) Satyam Shivam Sundaram
C) Satyameva Jayate D) Jai Hind
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Satyameva Jayate

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Which social evil was conspicuously absent in ancient India?

A) Polygamy B) Sati system
C) Devadasi system D) Purdah system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Purdah system

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Humayun Nama was written during the reign of Emperor Akbar's reign, both Hindi and persian,belongs to 

A) Gulbadan Begum B) Ahmad Yadgar
C) Abbas Sarwani D) Faizi Sarhindi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gulbadan Begum

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Who among the following taught the doctrine of Shunyata

A) Shankaracharya B) Nagarjuna
C) Harisena D) Vallabhacharya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nagarjuna

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Which of the following is the major impact of vedic Culture on Indian History

A) Progress of Pilosophy B) Development of culture
C) Rigidification of caste system D) Perception of a new world
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rigidification of caste system

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The panchatantra was written during the

A) Maurya period B) Gupta period
C) Sultanate period D) Kushana period
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Gupta period

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The panchatantra was written by Vishnu sharma, an Indian scholar during the period of Gupta rule. It is during 3rd Century BCE.

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In which year was the partition of Bengal Scrapped?

A) 1908 B) 1911
C) 1923 D) 1931
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1911

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Where is Panch Mahal situated 

A) Fatehpur Sikri B) Gandhinagar
C) Allahabad D) Varanasi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Fatehpur Sikri

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Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh.

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