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The main brain behind hurling a bomb at Lord Hardinge, while he was making his state entry into Delhi was

A) Ras Behari Bose B) Bhagath singh
C) Sachindra Sanyal D) Jatin Das
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ras Behari Bose

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Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?

A) Gargi B) Lopamudra
C) Savitri D) Leelavati
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Lopamudra

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Lopamudra was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas.

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Which one of the following is NOT included in the eight fold path of Buddhism

A) Right speech B) Right contemplation
C) Right desire D) Right conduct
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Right desire

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After the ruin of India's trade, industries and handicrafts, the burden of taxation in india had to be mainly borne by

A) Zamindars B) Peasantry
C) Income-tax-payers D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Peasantry

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Nyaya Dhashan was propagated by

A) Gautama B) Kapil
C) Kanada D) Jaimini
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gautama

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The medieval Indian Muslim poet, historian and musician who called himself a parrot of India was

A) Mulla Daud B) Malik Muhammad Jayasi
C) Tansen D) Amir Khusrau
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Amir Khusrau

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The idea of ‘Farr-i Izadi’, on which the Mughal kingship was based, was first developed by which one of the following Sufi saints?

A) Shihabuddin Suhrawardi B) Nizamuddin Auliya
C) Ibn al-Arabi D) Bayazid Bistami
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Shihabuddin Suhrawardi

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Abul Fazl placed Mughal kingship as the highest station in the hierarchy of objects receiving light emanating from God (farr-i izadi). Abul Fazl was inspired by a famous Iranian Sufi, Shihabuddin Suhrawardi who first developed this idea. According to this idea, there was a hierarchy in which the Divine Light was transmitted to the king who then became the source of spiritual guidance for his subjects.

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Who was sent to foreign countires by Ashoka to preach Buddhism?

A) Sanghamitra B) Devanampiya
C) Menander D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sanghamitra

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