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Whom can we call the first national ruler of India?

A) Chandragupta Maurya B) Kanishka
C) Harsah D) Ajatasatru
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chandragupta Maurya

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Where did Lord Buddha breathe his last

A) Rajgir B) Bodh Gaya
C) Sarnath D) Kushinagar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kushinagar

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The title Sparrow is given to

A) Sardar Vallabhai patel B) Rajinder Singh
C) Nelson Mandela D) Porus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rajinder Singh

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Title Sparrow is given to Major Rajinder Singh

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Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left ?

A) Brahmi B) Kharoshti
C) Nandnagari D) Sharada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kharoshti

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The Kharoshi script is an ancient script used by the ancient Gandhara culture of South Asia primarily in modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan to write the Gandhari language (a dialect of Prakrit) and the Sanskrit language.

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The Indus Valley houses were built of

A) Pucca bricks B) Stone
C) Wood D) all of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pucca bricks

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Who is said to have become the chief of the Jain Sangh after the death of Mahavira

A) Jambu B) Bhadrabahu
C) Sthulbhadra D) Sudharma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sudharma

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Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India,lived during the

A) 2nd Century BC B) 6th-5th Century BC
C) 2nd century AD D) 5th-6th Century AD
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6th-5th Century BC

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The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavation of Mohenjodaro was made up of

A) terracotta B) Steatite
C) bronze D) red limestone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) bronze

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