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What  was/were  the  formative  influence(s)on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi?

1.Gandhiji  was  influenced  by  the  18th century  Pranami  sect  that  advocated the unity of faiths.

2.Gandhiji    was    influenced    by    the theosophists.

3.Gandhiji was an admirer of the writings of Romantics like Wordworth.

Select  the  correct  answer  using  the  code given below.

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

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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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Some Indian territory was transferred in 2015 to Bangladesh by following which procedure?

 

A) By an agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Bangladesh B) By a legislation passed by the Parliament amending Schedule 1 to the Constitution of India
C) By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament  D) By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament and ratification by sixteen State Legislatures
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) By amending Schedule 1 to the constitution of India by exercising amending power of the Parliament 

Explanation:

The 119th constitutional amendment bill 2013 sought to ratify the land boundary agreement between the two countries. This amendment needed special majority in the parliament to get passed. The bill proposed to amend the 1st schedule of the constitution to exchange the disputed territories occupied by both the nations in accordance with the 1974 bilateral LBA. Since, the law is not related to federal matters, only the approval of the Parliament is needed.

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The famous Kosijura Case of Bengal happened in whose reign?

 

A) Warren Hastings B) Lord Cornwallis
C) John Shore D) Wellesley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Warren Hastings

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

 

A) Al-Biruni identifies the Sufidoctrine of divine love as selfannihilation with parallel passages from Bhagavad Gita. B) According to Al-Biruni, Sufitheories of Soul were similar to those in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra.
C) The Hatha Yogic treatise Amrita Kunda had lasting impact on Sufism. D) Hujwiri’s conversation with the Yogis shows that he was impressed with their theory of the division of the human body.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hujwiri’s conversation with the Yogis shows that he was impressed with their theory of the division of the human body.

Explanation:

According to al-Biruni, the sufi theories of the soul were similar to those in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra. Like the Yoga Sutra, sufi works also stated that ‘the bodies are the snares of the souls for the purpose of acquiring recompense’. Al-Biruni also identifies the sufi doctrine of divine love as self-annihilation with parallel passages from the Bhagavad Gita. There was also much exchange of ideas between the Sufis and Indian yogis. In fact the hatha-yoga treatise Amrita Kunda was translated into Arabic and Persian, So C is right.

Hujwiri was known as Datta Ganj Baksh. Hujwiri comments that before he settled in Lahore some sufis believed in theories that he calls brahmanical. According to Hujwiri they wrongly believed that ‘annihilation (fand’) signifies loss of essence and destruction of the personality, and that subsistence (baqa) indicates the subsistence of God in man.

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The 'noble tradition' was related to which of the following the dynasties?

 

A) Pal B) Pratihara
C) Rashtrakuta D) Sen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sen

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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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Which of the following movements was headed by Sitaram Raju?

 

A) Kuka Movement B) Rampa Movement
C) Pabna Agitation D) Bardoli Satyagraha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rampa Movement

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