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Q:

The most important official post with vast responsibilities created by Ashoka was

A) Rajuka B) Yukta
C) Dharamamahamatya D) Prativedaka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Dharamamahamatya

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Old name of Mahabharata?

A) Jai Samhitha B) Vrahat Katha
C) Rajatarangini D) Saritsagar Katha
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jai Samhitha

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How the name changed has so many stories. One of them is

In the beginning, Mahabharata has 8800 Slokas and after that it reached to 24000 Slokas. And then it was named as The Great Bharata i.e, Mahabharata.

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Kurukshetra , the sence of the epic battle between Kauravas and pandavas, is situated in 

A) Gujarat B) Punjab
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Haryana
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Haryana

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One of the following sites from where the famous Bullseal of Indus Valley Civilization was found

A) Harappa B) Chanhudaro
C) Lothal D) Mohenjodaro
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Harappa

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After independence, the first state organized on the basis of language age is  ?

A) Karnataka B) Punjab
C) Gujarat D) Andhra Pradesh
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh

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The third vehicle in Buddhism was Known as

A) Mahasanghika B) Zen
C) Vajrayana D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vajrayana

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Q:

Tohra is the sacred book of

A) Judaism B) Confucianism
C) Zoroastrianism D) Taoism
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Judaism

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The one most important feature of the Mauryan Administration was 

A) wide powers enjoyed by the provicial governors B) the presence of a ' council of ministers '
C) the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy D) an extensive network of spy-system
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the presence of vast, numerous powers of the bureaucracy

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