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Who first translated Mahabharata into Tamil?

A) Kamban B) Bharavi
C) Perundevanar D) Sundaramurthi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Perundevanar

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Which of the following items was NOT exportable in the past Gupta period?

 

A) Iron B) Gold
C) Tin D) Silver
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tin

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Pushkalavati was capital of which of the following acient Kingdoms ?

A) Magadha B) Kashi
C) Gandhara D) Kosal
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gandhara

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Pushkalavati was capital of ancient Kingdom of Gandhara. Its ruins are currently located in Charsadda, Pakistan, located in Peshawar valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly NWFP). Pushkalavati was home of the Sanskrit grammarian Panini.

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The first Congress and nationalist leader to face repeated imprisonment was

A) Pheroze Shah Mehta B) BG Tilak
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale D) Dadabhai Naoroji
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) BG Tilak

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After the initial success of the Revolt of 1857, the objective for which the leaders of the Revolt worked was

A) to restore the former glory to the Mughal empire B) to form a Federation of Indian States under the aegis of Bhadur Shah II
C) elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order D) each leader wanted to establish his own power in his respective region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order

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After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven which had non-Congress ministers were 

A) Bengal and Punjab B) Assam and Kerala
C) Bengal and Assam D) Punjab and Kerala
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bengal and Punjab

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The Fourth Buddhist Council was convened during the regime of king

A) Ashoka B) Ajatasatru
C) Kanishka D) Mahapadmananda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Kanishka

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Who was the first European to designae Aryanas a race

A) William Jones B) H.H.Wilson
C) Max Muller D) General cunningham
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Max Muller

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