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Who had observed that "good government was never a good substitute for self government"?

A) Swami Vivekananda B) Ramakrishna Paramahansa
C) Swami Dayananda D) Aurobindo Ghose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Swami Dayananda

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Nawab Siraj -ud-daulah of Bengal was defeated by the English in the battle of Plassey, mainly

A) because the English Forces were much stronger than those of the Nawab B) because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal
C) because of Siraj-ud-Daulah's retirement from the battlefield D) because of the capture of a band of frenchmen under the Nawab's service by the English
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) because of Clive's conspiracy with the Nawab's Commander-in-Chief Mir Jafar and rich bankers of Bengal

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Which ruler held a religious assembly at Prayag every five years?

A) Ashoka B) Kanishka
C) Harshavardhana D) Chandragupta vikramaditya
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Harshavardhana

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Prabhasgiri is a pilgrim spot of

A) Buddhists B) Jains
C) Saivites D) Vaishnavites
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jains

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Of the following Kushan Kings who assumed the title " the Lord of the Whole world "?

A) Kadphises I B) Kadphises II
C) Kanishka D) Huvishka
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Kadphises II

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The slogan in National emblem " Satyameva Jayate" has been taken from the following scripture.

A) The Bhagavadgita B) The Mundaga Upanishat
C) The Ramayana D) The Chandogya Upanishath
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Mundaga Upanishat

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The religious literature of the Jain at the early stage was written in

A) Ardhamagadhi B) Pali
C) Sanskrit D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Ardhamagadhi

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The Government of India Act of 1935 borrowed its preamble from

A) The Constitution of the USA B) The Constitution of Australia
C) From the Government of India Act of 1919 D) From Pitt's India Act
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) From the Government of India Act of 1919

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