Consider the following countries :
I. Austria II. Bulgaria III. Croatia IV. Serbia V. Sweden VI. North Macedonia How many of the above are members of the North Atlantic Treaty…
PYQ-Prelims
Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement:
I. The Congress declared the attainment of ‘Swaraj’ by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective. II. It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience…
Ashokan inscriptions suggest that the ‘Pradeshika’, ‘Rajuka’ and ‘Yukta’ were important officers at the
(a) village-level administration (b) district-level administration (c) provincial administration (d) level of the central administration The correct answer is (b) district-level administration. Explanation In the…
The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in
(a) Delhi (b) Gwalior (c) Ujjain (d) Lahore The correct answer is (d) Lahore. Explanation Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar, a pioneering musician and vocalist of…
With reference to ancient India (600-322 BC), consider the following pairs:
Territorial region River flowing in the region I. Asmaka Godavari II. Kamboja Vipas III. Avanti Mahanadi IV. Kosala Sarayu How many of the pairs given…
Who among the following led a successful military campaign against the kingdom of Srivijaya, the powerful maritime State, which ruled the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and the neighbouring islands?
(a) Amoghavarsha (Rashtrakuta) (b) Prataparudra (Kakatiya) (c) Rajendra I (Chola) (d) Vishnuvardhana (Hoysala) The correct answer is (c) Rajendra I (Chola). Explanation Rajendra I (reigned…
Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of
(a) Samudragupta (b) Chandragupta II (c) Kumaragupta I (d) Skandagupta The correct answer is (b) Chandragupta II. Fa-hien (also known as Faxian) was a Chinese…
Who among the following rulers in ancient India had assumed the titles ‘Mattavilasa’, ‘Vichitrachitta’ and ‘Gunabhara’?
(a) Mahendravarman I (b) Simhavishnu (c) Narasimhavarman I (d) Simhavarman The correct answer is (a) Mahendravarman I. Explanation Mahendravarman I (c. 600–630 CE) was a…
The irrigation device called ‘Araghatta’ was
(a) a water bag made of leather pulled over a pulley(b) a large wheel with earthen pots tied to the outer ends of its spokes(c)…
