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21. Statement I Mahavira initially joined a group of ascetics called Nirgranthas. Statement II The sect was founded 200 years earlier by Parsva.
- A. Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- B. Both the statements are true, but Statment II is not the II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- C. Statement its true, but Statement II is false
- D. Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
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22. The Silk Routes were important in ancient times because they
- A. facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas between China and the Roman Empire
- B. allowed gold and silver mined in china to be traded for European fur and wool cloths
- C. provided a conduit for trade in silk, porcelain and costly gems between China and Japan
- D. provided trade links between the people of Siberia and the people living on islands in the Bering Sea
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23. The main objective of the gurudwara reform movement of the 1920s was to
- A. Free the Gurudwaras from official Jathedars
- B. Democratize the working of the Gurudwaras
- C. Free the Gurudwaras of the corrupt sewadars
- D. Run them on the true traditions of Sikhism
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24. The term 'apabhramsa' was used in medieval Sanskrit texts to denote.
- A. deviations from Vedic rituals
- B. outcastes among the Rajputs
- C. early forms of some of the modern Indian languages
- D. non-Sanskrit verse metres
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25. Which one of the following is not true about the art and architecture of early medieval India?
- A. Art and architecture was marked by regional style in sculpture and construction of temples
- B. The post Gupta iconography prominently displays a divine hierarchy reflecting the pyramidal ranks in society
- C. The post Gupta iconography shows the reinvention of many Vedic Gods who were relegated to background in the Mauryan and Gupta pe
- D. The art froms became very simplistic during this period
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26. Which of the following is not true about Shankaracharya?
- A. The ultimate reality, according to the advaita vedanta philosophy of Shankaracharya, is brahman
- B. The world as a whole, according to him, shows signs of purposivencess, intelligence and organisation and therefore, presupposes
- C. The God, according to him is a second reality to the brahman
- D. The ultimate self, the atman of the individual, is the same as the absolute brahman, the ultimate foundation of the cosmos
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27. The maratha Saint who exercised a profound influence on the minds of his countrymen and inspired them with ideals of social reform and national regeneration was
28. After elections in 1937, the Congress ministers tendered their resignations because
- A. the British Government declared India a party to World War II without consulting them.
- B. of undue interference in their working by the Government
- C. of paucity of financial resources which hampered all developmental works
- D. of their inexperience to run the administration
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29. Which one of the following was the most marked change in the institution of marriage?
- A. Vigorous attempts to discourrage all inter caste marriages
- B. The progeny of the pratiloma marriages were regarded as shudras
- C. Though monogamy was the normal rule, polygamy was widely practiced by the aristocracy
- D. Marriage of widows and divorces was prohibited
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30. Consider the following statements about Sudarshan lake. Which of them is correct?
- A. It was constructed by Pushyagupta, the Governor of Saurashtra region during Chandragupta Maurya
- B. Tushaap constructed a dam on the lake during Ashoka Maurya
- C. First reconstruction was undertaken by Governor Suvishakh during Saka satrap Rudradaman and 2nd by Chakrapalit during the reign
- D. All of the above
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