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391. Which\r\nevent brought about a profound change in Ashoka’s administrative policy?
(1) The third Buddhist Council
(2) TheKalingaWar
(3) His embracing of Buddhism
(4) His sending of missionary to Ceylon
(SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise) Exam. 29.03.2009)
392. Who was\r\nthe first Governor-General of Bengal?
(1) Robert Clive
(2) Warren Hastings
(3) William Bentinck
(4) Cornwallis
(SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise) Exam. 29.03.2009)
393. Which\r\nof the following are correctly matched ?
Persons Events
(a) Sultan (1) Sack of
Mahmud Somnath
(b) Muhammad (2)\r\nConquest
Ghori of\r\nSindh
(c) Alauddin (3)\r\nRevolt in
Khilji Bengal
(d) Muhammad (4)\r\nChangiz
BinTughlaq Khan’s
invasion
(1) a and c (2)\r\nb only
(3) a only (4)\r\nb and d
(SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax fit Central Excise) Exam. 29.03.2009)
394. Which\r\nof the undermentioned facts about Taj Mahal in not correct?
(1) It is a magnificent mausoleum
(2) It was built by Shah Jahan
(3) It is situated outside Agra Fort
(4) The names of artisans who built it are engraved on it?
(SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise) Exam. 29.03.2009)
395. Where\r\ndid Babar die?
(l) Agra (2)\r\nKabul
(3) Lahore (4)\r\nDelhi
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396. How\r\nmany spokes are there in the Dharma Chakra of the National Flag ?
(1) 22 (2)\r\n24
(3) 18 (4)\r\n14
(SSC CPO Sub-Inspector Exam. 06.09.2009)
397. Vijay\r\nStambha at Chittor was built by
(1) Maharana Pratap
(2) Rana Sangram Singh
(3) Rana Kumbha
(4) Rana Ratan Singh
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398. Which\r\nscripture was called his ‘mother’ by Gandhiji ?
(1) Ramayana
(2) The New Testament
(3) BhagwatGita
(4) The Holy Quran
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399. The\r\nQuit India Movement was launched in 1942 in the month of
(1) January (2)\r\nMarch
(3) August (4)\r\nDecember
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400. Match\r\nthe following:
Column-I
(A) KeshabSen
(B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Atmaram Pandurang
(D) Syed Ahmad Khan
Column II
1. Prarthana Samaj
2. Brahmo Samaj
3. Aligarh Movement
4. Arya Samaj
A B C D
(1) 4 1 3 2
(2) 1 4 2 3
(3) 2 4 1 3
(4) 3 2 4 1
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391. (2) Kalinga\r\nWar was the only major war Ashoka fought after his accession to throne. It is\r\none of the major and bloodiest battles in the history of India. Kalinga put up\r\na stiff resistance, but they were no match for Ashoka’s brutal strength. The\r\nbloodshed of this war is said to have prompted Ashoka to adopt
Buddhism.
392. (2) Warren\r\nHastings was appointed the first Governor-General of Bengal in 1773. He was the\r\nfirst Governor-General of India, from 1773 to 1785. He was famously accused of\r\ncorruption in an impeachment in 1787, but was acquitted in 1795. He was made a\r\nPrivy Councillor in 1814.
393. (3) Many\r\nrevolts took place under the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. There was a revolt\r\nin Bengal in 1327-1328 A.D. Conquest of Sindh (664-712) is associated with\r\nMohammad Bin Qasim. Genghis Khan ruled from 1206 to August 1227. The Mongol\r\nEmpire launched several invasions into the Indian subcontinent from 1221 to\r\n1327.
394. (4) The Taj\r\nMahal is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan\r\nin memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal (also “the Taj”) is\r\nconsidered the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines\r\nelements from Islamic, Indian and Persian architectural styles. Building began\r\naround 1632 and was completed around 1653, and employed thousands of artisans\r\nand craftsmen. The construction of the Taj Mahal was entrusted to a board of\r\narchitects under imperial supervision including Abd ul-Karim Ma’mur Khan,\r\nMakramat Khan, and Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. Lahauri is generally considered to be\r\nthe principal designer.
395. (1) Baur\r\ndied on December 26, 1530 at Agra. Though he wished to be buried in his\r\nfavourite garden in Kabul, a city he had always loved, he was first buried in a\r\nmausoleum in the capital city of Agra. His remains were later moved to Bagh-e\r\nBabur (Babur Gardens) in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Persian inscription on his\r\ntomb there translates as “If there is a paradise on earth, it is this, it is\r\nthis, it is this
396. (2) The\r\nNational flag of India is a
horizontal rectangular tricolor flag, of India saffron,\r\nwhite and India green; with the Ashok Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at\r\nits centre. According to the Flag code of India, the Indian flag has a ratio of\r\ntwo by three (where the length of the flag is 1.5 times that of the width). All\r\nthree stripes of the flag (India saffron), white and India green) should be\r\nequal in width and length. The size of the Ashoka Chakra was not specified in\r\nthe Flag code, but the Ashoka Chakra must have twenty-four spokes that are\r\nevenly spaced.
397. (3) Vijay\r\nStambh is an imposing structure located in Chittorgarh fort in Rajasthan which\r\nwas constructed by Mewar king Rana Kumbha between 1442 AD and 1449 AD to\r\ncommemorate his victory over the combined armies of Malwa and Gujarat led by\r\nMahmud Khilji.
398. (3) Gandhi\r\ncalled the Gita his ‘mother,’ and his ‘spiritual reference book.’ It has seemed\r\ncontradictory to many that a scripture that affirms the duty to kill is the\r\nbasis for nonviolence. Gandhi explained that the story is not meant to be taken\r\nliterally. Its meaning is that in order to reach self actualization, we must\r\n“kill” what is most dear to us; ie, shed our personal attachments.
399. (3) The Quit\r\nIndia Movement, or the August Movement (August Kranti) was a civil disobedience\r\nmovement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi’s call\r\nfor immediate independence.
