Which one of the following is the most striking example of the architectural closeness between Achaemenid Iran and Mauryan India?
(a) Terracotta objects found at Mauryan sites
(b) The royal palace at Pataliputra
(c) The Lion-capital at Sarnath
(d) All of them.
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The assimilation of foreigners into a caste-based society was a problem for the social theorists. What was the status assigned to the earlier foreign immigrants by Manu?
(a) Fallen Kshatriyas
(b) Sat-shudras
(c) Mlechhas
(d) degraded Brahmans
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The Communal Award (1932) announced by Ramsay MacDonald spoke of special constituencies with separate communal electorates to be constituted for women in all provinces except
(a) Bombay Presidency
(b) Punjab
(c) NWFP
(d) Bengal
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The Indian philosophical school which explained the phenomenon of the doctrine of evolution is
(a) Mimansa
(b) Vedanta
(c) Yoga
(d) Samkhya
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A special alloy bidri was created coating cooking vessels with
(a) Steel, Zinc
(b) Tin, Steel
(c) Aluminium, Bauxite
(d) Copper, Tin
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When a person renounces his Indian citizenship voluntarily then which of the following statements is correct?
(a) He becomes a non-citizen and is classified as a Person of Indian Origin (PIO)
(b) He is entitled to be recognized as a Non-resident Indian (NRI).
(c) He losses his Indian citizenship automatically.
(d) None of above.
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Green Energy consists of
1. Tidal power
2. Nuclear power-without nuclear transmutation.
3. Biomass power
Select your correct answer
(a) Only 1
(b) Both 1 and 3
(c) Both 2 and 3
(d) All of them.
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Which line separates the Oriental Realm and Australian Realm of biotic provinces?
(a) India-Australia line
(b) Aussie line
(c) Max's line
(d) Weber's line
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What is limiting factor for plants growth at higher altitudes?
(a) Clouds
(b) Low temperature and poor soil quality
(c) High precipitation
(d) low pressure
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Which of the following is not significance of Biodiversity?
(a) Future resources
(b) Remedies for incurable diseases
(c) Miracle crops
(d) None of these
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