1546: Which of the following were common to both Buddhism and Jainism ?
I. Avoidance of extremities of penance and enjoyment.
II. Indifference to the authority of the Vedas
III. Denial of efficacy of rituals
IV. Non-injury to animal life
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes:
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I, III and IV
(d) I and II
1547: Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
(a) Lord Hardinge
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Canning
(d) Lord Dalhousie
1548: Who among the following introduced the famous Persian Festival of NAUROJ in India?
(a) Balban
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Firuz Tughlaq
(d) Ala-ud-din Khilji
1549: Consider the decadal Census data given below:
Decadal Population (in millions)
Year---Population
1961--- 10.7
1971--- 14.3
1981--- 16.2
1991--- 18.9
The above data refer to which one of the Population by Religion Groups ?
(a) Sikhs
(b) Jains
(c) Christians
(d) Buddhists
1550: The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
(a) exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely states
(b) involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
(c) finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely states by the British
(d) use the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders