791: With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school :
1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of soul.
2. Sankhya holds that it is the self - knowledge the leads to liberation and not any exterior influence or agent.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
In this question 1st statement is wrong and 2nd statement is correct because this school of philosophy does not believe in the existence of God.
The founder of the Sankya school of Philosophy was Maharishi Kapila.
792: Which of the following is/are famous for Sun temples?
1. Arasavalli
2. Amarakantak
3. Omkareshwar
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
793: English men are more efficient partly by upbringing, partly by race and partly by education. Who said this?
(a) Rippon
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Minto
(d) Dufferin
794: The Mausoleum of Sher Shah is at:
(a) Rohtas
(b) Agra
(c) Sasaram
(d) Lahore
795: Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
(a) Neville Chamberlain
(b) Stanley Baldwin
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) James Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation:
Sir Stafford Cripps (1889-1952) was a leading British politician who twice led unsuccessful high level missions appointed by the British Government once under Winston churchill sent Independence by agreement. In March 1942 Churchill sent cripps on a special mission to India, in the hope, which proved to be vain that he would win the support of Nehru, Gandhi and congress party in the war against japan by promising that India should have assembly with powers to draft the Constitution of an independent state once the war was over.