42ND B.P.S.C. (PRE) EXAM - 1998

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1. The rise of the first Magadh  kingdom in

  • A
  • 4th century BC

  • B
  • 6th century BC

  • C
  • 2nd century BC

  • D
  • 1st century BC

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Correct Answer : B [6th century BC ]

2. Which ruler established  Patliputra, as first time capital?

  • A
  • Chandragupta Maurya

  • B
  • Ashoka the great

  • C
  • Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya

  • D
  • Kanishka

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Correct Answer : A [ Chandragupta Maurya ]

3. Nalanda University was famous for 

  • A
  • Medical Science

  • B
  • Logic

  • C
  • Buddhist philosophy

  • D
  • Chemical Science

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Correct Answer : C [Buddhist philosophy]

4. Which of the following was the  birthplace of Mahavir Swamy,  the propounder of Jain Dharma?

  • A
  • Pippali Van

  • B
  • Vaishali

  • C
  • Kundgrama

  • D
  • Vikramshila

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Correct Answer : C [Kundgrama ]

5. Who was the writer of  ‘Tabaqat-E-Nasiri’?  

  • A
  • Sheikh Jamaluddin

  • B
  • Al-Biruni

  • C
  • Minhay-us-Siraj

  • D
  • Ziauddin Barani

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Correct Answer : C [Minhay-us-Siraj ]

6. Which Sultan made ‘Alai Darwaza’?      

  • A
  • lltutmish

  • B
  • Balban

  • C
  • Alauddin Khilzi

  • D
  • Firozshah Tughalaq

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Correct Answer : C [Alauddin Khilzi ]

7. Who was the writer of ‘Humayunama’?  

  • A
  • Babar

  • B
  • Humayun

  • C
  • Gulbadan Begum

  • D
  • Jahangir

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Correct Answer : C [Gulbadan Begum ]

8. Which mandal of the Rig Veda  is devoted to ‘Soma’?  

  • A
  • VII mandal

  • B
  • VIII mandal

  • C
  • IX mandal

  • D
  • X mandal

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Correct Answer : C [ IX mandal ]

9. The famous ‘war of ten kings’  was fought on the bank of river  

  • A
  • Ganga

  • B
  • Brahmaputra

  • C
  • Cauveri

  • D
  • Parushni

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Correct Answer : D [Parushni ]

10. Which of the following region  was not part of the Ashoka  kingdom?

  • A
  • Afghanistan

  • B
  • Bihar

  • C
  • Sri Lanka

  • D
  • Kalinga

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Correct Answer : C [Sri Lanka ]

11.  What was the rate of land revenue in the Gupta period?  

  • A
  • 4th part of the produce

  • B
  • 6th part of the produce

  • C
  • 8th part of the produce

  • D
  • ½ part of the produce

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Correct Answer : B [6th part of the produce ]

12. The ‘Red Fort’ of Delhi was  made by   

  • A
  • Akbar

  • B
  • Jahangir

  • C
  • Nurjahan

  • D
  • Shahjahan

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Correct Answer : D [Shahjahan ]

13. With whom did the English do  ‘Treaty of Srirangapattanam’?  

  • A
  • Haider Ali

  • B
  • Duplex

  • C
  • Tipu Sultan

  • D
  • Nangraj

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Correct Answer : C [Tipu Sultan ]

14. Who led the Revolt of 1857 in  Bihar?          

  • A
  • Khan Bahadur Khan

  • B
  • Kunwar Singh

  • C
  • Tatya Tope

  • D
  • Rani Ram Kumari

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Correct Answer : B [Kunwar Singh ]

15. Where was the first session of  Indian National Congress  held?  

  • A
  • Calcutta

  • B
  • Lahore

  • C
  • Bombay

  • D
  • Pune

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Correct Answer : C [Bombay ]

16. Which viceroy did ‘Partition of  Bengal’ in 1905?  

  • A
  • Lord Harding

  • B
  • Lord Curzon

  • C
  • Lord Lytton

  • D
  • Lord Minto

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Correct Answer : B [Lord Curzon ]

17. Who was the writer of ‘Neel  Darpan’ written on the plight  of indigo planters?

  • A
  • Bankim Chandra Chaterjee

  • B
  • Deenbandhu Mittra

  • C
  • Sharat Chandra Chatterjee

  • D
  • Rabindranath Tagore

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Correct Answer : C [Sharat Chandra Chatterjee ]

18.  In which peasant movement  had Mahatma Gandhi participated the first time?      

  • A
  • Khera

  • B
  • Champaran

  • C
  • Bardoli

  • D
  • Baroda

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Correct Answer : B [Champaran ]

19. Which women has maximum  contribution in Indian politics  after 1947? 

  • A
  • Aruna Asaf Ali

  • B
  • Kamla Rani Singh

  • C
  • Rajkumar Shukla

  • D
  • Rabri Devi

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Correct Answer : A [Aruna Asaf Ali ]

20. Which leader of Bihar led  Kisan movement with Mahatma Gandhi?  

  • A
  • Baba Ramchandra

  • B
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  • C
  • Raj Kumar Shukla

  • D
  • RafiAhmad Kidwai

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Correct Answer : C [Raj Kumar Shukla ]
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