general Flashcards
(135 cards)
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bhimbetka cave was discovered by
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V.S. Wakankar
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the source of Lapis Lazuli for the Harappan Civilization
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Shortugai, Afghanistan
3
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Harappan settlement very devoted to arts and craft
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Chanhudaro
4
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where are massive fortifications
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Dholavira
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Largest Harappan vessel has been found in
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Oman
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1st professional archaeologist in India
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john marshall
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1st director general of the archaeological survey of india
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Alexander Cunningham
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who discovered harappa
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Daya Ram Sahni
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Father of Indian Archaeology
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Alexander Cunningham
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the harappans called Bahrain
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Dilmun
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Fire altars were found in
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Lothal
12
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dholavira is in which state
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Gujarat
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_______________is also known as deadman’s lane
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mohenjodaro
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who discovered lothal
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S.R. Rao
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who discovered bhawalpur
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M.R. Mughal
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who discovered dholavira
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R.S. Bisht
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who discovered Kalibangan
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B.B. Lal
B.K. Thapar
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Chanhudaro was famous for
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Bead making
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cylindrical stone seals were found in
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mesopotamian civilization
20
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what was the source of copper for the harappans
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Rajasthan
21
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what was the source of tin for harappans
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Afghanistan
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in which state is Manda located?
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Jammu and Kashmir
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in which state is kalibangan situated?
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Rajasthan
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precious stones found in harappa
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crystal
quartz
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where did the harappans get gold from
South India
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Where did Ajatshatru belong to?
Magadha
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who called themselves 'devaputra'?
Kushanas
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the book prayag prashasti was written about which ruler?
Samudragupta
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who was Prabhavati Gupta the daughter of?
Chandragupta ll
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who was Prabhavati Gupta married to?
She was married to the Vakataka ruler
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where were the Yahudeyas from?
Punjab
32
Hiuen Tsang / Xuan Zang visited India during whose reign?
Harshavardhana
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In which language are the Ashokan inscriptions written ?
Prakrit
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Meaning of Vellalar
Large Landowners
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Meaning of Uzhavar
Ploughmen
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meaning of Adimai
Slaves
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meaning of Gahapati
Head of a Household
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Capital of Gandhara
Taxila
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Capital of Kamboja
Poonch
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Capital of Avanti
Ujjayini
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Capital of Anga
Champa
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Capital of Kosala
Sravasti
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Capital of Malla
Kusinara
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Capital of Saurasena
Mathura
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Capital of Cholas
Puhar
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Early capital of Magadha
Rajgir/Rajagaha
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Later capital of Magadha
Patliputra
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mohenjodaro was excavated in which year
1922
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harappa was excavated in which year
1921
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lothal was excavated in which year
1955
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dholavira was excavated in which year
1990
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costal area of harappa
lothal
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capital of vajji
vaishali
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guilds of the merchants and craftsmen
shreni
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ashoka was also known as
devanampiya
piyadassi
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who was a sovanika
goldsmith
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where is the sanchi stupa
Bhopal
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where was Zarathushtra from
Iran
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Dipavamsa was written in___________?
Sri Lanka
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Buddha's foster mother
Mahapajapati Gotami
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1st bhikkhuni
Mahapajapati Gotami
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therigatha
sutta pitaka
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where did Buddha attain Mahaparinibbana
Kushinagar
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where was Buddha's first sermon
Sarnath
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where is the ashoka pillar
Lumbini
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Uttardhyana Sutra is written in which language?
Prakrit
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Vessantra Jataka
Sanchi stupa
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Walter Elliot
Amaravati
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Ashokavadana
Buddhism
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What does the Dharmachakra / Wheel represent?
Buddha's 1st sermon
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Sanchi became a world heritage site declared by UNESCO in which year?
1989
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Where is the Brarbar Cave?
Bihar
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Buddhist Shrines are also known as
Chaityas
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Abhidhamma Pitaka talks about
Philosophical Matters
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Where is Shah-ji-ki-Dheri
Peshawar
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Shailabhanjika means?
Auspicious Symbol
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Mahayana Buddhism
Nagarjuna
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Where is the Kailashnath Temple
Mahrashtra
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jainism was started by whom?
Rishabhdev
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24th Tithankara
Mahavira
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Tipitaka
3 baskets
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Jain monks took ______ vows to free themselves from the cycle of Karma
5
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Barhut Stupas
The Satavahanas
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Life history of Buddha
Buddhacharita
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Ashvaghosha wrote the Buddhacharita under the rule of which king?
Kanishka
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the topic and rituals of cremation are mentioned in which book?
Grihya-sutra
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author of Mrichchhakatika
Shudraka
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Shore temples,7 pagodas in Mahabalipuram
Narsimhavarman ll
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Teachings of Jainism are mentioned in which book?
Angar
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Stridhana is mentioned in which book?
Arthashastra
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Allahabad pillar talks about which king?
Samudragupta
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"Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever" when and where were these words spoken ?
Karachi Session 1929
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Chaityavasi
Jainism
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Poona Pact happened in which year?
1932
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what is Abhinav Bharat?
secret societies of revolutionaries
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1st person to bring about political reform in India?
Raja Rammohan Roy
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In the battle of Manimangalam WHO defeated Pulakeshin ll of Western Chalukyas?
Narsimhavarman l
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Safety Valve Theory
Formation of Indian national congress
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when did Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi became Mahatama Gandi ?
Champaran satyagrah
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Objective Resolution
Jawaharlal Nehru
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Who capture Delhi in 1857?
John Nicholson
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where did French east india company set up its 1st factory?
Surat
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Who was the chairman of constituent assembly?
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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who was the Governor- General who interfered with Awadh ?
Lord Dalhousie
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When did the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act come into being?
1856
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what is the meaning of Ziyarat?
Music and dance
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when did the Khilafat Movement take place?
1919
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capital of Vijayanagar?
Hampi
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What was the sunset law about?
permanent settlement
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Who led the 1857 revolt from Kanpur?
Nana Saheb
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What di the book Ain-i-Akbari talk about ?
Economic Conditions
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What are the 4 pillars of Islam?
1. Reutors Raima
2. Namaz
3. Ranja
4. Zakat
5. Hajj
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what was the cause of the deccan riots?
heavy taxation imposed by money lenders
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Direct Action Day
Muslim League
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who brought about the Subsidiary Alliance?
Lord Wellesley
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what was the civil disobedience movement about?
Salt Satyagraha
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what was a Kanqah?
place where sufi masters held their assemblies
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mount of the dead
mohenjodaro
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Sarnath Pillar has which animal?
Lion
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Sitaadhyakha was supposed to look after the________?
Agriculture
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Where is the Saint George Fort?
Chennai
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where is it mentioned that pushyamitra sunga performed an ashwamedha yajna?
Ayodhya Inscription
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where is it said that 'land is never allowed to lie fallow'?
polaj
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bhagvat gita is mentioned in?
bhishma parva
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who was the founder of Karkota Dynasty?
Durlabhvardhana
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durlabhvardhana followed__________?
Vaishnavism
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Simla was turned into a hill station for billbeting english troops for which war?
Anglo-Gurkha War
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Who was the Lucknow leader of the 1857 revolt?
Begum Hazrat Mahal
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Cabinet Mission 1946
Sir Pethick Lawrence
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How many pacts were mentioned in the Gandhi-Irwin pact?
11
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Where did the Bhakti Movement originate?
Alvar saints of southern india
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Direct action day - Muslim League
16 August 1946
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Zabt system was introduced under whose rule?
Akbar
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in which session was Purna Swaraj discussed?
1929 session Congress
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where was the 1929 session of congress held
Lahore
