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Coins made of metal first appeared in India during the  _____.

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  1. Harappan Civilisation

  2. Later Vedic Age

  3. Age of the Buddha

  4. Age of the Mauryas

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Coins made of metal first appeared in India, during the age of Gautama Buddha. 
  • The earliest were made largely of silver though a few copper coins also appeared.

Which of the following is the oldest monument?

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  1. Qutub Minar

  2. Ajanta caves

  3. Khajuraho temples

  4. Taj Mahal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ajanta caves are the oldest monuments located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. These caves belong to second century BCE. These caves were discovered on 28 April 1819 by a British officer named John Smith. These consists of a stretch of caves. These caves have monasteries, worship and meeting halls.

Among the four works mentioned below which one is encyclopaedic in nature?

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  1. Mamarakosa

  2. Siddhantasiromani

  3. Ashtangahridaya

  4. Brihat Samhita

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Correct Option: D

Name the Russian monk who was a constant source of advice to the Tsar.

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  1. Felix Yusupov

  2. Rasputin

  3. Nostradamus

  4. Leon trotsky

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The Russian monk Rasputin was a constant source of advice to the Tsar.
  • He gained the influence of the Tsar because of his ability to treat the Tsar's son. Many people hated him and he was later murdered in 1916.

Where is the Winter Palace located?

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  1. Moscow

  2. Kazan

  3. St.Petersburg

  4. Sochi

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Winter Palace is located in St.Petersburg. In 1905, marchers advanced upon the Winter Palace in St.Petersburg to demand a change in the ruling system.
  • This led to a clash with the troops. Due to the unrest, the Tsar was forced to give in to the demands for change and promised a parliament.

Which country defeated Russia in the war that happened in 1904?

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  1. Japan

  2. Britain

  3. Germany

  4. France

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Russian Tsar Nicholas II wanted Russia to be powerful and so he looked for expansion in the East and Manchuria.
  • This led to a war with Japan in 1904 which Russia lost. Nicholas was blamed for the defeat.

Which country declared war on Russia at the inception of World War One?

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  1. France

  2. Japan

  3. Germany

  4. Britain

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • In 1914, the World War One broke out. Nicholas made the decision to mobilize his army along the German border.
  • Germany saw this as an act of aggression and declared war on Russia.

"Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness' ".
-Moses's words to Pharaoh as recounted in the Bible, Exodus $5:1$

Identify which of the following religions that would NOT accept the statement as part of their religious heritage.

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  1. Roman Catholicism

  2. Islam

  3. Eastern Orthodox

  4. Zoroastrianism

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Zoroastrianism, Mazdayasna, is one of the world's oldest religions that remains active. It is a monotheistic faith, centered in a dualistic cosmology of good and evil and an eschatology predicting the ultimate destruction of evil. Ascribed to the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster, it exalts a deity of wisdom, Ahura Mazda, as its Supreme Being. Major features of Zoroastrianism, such as messianism, judgment after death, heaven and hell, and free will have influenced other.

Confucianism established political and social systems in China while what other philosophy contributed significantly to China's medical practices and art and architecture?

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  1. Legalism

  2. Shintoism

  3. Hinduism

  4. Daoism

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Taoism, or Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao. The Tao is a fundamental idea in most Chinese philosophical schools; in Taoism, however, it denotes the principle that is the source, pattern and substance of everything that exists. Taoism differs from Confucianism by not emphasizing rigid rituals and social order, but is similar in the sense that it is a teaching about the various disciplines for achieving "perfection.

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

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  1. Ashoka - Hinduism

  2. Chandragupta - Jainism

  3. Bindusara - Ajivikas

  4. Dasaratha - Buddhism

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ashoka was a Hindu by birth but he followed Hinduism till Kalinga War only. After Kalinga War, he transformed from Hindu to Buddhist.  He embraced Buddha's teachings of love and non-violence and denounced the war as state policy. He decided to conquer the hearts of his subjects.