By whose efforts did Buddhism become a global religion?
Bindusara
Ashoka
Harsha
Kanishka
Cause of the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 was
Transferring control of East India Company to the Crown
Low salary of Indian soldiers
Supply of greased cartridges to the soldiers
Exploitation of Indians by the British
Ceylon became the strong hold of
Mahayana Buddhism
Hinayana Buddhism
Mahendra Buddhism
Vajrayana Buddhism
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born in
1486 AD
1586 AD
1485 AD
None of the above
Chaitanya, a pioneer of Bhakti movement, was born at Nadia in the
Second half of 14th century
First half of 15th century
second half of 16th century
first half of 16th century
The aim at Mohammad Ghori’s invasion of India was
To plunder land
To rule over the country
To settle refugees in the conquered territory
To spread Islam
The aim of the Nathpanthi Movement was
Hindu-Muslim cultural synthesis
Demolishing the caste system
Forcible conversion of Hindus into Islam
The revival of Brahman cal dominance
The Ain-i-Dehsala was introduced as a method of assessment of land revenue by
Sher Shah
Akbar
Shahjahan
Aurangzeb
The Ajanta caves were built during the period of the
Guptas
Kushans
Mauryas
Chalukas
The akshapataladhyaksha of the Mauryan state was the
Superintendent of mines
Controller of the royal house-hold
Accountant general
Chief of the royal bodyguards
The Aligarh movement was associated with the name of
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
A.M. Jinnah
Maulana Mohammed Ali
Liaqat Ali Khan
The All India Muslim League was founded in
1910
1912
1906
1916
The earliest evidence of man in India is found in
Nilgris
Nallamala Hills
Shivalik Hills
Nannada Valley
The earliest evidence of Sati is found in the
Nanaghat inscription
Eran inscription
Milalraratshasa
Harshacharita
The earliest evidence regarding the identification of narayana with Vishnu is probably to be traced in the Dharmasastra of
Manu
Kautilya
Baaudhayana
Gautama
The earliest evidence yet available for settled agriculture in the subcontinent comes from
Kalibangan
Amri
Mehrgarh
Imamgarh
The earliest Indian coins are not earlier than
7th century BC
5th century BC
3rd century BC
2nd century AD
The earliest land grant to a secular party, an aboriginal chief called Pulindabhatta, was made by the
Satavhanas
Guptas
Uccakalpas
Vakatakas
The earliest mining for gold at Kolar was
Stone tools
Bronze tools
Copper tools
Iron tools
The earliest proof of indo-Arab intellectual contact was the Arabic translation of Brahma Gupta’s Brahma Siddhanta which came to be known as
IImulhisab
Sindhind
Kitabul Siddhanta
Brahma Siddhanta