301. The Asiatic Society was established in Calcutta by
302. Which of the following inscriptions of Ashoka bans animal sacrifice on certain festive gathering that probably included a ban on animal killing as well?
303. Which one of the following inscriptions related to the Chalukya King, Pulakesin II?
304. How did Sultan Qutbuddin Aibak die?
- A. He was treacherously stabbed to death by one of his ambitious nobles
- B. He was killed in a battle with Taj-u-din Yildiz, the ruler of Ghazni who entered into a contest with him over the capture of Pun
- C. He sustained injuries while besieging the fortress of Kalinjar in Bundelkhand and succumbed to them later
- D. He died after a fall from his horse while playing Chaugan
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305. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- A. Vishnu Vardhana (Sala) established a kingdom for the Hoysala dynasty of Dwarasamudra
- B. The independent Yadava kingdom of Devagiri was founded by Billama
- C. Rudradaman, the Kakatiya ruler of Warangal has been mentioned in glowing terms by the Venetian traveller Marco Polo
- D. All of the above
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306. Which one of the following is not true about Aryabhatta?
- A. He work his work in Kusumapura in the year 3600 of the Kaliyuga
- B. The value of (pie) given by him is correct to eight places of decimal
- C. His most original contribution is his definite assertion that the Earth rotates round its axis
- D. Two of his immediate successors, Varahamihira and Brahmagupta have stoutly opposed many of his assertions
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307. The five Hellinic kings all contemporaries of Ashoka, found mentioned in Rock Edict XIII are
- A. Antiochus, Ptolemy, Antigonus, Magas and Alexander
- B. Antiochus, Arrian,Appian, Plutarch and Magas
- C. Antiochus, Nearchus, Harcules, Magas and Alexander
- D. Diogenes, Hercules, Dioditus, Magas and Alexander
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308. The Sultan who is said to have raised the land revenue to one-half of the produce was
309. Ashoka himself considered his policy of Dhamma as
- A. the essence of original Buddhism as preached by the Buddha
- B. a way of life which was both practical and convenient as well as highly moral
- C. the ideal of virtuous life based on moral teachings of various thinkers
- D. the essence of all religions or the common religion of mankind
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310. Which of these settlements witnessed the first introduction of iron before the end of 2nd millenium (2000 to 1000) BC ?
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