Day: March 6, 2016

DPPH: 7 March 1. The great grammarian Patanjali of ancient India was whose  contemporary among the  following ? (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Ashoka (c)   Pushyamitra  Sunga (d)   Susarman  Kanva 2. Which  one  of the  following  pairs  is  not  correctly matched? (a)   Bhilsa                          –  Vidisha (b) Kanyakubja                –  Kanpur (c) Pratishthana                – Paithan (d)   Sthanvisvara               – […]

DPPH: 6 March 1.Agricultrual  land  was  divided  by  Akbar into  four categorises. Polaj land came under which category ? (a)  Land left uncultivated for more than five years (b)  Land  left fallow  for one  year (c)  Land  used  regularly for  cultivation (d)  Barren  land  not flt for cultivation 2. In Shivaji’s Ashtapradhan, who among the […]

DPPH: 5 March 1.Consider the  following freedom fighters 1. Amir  Chand 2. Avadh  Behari 3. Balmukund 4. Basanta Kumar  Biswas Who  of  the  above received capital punishment on the  accusation  of  throwing  a  bomb  at  Lord Hardings? (a) 1  and 2 only             (b)  2, 3  and 4  only (c) 1, 3  and 4  only        (d)  […]

DPPH: 4 March 1. Match the List-I and the List-II and select the correct answer using  the  code  given  below  the lists : List-I                         List-2 (Ancient  Nadine  of River)     (Modern  Name  of  River) A .Vitasta                     1.  Chenab B. Askini                      2. Beas C. Parushni                    3.  Jhelam D. Vipasa                      4.  Sutlej 5. Ravi Codes : A   B    […]

Solution of DPPH: 3 March 1.According  to  Buddhist  tradition,  who  was  transformed  from  a  child  devourer  to  a protectress of children? (a) Marichi       (b)  Tara (c) Hariti        (d)  Pattini ANSWER (B) 2. Whose court was adorned by Jayadeva, the author of Gita Govind? (a) Mihir Bhoja       (b)  Amoghvarsha I (c) Vijayasena       (d)  Lakshmanasena ANSWER (D) […]

DPPH: 3 March 1.According  to  Buddhist  tradition,  who  was  transformed  from  a  child  devourer  to  a protectress of children? (a) Marichi       (b)  Tara (c) Hariti        (d)  Pattini 2. Whose court was adorned by Jayadeva, the author of Gita Govind? (a) Mihir Bhoja       (b)  Amoghvarsha I (c) Vijayasena       (d)  Lakshmanasena 3. Which one of the following […]

Solution of DPPH: 2 March 1. Acharya Vinoba Bhave who aimed at bringing about land reform or land distribution through his Bhoodan Movement received the first donation of land on 18th April 1951 in  the village (a) Srikakulam in north coastal region of Andhra Pradesh (b) Allur in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh (c) Pochampalli […]

DPPH: 2 March 1. Acharya Vinoba Bhave who aimed at bringing about land reform or land distribution through his Bhoodan Movement received the first donation of land on 18th April 1951 in  the village (a) Srikakulam in north coastal region of Andhra Pradesh (b) Allur in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh (c) Pochampalli in Telengana […]

Solution of DPPH: 1 March 1.Which one of the following was the first English language weekly paper to be published from Bombay? (a) Bombay Courier (b) Bombay Gazette (c) Bombay Herald (d) Bombay Times ANSWER (C) 2. An important landmark in the history of women’s higher education in Bengal was the foundation of a school […]

DPPH: 1 March 1.Which one of the following was the first English language weekly paper to be published from Bombay? (a) Bombay Courier (b) Bombay Gazette (c) Bombay Herald (d) Bombay Times 2. An important landmark in the history of women’s higher education in Bengal was the foundation of a school in Calcutta in May […]