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SSC CGL - 2006
302341. Lothal is a site where dockyards of which of the following civilization were found ?
A
Indus ValleyB
mesoptamianC
EgyptianD
PersianCorrect Answer: A. Indus Valley
WBCS PRE - 2009
1742. Name the last Tirthankara
A
SiddharthaB
SilbhadraC
ParsvanathD
MahaviraCorrect Answer: D. Mahavira
Explanation: According to the Jains, a Tirthankara is a person who has conquered the cycle of death and rebirth by himself and paved the way for others to follow. There were 24 Tirthankars. The first Tirthankar was Rishabhanatha. The symbol used for him is the Bull. The 23rd Tirthankara was Parshvanath and the symbol used for him was Snake. The twenty-fourth Tirthankara was Mahavira and the symbol used for him was Lion. He was the original founder of Jainism.
Explanation: According to the Jains, a Tirthankara is a person who has conquered the cycle of death and rebirth by himself and paved the way for others to follow. There were 24 Tirthankars. The first Tirthankar was Rishabhanatha. The symbol used for him is the Bull. The 23rd Tirthankara was Parshvanath and the symbol used for him was Snake. The twenty-fourth Tirthankara was Mahavira and the symbol used for him was Lion. He was the original founder of Jainism.
SSC CGL - 2003
274743. The Saka era commencing from A.D. 78, was founded by
A
KanishkaB
AsokaC
ChandraguptaD
VikramadityaCorrect Answer: A. Kanishka
SSC CGL - 2003
265444. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in the State Emblem of India were taken from
A
UpanishadsB
Sama VedaC
Rig VedaD
RamayamCorrect Answer: A. Upanishads
Explanation:
Explanation:
'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs) is a mantra from the ancient Indian scripture Mundaka Upanishad.
SSC CGL - 2009
287745. In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?
A
BengalB
BiharC
OrissaD
Uttar PradeshCorrect Answer: B. Bihar
SSC CGL - 2011
321246. Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of
A
Chandragupta. IB
Chandragupta IIC
HarshavardhanaD
RudradamanCorrect Answer: C. Harshavardhana
WBCS PRE - YYYY
170747. Satyameva Jayate was taken from which book?
A
BudhacharitaB
ArthasastraC
Mundaka UpnishidaD
MahabharataCorrect Answer: C. Mundaka Upnishida
Explanation: The Upanishads are a collection of texts of religious and philosophical nature, written in India probably between c. 800 BCE and c. 500 BCE. It played an important role in the development of spiritual ideas in ancient India, marking a transition from Vedic ritualism to new ideas and institutions. The Mundaka Upanishad contains the phrase Satyameva Jayate.
Explanation: The Upanishads are a collection of texts of religious and philosophical nature, written in India probably between c. 800 BCE and c. 500 BCE. It played an important role in the development of spiritual ideas in ancient India, marking a transition from Vedic ritualism to new ideas and institutions. The Mundaka Upanishad contains the phrase Satyameva Jayate.
WBCS PRE - YYYY
171348. The Aihole inscription was written by?
A
KautilyaB
HorisenaC
RovikirtiD
NayanikaCorrect Answer: C. Rovikirti
Explanation:
Explanation:
The inscription is written in the Sanskrit language and uses the old Kannada script. There is a mention about the defeat of Harshavardhana by Pulakesin II and also about the victory of Chalukyas on Pallavas. There is also a reference to the shifting of the capital from Aihole to Badami by Pulakesin II.
Ravikirti was a court poet of Chalukya King, Pulakeshi II who in the throne from 610 to 642 CE.
WBCS PRE - 2009
11749. Name the Sultan who introduced Rationing System in India
A
Muhammad bin TughlaqB
Firuz TughlaqC
Ghiyasuddin BalbanD
Alauddin KhaljiCorrect Answer: D. Alauddin Khalji
SSC CGL - 2005
375650. Who was the first known Gupta ruler?
A
Sri GuptaB
Chandragupta IC
GhatotkachaD
Kumaragupta ICorrect Answer: A. Sri Gupta
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