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Q :  

The most powerful women in business in India as rated by the ‘Fortune’ for the year 2012 is- 

(A) Anjali Bansal 

(B) Chanda Kochhar 

(C) Prabha Parameswaran 

(D) Debjani Ghosh 

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

Under Buddhism Chaitya is __________.

(A) holy book

(B) holy premise

(C) residence

(D) prayer hall

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which Veda contains Gayatri Mantra?

(A) Yajur Veda

(B) Atharva Veda

(C) Rigveda

(D) Sama Veda

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

What was the real name of chanakya?

(A) Vishnu Gupta

(B) Ramtanu Mishra

(C) Kautilya

(D) None of these

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

The reign of the____dynasty has been described as the golden ageofIndian civilization.

(A) Porus

(B) Harsha

(C) Buddha

(D) Gupta

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

In Ancient India, the Gupta Dynasty ruled the middle of the 3rd century (approximately) to 543 AD. The Gupta dynasty period is referred to as the 'Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India. Sri Gupta was the founder Gupta dynasty Sri Gupta was followed by his son Ghatokkacha and was followed by his son Chandragupta. Both assumed the title of Maharaja.


Q :  

The Prime Minister who led India during the 1965 war with Pakistan is:

(A) Morarji Desai

(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri

(C) Indira Gandhi

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The correct answer is Lal Bahadur Shastri. Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime minister in India. He served as the Prime minister of India from 1964 to 1965. He was the Prime Minister of India during the Indo-Pak war in 1965.


      

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