HPSSSC Junior Scale Stenographer on contract basis paper – General Knowledge
Which one of the following is the longest Rock Edict of Ashoka ?
(a) Rock Edict II
(b) Rock Edict X
(c) Rock Edict XIV
(d) Rock Edict XI
Which one of the following rulers was a paron as well as friend of Charaka ?
(a) Kanishka
(b) Pushyamitra Sunga
(c) Menander
(d) Rudradarman I
Which God did not form part of the Panchadeva ?
(a) Brahma
(b) Vishnu
(c) Indra
(d) Ganapati
Which was not one of the principal items grown in the Chera Kingdom ?
(a) Turmeric
(b) Millet
(c) Wheat
(d) Sugarcane
In which period did the two famous schools of sculpture emerge ?
(a) Gupta period
(b) Kushan period
(c) Ashoka’s period
(d) Harsha’s period
The religious sect that Bindusara was interested in, was
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Savism
(d) Ajivikas
Which of the following fought against the eastern Chalukyas and the Pallavas ?
(a) Palas
(b) Cholas
(c) Senas
(d) Rashtrakutas
Amir Khusrau composed Nuhsiphir in praise of
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Prophet of Islam
(c) Khwaja Moniuddin Chisti
(d) India
The first Sultan to pay soliders in cash instead of iqtas was
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Muhammad Tughlaq
(d) Firoz Tughlaq
Who was the ruler in the history of Vijaynagar who established his unrivalled sway over the south ?
(a) Vir Narasimha
(b) Krishnadeva Raya
(c) Achyutadeva Raya
(d) Sadasivia
Who translated Mahabharat into Persian during Akbar’s time ?
(a) Naquib Khan
(b) Badauni
(c) Shaikh Sultan
(d) All of these
Which one of the following was not imported by the Europeans from India ?
(a) Indigo
(b) Saltpetre
(c) Textiles
(d) Perfumes
Who was the founder of the State of Hyderabad ?
(a) Nasir Jang
(b) Chin Qilich Khan
(c) Muzaffar Jang
(d) Zulfiqar Khan
How many kish gugus were there ?
(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) None of these
With which Governor General did Tipu Sultan fight the Third Mysore Ware between 1790 – 92 ?
(a) Hastings
(b) Cornwallis
(c) Dalhousie
(d) Minto
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