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Sl. No. | Question - First in India and First In World | Answer |
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121. | The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in the State Emblem of India, have been adopted from? | Mundaka Upanishad. |
122. | The temples of Khajuraho were built by? | Chandellas. |
123. | Kuchipudi dance originated in which state? | Andhra Pradesh. |
124. | That destiny determines everything, man is powerless is propounded by? | Ajivakas. |
125. | Ashtadhayi was written by? | Panini. |
126. | The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of India was first used by? | Arab. |
127. | In Sanskrit plays written during the Gupta period women and sudras speak? | Prakrit. |
128. | During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in? | Quit India Movement. |
129. | Name the Prime Minister of England who sent Cripps Mission to India? | Winston Churchill. |
130. | The slogan 'Do or die' is associated with which freedom movement? | Quit India Movement. |
131. | With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat? | Jahangir. |
132. | Which Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service? | Cornwallis. |
133. | In the 'individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second? | Jawaharlal Nehru. |
134. | What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement? | Partition of Bengal. |
135. | The silver coins issued by the Guptas were called? | Rupyakas. |
136. | The term 'Yavanapriya' mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts denoted? | Pepper. |
137. | The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by religion? | Jainism. |
138. | The river most mentioned in early Vedic literature is? | Sindhu. |
139. | Who was famous for his work on medicine during the Gupta period? | Susrutha. |
140. | Which Mughal ruler started religious doctrine 'Din-i-Ilahi' (Divine Faith)? | Akbar. |